Practice Household Wiring (7.1) - Electricity & Circuits - IB 8 Physics
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Question 1 Easy

What is a ring main?

💡 Hint: Think about how multiple devices can connect in your house.

Question 2 Easy

Why is a voltage drop important to consider?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when devices don't receive enough voltage.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of a ring main?

To connect multiple devices in series
To provide a safe connection to many sockets
To reduce voltage drop

💡 Hint: Think about how your home sockets are wired together.

Question 2

True or False: The voltage drop in a circuit is not significant when designing household wiring.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider why appliances need proper voltage.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A household has a circuit with a total of 12 sockets, each drawing 8 A. If the supply is 240 V, analyze the total current running and determine if the wiring is adequate if each wire can handle 20 A.

💡 Hint: Always check the rating against the load.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a length of 50 m of 1.5 mm² copper wire carries 20 A, what is the voltage drop? Consider that the resistance of 1.5 mm² wire is approximately 0.012 Ω/m.

💡 Hint: Start with calculating the wire's total resistance.

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