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A wearable warning indicator is connected to a supply that maintains 3.0 V across the indicator whenever it is on. During each 0.20 s pulse, a charge counter measures 0.012 C passing through it. Current is constant during a pulse and zero between pulses. The indicator produces one identical pulse every 1.0 s; it produces 600 pulses in 10 minutes. Ignore any current used by other electronics. (a) Calculate the current while the indicator is on. [2] (b) Calculate its electrical power while it is on. [2] (c) Calculate the electrical energy transferred during one pulse using charge and potential difference. [2] (d) Calculate the total electrical energy transferred in 10 minutes and the average power over that time. [3] (e) A pupil says the current leaving the indicator must be smaller because the indicator has used up some electrons. Explain why this statement is wrong, distinguishing charge transfer from energy transfer. [2]
4.1.1(a)4.1.1(e)4.2.2(d)4.2.5(a)
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