ElectricityquestionsMonitoringandmeasuringa.c.doc

Lesmahgow High School Higher Physics Electricity Problems Electrons and Energy 2 Monitoring and measuring a.c. 2 Solutions Monitoring and measuring a.c 4 Current, voltage, power and resistance 5 Solutions Current, voltage, power and resistance 11 Resistance past paper questions 12 Wheatstone bridge past paper questions 13 Electrical sources and internal resistance 14 Electrical sources and internal resistance 21 Electrical sources and internal resistance past paper questions 23 Capacitors 24 Solutions Capacitors 31 Capacitors Past Paper Questions 33 Electrons at work 34 Solutions Electrons at work 38 Optoelectronics past paper questions 40 Electrons and Energy Monitoring and measuring a.c. 1. (a) What is the peak voltage of the 230 V mains supply? (b) The frequency of the mains supply is 50 Hz. How many times does the voltage fall to zero in 1 second? 2. The circuit below is used to compare a.c. and d.c. supplies. The variable resistor is used to adjust the brightness of the lamp until the lamp has the same brightness when connected to either supply. (a) Explain why the brightness of the lamp changes when the setting on the variable resistor is altered. (b) What additional apparatus would you use to ensure the brightness of the lamp is the same when connected to either supply? (c) The time-base of the oscilloscope is switched off. Diagram 1 shows the oscilloscope trace obtained when the switch is in position B. Diagram 2 shows the oscilloscope trace obtained when the switch is in position A. Y gain set to 1 V cm–1 Using information from the oscilloscope traces, find the relationship between the root mean square (r.m.s.) voltage and the peak voltage of a voltage supply. (d) The time-base of the oscilloscope is now switched on. Redraw diagrams 1 and 2 to show what happens to the traces. 3. The root mean square voltage produced by a low voltage power supply is 10 V. (a) Calculate the peak voltage of the supply. (b) An oscilloscope, with its time-base switched off