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Uses of electricity past paper questions

O Level Physics 5054 · Practical electricity. 1 State common uses of electricity, including heating, lighting, battery charging and powering motors and electronic systems 2 State the advantages of connecting lamps in parallel in a lighting circuit 3 Recall and use the equation power = current × voltage P = IV 4 Recall and use the equation energy = current × voltage × time E = IVt 5 Define the kilowatt-hour (kW h) and calculate the cost of using electrical appliances where the energy unit is the kW h

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, Uses of electricity came up in 32 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Resistance, Energy, Series and parallel circuits, Electromotive force and potential difference.

37 questions, newest first

1. 5054/21/O/N/25 Question 2 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
2. 5054/21/O/N/25 Question 6 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
3. 5054/22/O/N/25 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (c) · 4 marks
4. 5054/41/O/N/25 Question 1 part (d(i)) · 1 mark
5. 5054/41/O/N/25 Question 4 · 6 marks
6. 5054/12/M/J/25 Question 31 · 1 mark
7. 5054/21/O/N/24 Question 7 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
8. 5054/22/O/N/24 Question 6 part (c(ii)) · 3 marks
9. 5054/11/M/J/24 Question 33 · 1 mark
10. 5054/12/M/J/24 Question 30 · 1 mark
11. 5054/12/M/J/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
12. 5054/22/O/N/23 Question 7 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
13. 5054/11/M/J/23 Question 31 · 1 mark
14. 5054/12/M/J/23 Question 31 · 1 mark
15. 5054/21/M/J/23 Question 3 part (b) · 2 marks
16. 5054/22/M/J/23 Question 2 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
17. 5054/12/O/N/22 Question 33 · 1 mark
18. 5054/21/O/N/22 Question 6 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
19. 5054/22/O/N/22 Question 6 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
20. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 35 · 1 mark
21. 5054/21/M/J/22 Question 2 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 2 marks
22. 5054/22/M/J/22 Question 5 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
23. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 32 · 1 mark
24. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 33 · 1 mark
25. 5054/22/O/N/21 Question 9 parts (b(i)) (b(iii)) (b(iv)) · 6 marks
26. 5054/42/O/N/21 Question 1 part (e(i)) · 2 marks
27. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 30 · 1 mark
28. 5054/12/M/J/21 Question 35 · 1 mark
29. 5054/21/M/J/21 Question 7 part (b(iii)) · 2 marks
30. 5054/22/M/J/21 Question 6 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
31. 5054/11/O/N/20 Question 39 · 1 mark
32. 5054/12/O/N/20 Question 33 · 1 mark
33. 5054/41/O/N/20 Question 2 part (b(iii)) · 1 mark
34. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 21 · 1 mark
35. 5054/21/M/J/20 Question 10 part (a(ii)) · 2 marks
36. 5054/22/M/J/20 Question 6 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 3 marks
37. 5054/22/M/J/20 Question 8 part (e) · 1 mark

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