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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/21 · May/June 2016 · Q94 Marks

EITHER Fig. 9.1 shows a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.). An alternating voltage supply is applied to the input and the trace produced is shown. [Figure 9.1]

  1. (a)Use Fig. 9.1 to determine the maximum voltage of the supply.[2]
  2. (b)Describe how the trace on the screen and the controls on the c.r.o. are used to measure the time between any two points on the trace.[2]

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Mark scheme

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  1. [C1] 2 squares
  2. [A1] 10V
  3. [C1] measure/find horizontal distance/number of divisions (between points)
  4. [A1] distance × no (m)s/division

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Topic
Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level Physics, May/June 2016 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 9.

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