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6(b)(iv)2 marks

A 12 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with a thermistor X; the combined resistance is 4.8 Ω, so the resistance of X can be found (as in (b)(iii)).

Use your answer in (b)(iii) to determine the ratio

(power dissipated in thermistor X)/(power dissipated in 12 Ω resistor).

9702/02/SP/22Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics 9702 · Specimen 2022 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)(iv)

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