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 P1: GCSE Science - EDEXCEL
Producing and Measuring Electricity

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 P1 Resistance 

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

       

     Specification reference

  • P1a: 9.5 - 9.11

    Learning outcomes

  • To calculate resistance of a component.

  • To work out total resistance in a series circuit.

  • To know how changing the resistance in a series circuit changes the current for a given voltage.

  • Higher tier only:

        To know how changing the resistance in a parallel circuit changes the current for a given voltage.

    Keywords

  • Resistance - ohm - voltage - current - series - parrallel.