DP Physics (first assessment 2025)
Question 23M.2.SL.TZ1.4b
| Date | May 2023 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 23M.2.SL.TZ1.4b |
| Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | Explain, State | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
b.
[Maximum mark: 2]
23M.2.SL.TZ1.4b
(b)
Resistor P is removed. State and explain, without any calculations, the effect of this on the resistance of Q.
[2]
Markscheme
Q will have a smaller resistance ✓
«Because total resistance in the circuit is now larger so» the current «through the
circuit/Q» is smaller / OWTTE ✓
Allow similar argument for MP2 based on voltage across Q becoming smaller.
