Exam 18: Electric Current and Circuits

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If R1 = 6 Ω\Omega , R2 = 8 Ω\Omega , R3 = 2 Ω\Omega , ε\varepsilon 1 = 4 V, and ε\varepsilon 2 = 14 V, what is the current in R2?  If R<sub>1</sub> = 6  \Omega , R<sub>2</sub> = 8  \Omega , R<sub>3</sub> = 2  \Omega ,  \varepsilon <sub>1</sub> = 4 V, and  \varepsilon <sub>2</sub> = 14 V, what is the current in R<sub>2</sub>?

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A 2.0 Ω\Omega resistor is connected across a 6.0 V power supply.An ammeter with internal resistance of 1.0 Ω\Omega is used to measure the current in this circuit.What is the ammeter reading?

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Capacitors of values 1.0 F, 2.0 F, 3.0 F, and 6.0 F are connected in series across a 12 V power supply.Which capacitor has the greatest potential difference across it?

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Three resistors, R1 = 9.0 Ω\Omega , R2 = 3.0 Ω\Omega , and R3 = 1.0 Ω\Omega , are connected in parallel to a 9.0 V battery.What is the power dissipated by the R2?

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A 6.0 Ω\Omega resistor and a 3.0 Ω\Omega resistor are connected in parallel to a 1.5 V battery of negligible internal resistance.What is the current in the 3.0 Ω\Omega resistor?

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A resistor has a resistance of 30 Ω\Omega at 20 ∘^{\circ} C.If the temperature coefficient is 4.5 ×\times 103 ∘^{\circ} C-1,what is its resistance at 200 ∘^{\circ} C?

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A 12.0 V battery has an internal resistance of 0.080 Ω\Omega .If the battery supplies 100 A when connected to a starter motor,what is the resistance of the motor?

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Copper has 8.5 ×\times 1028 current carrying electrons per m3.A copper wire carries a current of 17 mA,and the drift velocity of the electrons is measured to be 18 ×\times 10-6 m/s.What is the wire radius?

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Two copper wires,one double the diameter of the other,have the same current flowing through them.If the thinner wire has a drift velocity v1,and the thicker wire has a drift velocity v2,how do the drift velocities of the charge carriers compare?

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A 12.0 V battery is placed across a 4.00 Ω\Omega resistor.If the current through the resistor is 2.80 A,what is the terminal voltage of the battery?

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Three resistors, R1 = 4 Ω\Omega , R2 = 3.0 Ω\Omega , and R3 = 2.0 Ω\Omega , are connected in series to a 9.0 V battery.What is the power dissipated by R1?

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Capacitors of values 1.0 F, 2.0 F, 3.0 F, and 6.0 F are connected in series across a 12 V power supply.Which capacitor has the greatest charge on it?

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The watt, W, is equivalent to which of the following?

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In an RC circuit with an initially uncharged capacitor,the time constant is the time that is required for the current through the resistor to reach what percentage of its final value?

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If a 22 Ω\Omega resistor has a current of 2.0 A flowing through it,what is the potential difference across it?

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A length of wire has a resistance of 18.0 Ω\Omega .When the wire is uniformly stretched to triple it original length,what resistance results?

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When the voltage across a resistor is decreased by 50%,what happens to the power dissipated?

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A 6.0 Ω\Omega resistor and a 3.0 Ω\Omega resistor are connected in series to a 1.5 V battery of negligible internal resistance.What is the current in the 3.0 Ω\Omega resistor?

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A good ammeter has ________ resistance and a good voltmeter has ________ resistance."Good" means that it affects the system being measured by very little.

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Wire A carries 4 A into a junction,wire B carries 5 A into the same junction,and another wire is connected to the junction.What is the current in this last wire?

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