Pregunta 1
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True or false? In alternating current, the potential difference switches between positive and negative values.
Pregunta 2
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Which of these statements are true about the UK mains supply?
Pregunta 3
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True or false? The device used to show how alternating potential difference varies with time is called a voltascope.
Pregunta 4
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What is the peak voltage of an AC supply whose peak is 3.4cm from the centre and whose Y-gain control is 0.75V/cm?
Pregunta 5
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What is the frequency of an AC supply if the length of one cycle is 4cm and the time-base control is 15ms/cm?
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60Hz
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0.06Hz
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16.67Hz
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0.02Hz
Pregunta 6
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What colour cable is the live wire in a three-core cable?
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Green and yellow
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Brown
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Blue
Pregunta 7
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What colour cable is the neutral wire in a three-core cable?
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Green and yellow
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Brown
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Blue
Pregunta 8
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What colour cable is the earth wire in a three-core cable?
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Green and yellow
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Brown
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Blue
Pregunta 9
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True or false? Appliances with plastic cases such as hairdryers only need two-core cable as they are doubly-insulated and do not need to be earthed.
Pregunta 10
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True or false? A circuit breaker is a piece of metal that melts if the current flowing through it is too large.
Pregunta 11
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What fuse would you need to buy if an appliance drew 2.7A of current?
Pregunta 12
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True or false? Residual current circuit breakers break if the current in the live wire is different to the current in the neutral wire.
Pregunta 13
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Which of these equations connecting power, energy and time is correct?
Pregunta 14
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Which of these equations connecting power, current and potential difference is correct?
Pregunta 15
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What fuse would I buy if I bought a 230V, 1000W appliance?
Pregunta 16
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How many units of charge would each electron carry if they carried 6A of current in 1 minute?
Pregunta 17
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True or false? The equation connecting charge, potential difference and energy is Q = VE.
Pregunta 18
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What would be the potential difference of circuit in which 2000J of energy were carried by electrons with a charge of 4C?
Pregunta 19
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True or false? Connecting too many appliances to a single socket can lead to overheating.
Pregunta 20
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Which of these are considered energy-efficient bulbs?