Exam 25: Current and Resistance

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The resistivity of gold at room temperature is 2.35 * 10-8 Ω\varOmega *m.The temperature coefficient α\alpha = 3.98 * 10-3/K.What will be the resistivity of a piece of gold whose temperature is 150 ∘\circ C above room temperature?

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A wire of length L,diameter d,resistance R is made of material with resistivity ρ\rho .If I take the wire and cut it into five equal pieces and then put those pieces in parallel to make one single thick wire L/5 in length,what will be its resistance?

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A ribbon of nichrome (resistivity = 1.00 * 10-6 Ω\varOmega ·m)with a rectangular cross sectional area of (0.25 mm * 1.00 mm)and 21.9 cm in length is used as a heating element in a toaster.What is the total resistance of this ribbon?

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The current in an 11-gauge wire copper wire is 1.0 A and the wire is 170 m long.What is the potential difference across the wire?

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Two resistors of resistance R are connected in series.The combination is connected in parallel to a resistor of resistance 2R.What is the resistance of this combination of resistors?

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What is the total power dissipated in both resistors? What is the total power dissipated in both resistors?

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Which of the following has the largest current flowing through it?

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A circuit consists of a copper wire of length 10 m and radius 1 mm.The wire is connected to a 10-V battery.An aluminum wire of radius 0.50 mm is connected to the same battery and dissipates the same amount of power.What is the length of the aluminum wire?

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What is the current that flows out of the ideal 9-V battery in the circuit in the figure? What is the current that flows out of the ideal 9-V battery in the circuit in the figure?

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In the circuit shown,R1 = 9.00 Ω\varOmega ,R2 = 14.0 Ω\varOmega ,R3 = 2.50 Ω\varOmega ,and V = 16.0 V.Find the total power dissipated in the circuit (in W).  In the circuit shown,R1 = 9.00  \varOmega ,R2 = 14.0  \varOmega ,R3 = 2.50  \varOmega ,and V = 16.0 V.Find the total power dissipated in the circuit (in W).

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If the electric potential across a resistor is increased by a factor of 4,how does this affect the power dissipated?

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A copper wire has a diameter of dCu = 0.0400 cm,is 3.00 m long,has a resistivity of 1.72 * 10-8 Ω\varOmega m and has a carrier density of 8.50 * 1028 electrons/m3.The copper wire is attached to an equal length of aluminum wire with a diameter of dAl = 0.0200 cm,and a carrier density of 6.02 * 1028 electrons/m3.A current of 0.400 A flows through the copper and aluminum wires.What is the ratio of the current densities JCu/JAl in the two wires?

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At a critical junction in a supercomputer,the current as a function of time is given as i(t)= 3t2 -2t,where i is measured in milliamps and t is measured in seconds.How much charge passes through this critical junction during the interval 0 < t < 5.00 s?

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A particular wire has a diameter of 1.7 mm and length of 1.3 m.If its resistance is 15 m Ω\varOmega ,what is the resistivity of the metal from which it is made?

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When two resistors are connected in parallel across a 12-V battery,6.3 A flows.If the smaller resistor is 2.5 Ω\varOmega how much current flows when the two are put in series across the same battery?

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A resistor of unknown resistance and a 52-W resistor are connected across a 120-V emf in such a way that a 12-A current is observed in the emf.What is the value of the unknown resistance?

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What is the current supplied by the battery? What is the current supplied by the battery?

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A potential difference of V = 0.500 V is applied across the length of a rectangular block of silicon (Si)with resistivity 8.70 *10-4 Ω\varOmega m.The dimensions of the Si block are: width 1.50 mm;thickness 0.400 mm;and length L = 20.0 cm.You may assume that the current density in the Si block is uniform and that currents in Si obey Ohm's law.What is the resistance of this Si block?

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Two resistors of resistance R are connected in parallel.The combination is connected in series to a resistor of resistance 2R.What is the resistance of this combination of resistors?

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A wire of radius R carries a current I.The current density is given by the function J = J0 (1 - r/R)where r is measured from the center of the wire and J0 is a constant.What is the value of J0 if I = 1A,R = 1.5 mm (in A/m2)?

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