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(a)ThediagramshowsaVandeGraaffgenerator,whichisdesignedtoproducelargecharges.

Explainhowthechargeisbuiltuponthedome.

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(b)Anearthedmetalsphereisbroughtneartothedome.

(i)Describewhatyouwouldsee.
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(ii)

How
can
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this
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(a)Whatisthedifferencebetweenstaticandcurrentelectricity?

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(b)AVandeGraaffgeneratorisgivenanegativecharge.Thedomeisconnectedto
earthviaasensitiveammeter.

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(i)Whatwouldyouexpecttoseeontheammeter?

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(ii)Explainyouranswer.

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HighDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET3

(a)Onawarm,dryday,youmaygetanelectricshockwhenyouslideoutofacarseatandthentouch
thebodyworkofthecar.
Explainwhythishappens.

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(b)Ifyouholdontothebodyworkofthecarasyouslideout,youdonotgetashock.
Explainwhynot.

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(c)Whyareyoumorelikelytonoticethisonawarm,dryday?

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HighDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET4

(a)Giveonewayinwhichstaticelectricityisuseful.

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(b)Explainhowstaticelectricityisusedinphotocopying.

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(c)Describeonewayinwhichstaticelectricityisanuisance(ormaybedangerous).

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(a)Staticelectricitycanbeusedinthespraypaintingofcarbodies.

Onthediagram,showthechargesonthespraypaintdropsandonthecarbody.[2]

(2)

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(b)Carefullyexplaintheprocess.

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(c)Whyshouldthisspraypaintingbecarriedoutinadustfreeatmosphere?

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HighDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET6

(a)Agoldleafelectroscope(shownbelow)consistsofametalrod,insulatedfromacase.Ontherodisaflat,metal
plate.Averythinpieceofgoldleafishingedtothebottomoftherod.Thegoldleafisabletomove.
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metalcap
metalrod

insulationplug

metalplate

goldleaf

Whentheelectroscopeisuncharged,thereisanevendistributionofpositiveandnegative
chargesontherodandplate.
Anegativelychargedrodisbroughtneartheplate.

(i)Whatwouldyouexpecttosee?

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(ii)Explainwhyyouwouldexpecttoseethis.

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(b)Thesamethingwouldhappenifapositivelychargedrodwasbroughtneartotheplate.
Explainwhythiswouldhappen.

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(c)Arodthathasagreaterpositivechargeonitcomparedtotherodin(b)isbroughtneartotheplate.
Whatwouldyouseehappeningthistime?

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(a)Agoldleafelectroscopeisgivenanegativecharge.
Whathappenstothegoldleaf?

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(b)Describehowyoucouldusethechargedelectroscopetofindoutwhetherarodhasapositive
oranegativecharge,ornochargeatall.
Explainyouranswer.

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HighDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET8

(a)Thediagrambelowshowsanelectrostaticsmokeprecipitator.

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endonviewofwires

Thewirescarryanegativecharge.
Whathappensasthesmokepassesnearthewire?

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(b)Why
is
the
plate
given
a
positive
charge
?

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(c)Describethepurposeofasmokeprecipitator.

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MediumDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET9

(a)Apolythenerodcanbegivenanegativecharge.
Explainhowthisisdone.

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(2)

(b)Anegativelychargedpolythenestripisfreelysuspendedasshown.
Asecondnegativelychargedpolythenestripisbroughtneartoit.

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(i)Describeandexplainwhathappens.

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(ii)Thesecondstripisreplacedbyapositivelychargedone.
Describeandexplainwhathappens.

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MediumDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET10

(a)Whatismeantbystaticelectricity?

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(b)Anacetaterodisgivenapositivechargewhenitisrubbedwithacloth.
Useideasaboutmovementofchargetoexplainwhythishappens.
Includeadiagramwithyouranswer.

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MediumDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET11

(a)Manjindercombshishairwithaplasticcomb.Hethenbringsthecombneartosometinypiecesof
tissuepaper.

(i)Describewhathappens.

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(ii)Explainindetailwhythishappens.

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(b)Ifyourubaballoononyourjumper,itcanbemadetosticktoawall.Aftersometimeitwillfalldown.
Explainwhythishappens.

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(a)Anelectricalconductorallowsthemovementofcharge.
Thediagramshowsanelectricalconductorintheshapeofabar.

Onthediagram,drawthepatternofpositiveandnegativechargesyouwouldexpecttofind.[2]

(2)

(b)Apositivelychargedbodyisbroughtneartotheconductor.

(i)Drawinthenewpatternofchargesontheconductor.[2]

(2)

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(ii)Explainwhyyouhavedrawnthispattern.

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MediumDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET13

The diagram shows a light, conducting sphere, suspended by a cotton thread.It is able to swing freely between the
twochargedmetalplates.

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Whenthesphereisbroughtintocontactwiththelefthandplate,itisgivenapositivecharge.
Thesphereisthenallowedtoswingfreely.

(a)Describewhathappens.

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(b)Whydoesthespherebehavelikethis?

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(a)Ametalsphereismountedonaninsulatedbaseasshownbelow.

metalsphere

Anegativelychargedrodisbroughtneartoit.
Explainwhathappens.

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(b)Thesphereisnowconnectedtoearth.
Explainwhathappens.

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(c)Therodusedintheexperimentisaninsulator,whilstthesphereisaconductor.
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Explainthedifferencebetweenaninsulatorandaconductor.

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(a)Alightningconductor,(seebelow)isattachedtoatallbuildingandconnectedtoearth.
Inastorm,theelectricalchargesincloudsseparate.Thenegativechargesbuildupatthebaseofthecloud.

spike

tallbuilding

Drawthechargesthatbuildupatthetopofthelightningconductor.[2]

(b)Describehowthelightningconductorprotectsthebuildingfrombeingstruckbylightning.
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MediumDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET16

Agirlwithlong,finehairstandsonarubbermatandputsherhandonthedomeofaVandeGraaffgenerator.The
generatorisstarted.

(a)(i)Whathappenstothegirlshair?

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(ii)Explainwhythishappens.

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(b)(i)Whatwouldhappenifthegirlrepeatstheexperiment,butthistimestandsonametalplate?

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(ii)Explainyouranswer.

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(c)Statetwootherwaysinwhichtheeffectonthegirlshaircouldbeprevented.

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Twolight,conductingballsaresuspendedonnylonthreadsofequallength.

Describeandexplainwhatwouldhappentoballsineachofthefollowingcircumstances:

(a)theballsareequallychargedandbothcarrythesamecharge.

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(b)theballsareequallychargedwithoppositecharges.

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(c)
one
ball
is
charged
and
the
other
is
not

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(d)theballshavelikecharges,butdonotcarryequalcharges.

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(e)neitherballischarged

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LowDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET18

Givereasonforeachofthefollowing:

(a)staffinoperatingtheatresmustnotwearclothingcontainingnylon.

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(b)sometimesskirtsdriedinatumbledriermaysticktothewearerslegs.

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(c)
mobile
phones
should
not
be
used
in
petrol
stations.(2)

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(d)peoplewhoworkonthecomponentsinsideacomputerwearearthedbracelets.

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LowDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET19

(a)steelcottonnylonpapercopperperspexrubbercarbon

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Fromthelistofmaterialsgivenabove,select:

(i)

two
good
insulators(2)

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(ii)amaterialwhichisneitheragoodinsulatornoragoodconductor

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(iii)

two
good
conductors(2)

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(b)Glass,woodandthehumanbodywillallconductelectricitytosomeextent.
Whatdotheyeachcontainthatmakesitpossibleforthemtodothis?

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LowDemandQuestionsQUESTIONSHEET20

Fillinthegapsinthefollowingsentences

_________apolythenerodgivesitstaticelectricity.
Staticmeansnot_______.
Atomscontainnegativelychargedparticlescalled___________,__________chargedparticlescalledprotonsand
neutralparticlescalled_____________.
Whenchargedobjectsarebroughtneareachother,theyeither__________or___________eachother.
Whathappensdependsontheir_____________.
Twoobjectswiththe__________chargewill__________eachother,whilstoppositelychargedobjectswill
____________eachother.

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