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Use your answer to (a)(ii) to suggest a suitable rating for the fuse in the kettle. Circle the correct answer. 1 A 3 A 5 A 10 A 13 A 30 A
See it on the paper →Complete the sentences to describe how the fuse protects the kettle against a large current. Use words from the list. boil circuit heating cooling kettle freeze melt The large current causes a effect in the wire in the fuse. This causes the wire to and the fuse ‘blows’.
See it on the paper →Use your answer to (a)(ii) to suggest a suitable rating for the fuse in the kettle. Circle the correct answer. 1 A 3 A 5 A 10 A 13 A 30 A
See it on the paper →State the name and purpose of component C. purpose name
See it on the paper →Name component X.
See it on the paper →What are the labels X and Y?
See it on the paper →During a performance in the theatre, the fuse blows and both lamps go out. There is no damage to the wiring and no short circuit. The fuse in Fig. 9.2 has a rating of 10 A. Suggest what causes the fuse to blow. Explain your answer.
See it on the paper →Explain why 13 A is a suitable rating for the replacement fuse.
See it on the paper →Circle the correct fuse value to use in the hair dryer. 1 A 3 A 5 A 10 A 13 A
See it on the paper →A few candidates knew that the component was a fuse, but most did not know its function to prevent the current from becoming too high. Incorrect responses for the component were battery and resistor.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/31 Q9(a)(i) (Cambridge)
The electrical symbol for a fuse was not known by many candidates. The most common incorrect answer was resistor. Although the symbol for a resistor is similar in shape to the fuse, it does not have a straight line through the middle as shown by the fuse in the question.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/32 Q8(b)(i) (Cambridge)
Many candidates found this question challenging. The most common incorrect answer corresponded to correct labels but on the wrong axes.
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0653/11 Q5 (Cambridge)
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