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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · May/June 2012 · Q281 Mark

The voltage/current graph for a filament lamp is shown. The voltage across the lamp increases. What happens to the temperature of the lamp and the resistance of the lamp?

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Adecreases decreases
Bdecreases increases
Cincreases decreases
Dincreases increases

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D: increases increases

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Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 28.

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