CAIE IGCSE Physics: Electromotive Force Definition Question Bank
Practise defining e.m.f. as work done by a source per unit charge around a complete circuit, with the source role made clear.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Practise defining e.m.f. as work done by a source per unit charge around a complete circuit, with the source role made clear.
A washing machine has an electric motor and an electric heater. Fig. 7.1 shows a simplified circuit diagram for the washing machine.

Fig. 7.1
The heater has a resistance of 25Ω and the power supply has an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 230 V .
State the meaning of electromotive force.
(e.m.f. is the electrical) work done (by a source in) moving a unit charge around a (complete) circuit
A2
(electrical) work done moving a charge
C1