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A certain metal wire has a cross-sectional area of 1.0 cm2 and a resistivity of 1.7 × 10-8 Ω ∙ m.How long would it have to be to have a resistance of 1.0 Ω?
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A 200-Ω resistor is rated at 1/4 W.What is the maximum current it can safely draw?
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During a period of high power demand,the voltage output of the power company is reduced by 5.0%.By what percentage is the power in a resistor decreased?
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For the circuit shown in the figure,V = 60 V,C = 20 µF,R = 0.10 MΩ,and the battery is ideal.Initially the switch S is open and the capacitor is uncharged.The switch is then closed at time t = 0.00 s.What is the charge on the capacitor 8.0 s after closing the switch? 
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A electric heater that draws 13.5 A of dc current has been left on for 10 min.How many electrons that have passed through the heater during that time? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)
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A multiloop circuit is shown in the figure,but some quantities are not labeled.Find the current I1 if the batteries are ideal.(It is not necessary to solve the entire circuit. ) 
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If 3.0 × 1015 electrons flow through a section of a wire of diameter 2.0 mm in 4.0 s,what is the current in the wire? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)
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If a quantity you calculated has units of
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The length of a certain wire is kept same while its radius is doubled.What is the new resistivity of this wire?
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What is the magnitude of the potential difference between points B and C for the circuit shown in the figure? The battery is ideal,and all the numbers are accurate to two significant figures. 
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A 5.0-V battery storing 43.0 kJ of energy supplies 1.5 A. Of current to a circuit.How much energy does the battery have left after powering the circuit for 1.0 h?
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How much current will flow through a 40.0mm. Length of metal wire with a radius of 0.0mm. If it is connected to a power source supplying 16.0V? The resistivity of the metal is 1.68 × 10-8 Ω ∙ m.
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A fully charged 37-µF capacitor is discharged through a 1.0-kΩ resistor.If the voltage across the capacitor is reduced to 7.6 volts after just 20 ms,what was the original potential across the capacitor?
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A multiloop circuit is shown in the figure,but some quantities are not labeled.Find the current I2 if the batteries are ideal.(It is not necessary to solve the entire circuit. ) 
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Each of the resistors shown in the figure has a resistance of
What is the equivalent resistance between points a and b of this combination? 
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A toaster is rated at 800 W when operating at 120 V dc.What is the resistance of its heating element?
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Copper wire #1 has a length L and a radius b.Copper wire #2 has a length 2L and a radius 2b.Which statement about the resistance across the ends of the wires is true?
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Four resistors are connected across an ideal dc battery with voltage V as shown in the figure.Assume that all quantities shown are accurate to two significant figures.If the total current through this circuit is I = 2.0 A,what is the current through the 4.0-Ω resistor? 
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A total of 2.0 × 1013 electrons pass a given point in a wire in 15 s.What is the current in the wire? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)
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A 2.0-μF capacitor is charged to 12 V and then discharged through a 4.0-MΩ resistor.How long will it take for the voltage across the capacitor to drop to 3.0 V?
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