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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · May/June 2019 · Q331 Mark

The voltage/current graph for a metal wire is shown. What does the gradient of this graph represent?

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Athe charge passing through the wire
Bthe e.m.f. of the battery connected to the wire
Cthe energy produced in the wire
Dthe resistance of the wire

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D: the resistance of the wire

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Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 33.

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