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The document discusses current, charge, and their relationship as expressed by the equation I = Q/t. It provides examples of calculating current given charge and time values, as well as rearranging the equation to solve for charge and time. It also discusses the direction of conventional current versus the direction of flow of charged particles.

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GCSE Current and Charge Answers

The document discusses current, charge, and their relationship as expressed by the equation I = Q/t. It provides examples of calculating current given charge and time values, as well as rearranging the equation to solve for charge and time. It also discusses the direction of conventional current versus the direction of flow of charged particles.

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GCSE

CURRENT AND CHARGE

Current is the rate of flow of electric charge.

I = Q/t

1. Write down the equation using words rather than symbols and name the units that
each of the three variables in the equation are measured in.

2. i) Rearrange the equation to make Q the subject, then ii) rearrange to make t the
subject.

i) ii)

3. In a circuit, charged particles flow through wires when a potential difference


(voltage) is applied. Write down the name of these particles.

4. Conventional current flows in the opposite direction to these charged particles.


Explain why.

5. Calculate the current when there is:

a. 6.0 C of charge flowing past a point in a circuit over a period of 30 s

b. 0.40 C of charge flowing past a point in a circuit over a period of 50 s

c. 36 C of charge flowing past a point in a circuit over a period of 3 minutes

6. Fill in the table with the missing values.

Current (A) Charge (C) Time (s) Calculations

7.9 56

0.12 3600

0.40 0.020

0.0030 6.3

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7. A student builds a simple electrical circuit. However, the reading on their ammeter is
0.0 A.

a. Provided the ammeter isn’t broken, write down a possible reason why the
current might be zero

The issue is fixed. However, this time the reading on the ammeter is negative.

b. Explain why this might be the case

The student rewires the circuit so that the ammeter reads a positive value of 1.4 A. The
student disconnects the circuit after 25 s.

c. Calculate the charge that has flowed through the ammeter

The student adds another power source such that the time it takes for the same amount
of charge to flow through the circuit is 18 s.

d. Calculate the reading that would display on the ammeter when the circuit
was connected

8. A conventional oven requires a current of approximately 18 A. While cooking a meal,


32 400 C of charge is transferred through the oven.

a. Calculate the time the oven takes to cook the meal

For a different meal, the oven cooks it in 10 minutes less.

b. Calculate the total charge that has flowed through the oven for this meal

9. In a small laptop, 450 mC is transferred through its circuit every minute.

a. Calculate the current in the computer

The battery in the laptop stores 135 C of charge.

b. Calculate how long the battery would last

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