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This document contains questions and answers about electrical systems and circuits. It discusses how a museum's electrical system would work during a blackout using an uninterruptible power supply and generator. It defines a short circuit and why they are dangerous. It also defines alternating current and direct current, and provides examples of devices that require AC or DC. Several questions involve calculating total resistance and current in series and parallel circuits.

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This document contains questions and answers about electrical systems and circuits. It discusses how a museum's electrical system would work during a blackout using an uninterruptible power supply and generator. It defines a short circuit and why they are dangerous. It also defines alternating current and direct current, and provides examples of devices that require AC or DC. Several questions involve calculating total resistance and current in series and parallel circuits.

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Chapter 30

Questions & Answers

Question 1
In your own words, write a paragraph explaining how the museums electrical
system would work if an electrical blackout happened.

Answer 1
Answer will vary. The answer could explain that when a blackout occurs, an UPS
system keeps the power up long enough for a generator to start functioning and
provide power to essential systems.

Question 2
What is a short circuit? Why can short circuits be dangerous?

Answer 2
A short circuit is an accidental lower-resistance connection that bypasses the load
or the resistance in a circuit. This is dangerous because in a short circuit the
current follows the path of least resistance, such as a metal bar, another
conductor, or a persons body. This causes resistance to drop and the voltage to
remain constant, which makes the current very strong.

Question 3
What is an alternating current? What is direct current? What kinds of devices
require AC and what kind require DC?

Answer 3
Electric generators produce AC. DC flows in one direction. Most electrical devices
require AC, but some use DC.

Question 4
Draw a diagram of a circuit with three resistors connected in parallel. Calculate the
total resistance in the parallel circuits you drew if each resistor has a resistance of
3 Ohms.

Answer 4

Question 5
Draw a diagram of a circuit with three loads connected in series. Calculate the
total resistance in the series circuit you drew if each load has a resistance of 3
Ohms.

Answer 5

Question 6
Use Ohms law to calculate the current in the series above if the voltage is 15
volts.

Answer 6
V = I x R
I = 15V/9 = 1.67 A

and

I = V/R

Question 7
Name an electrical device you use often that plugs into a wall. Do some research
to determine the following about the device.

A. Doe
s
the
devi
ce
requ
ire
AC
or
DC?
Doe
s it
hav
e an
ada
pter
?
B. Does
the device
use a

Bulb

Printer

Either-No

AC-No

Yes

Yes

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