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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 19M.1B.SL.TZ2.1a
Level SL Paper 1B Time zone TZ2
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19M.1B.SL.TZ2.1a
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The student has plotted error bars for the potential difference. Outline why no error bars are shown for the current.

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Markscheme

ΔI is too small to be shown/seen

OR

Error bar of negligible size compared to error bar in V ✔

Examiners report

Almost all candidates realised that the uncertainty in I was too small to be shown. A common mistake was to mention that since I is the independent variable the uncertainty is negligible.

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