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1) Consider the circuit pictured.

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2) Three 45.00 resistors are connected in series. This combination is connected in parallel with two resistors each
with a resistance of 18.00 connected in series,. The current through one of the 45.0 ohm resistors is 0.200 A.

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3) A resistor is connected in series with 4.001JF capacitor, a 45.0V battery and an open switch. A gas discharge
lamp with a breakdown voltage of 30.0V is connected in parallel with the capacitor. Calculate the resistance

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B. Assuming all the energy stored on the capacitor is released as light, calculate the energy released in the blink.

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4) Three capacitors 1.0IJF, 3.01JF and 8.01JFare connected in parallel. This combination is then connected in
series with 6.01JiF capacitor. The network is then connected to a DC source. The voltage across the 3.01JFis
measured and found to be 5.00V.
A. Calculate the voltage of the power source.

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5) A capacitor;s constructed by putting a 3.00mm radius metallic sphere inside a 5.00mm metallic sphere so
their centers coincide.
A. Calculate the capacitance of this device.

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 6) Two light bulbs are rated at SOW and 100W respectively. This rating assumes they are eacll connected to a
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7) Consider the section of a circuit below. If the current in the 4.00 resistor is 2.S0A to the right, Ccatculate VAS.

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8) A wire whose length is 12.0m and cross-sectional area is 2.50 mm2, has a voltage 6,00V applied across its
ends. The current in the wire is measured to be 5.00A. Calculate:

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