Circuitry Assignment

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The graphs below show potential difference V versus current I for different conductors. Which graph
refers to a conductor which obeys Ohms Law?

A. C.

B. D.

2. In the diagram below, which arrows represent the direction of conventional current and electron flow?

CONVENTIONAL CURRENT ELECTRON FLOW

A. x x
B. x y
C. y x
D. y y

3. A 9.0 V battery was recharged with a current of 1.2 A in 1.8 104 s. How much charge was transferred
during that time?

A. 1.1 101 C
B. 2.2 104 C
 C. 1.6 105 C
D. 1.9 105 C

4. A 12 V battery is connected to a 20 resistor. How much charge flows through the battery in 3.5 s ?

A. 2.7 108 C
B. 0.60 C
C. 2.1 C
D. 25 C

5. Current is a measure of

A. the number of charges stored in a cell.

B. the amount of energy given to a charged object.
C. the charge passing a point in a circuit in a given time.
D. the resistance to the flow of charged particles in a circuit.

6. What happens to the total resistance of a circuit as one more resistor is added in parallel?

A. The total resistance decreases.

B. The total resistance increases.
C. The total resistance becomes zero.
D. The total resistance does not change.

7. The terminal voltage of a battery is always less than the emf of a battery when supplying current in a
circuit because of a voltage drop due to

A. the terminal connections.

B. the batterys internal resistance.
C. heating of resistors in the circuit.
D. heating of the wires in the circuit.

8. Which of the following relationships correctly applies to the circuit shown below?
 A. V0 V1 V2 V3 C. V0 V1 V2 V3

B. V0 V1 V2 V3 D.

9. Which arrangement of four identical resistors has the highest equivalent resistance?

A. C.

B. D.

10. In the following circuit, what is the magnitude of the potential difference between X and Y?

A. 3.0 V
B. 6.0 V
C. 9.0 V
D. 12 V

11. A battery is being charged by a 2.0 A current as shown in the diagram below.
 What is the terminal voltage of this battery?

A. 1.4 V B. 4.1 V C. 5.5 V D. 6.9 V

12. What is the internal resistance of the battery if it delivers 1.5 A when connected to a 3.0 external
load?

A. 1.0  B. 3.0  C. 4.0  D. 7.0 

13. What is the current I through the 10.0  resistor in the circuit shown below?

A. 0.27 A C. 0.34 A
B. 0.30 A D. 2.3 A

14. A cell whose emf is 1.5 V and internal resistance is 0.60 is charged by supplying a 0.50 A current in
the direction shown.
 What is the terminal voltage of the cell while being charged?

A. 0.30 V B. 1.2 V C. 1.5 V D. 1.8 V

15. A 12 V battery supplies a 5.0 A current to two light bulbs as shown below.

The power output of one of the bulbs is P1 = 24 W. What is the power output of the other bulb?

A. 14 W B. 24 W C. 36 W D. 60 W

16. A student needs to connect a voltmeter to measure the potential difference across the parallel resistors
in the circuit shown below.

Across which two connection points should the student connect the voltmeter?

A. U and Z B. X and Y C. X and W D. W and Z

17. In the following circuit, what is the power loss in the battery?
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 A. 0 W B. 0.17 W C. 5.0 W D. 5.2 W

18. A voltmeter is connected across a 3.0 resistor in the circuit shown below.

What is the reading on the voltmeter?

A. 4.0 V
B. 6.0 V
C. 8.0 V
D. 12.0 V

19. Which of the following is always true for resistors in parallel or in series?

RESISTORS IN PARALLEL RESISTORS IN SERIES

A. equal currents equal currents
B. equal currents equal voltage drops
C. equal voltage drops equal currents
 D. equal voltage drops equal voltage drops

20. Calculate the power dissipated by the 8.0 resistor in the circuit below.

A. 4.5 W B. 6.0 W C. 10 W D. 41 W

21. What is the power dissipated in resistor R1 in the circuit shown in the diagram below?

A. 0.83 W B. 0.97 W C. 1.8 W D. 2.8 W

22. The total resistance between points X and Y is 14.0 . What is the value of R?

A. 6.0  B. 8.3  C. 10  D. 210 

23. Find the current through the battery in the circuit shown below.
 A. 0.33 A B. 1.5 A C. 2.0 A D. 2.5 A

24. In the following circuit, what current is drawn from the battery?

A. 1.3 A B. 1.7 A C. 2.0 A D. 5.0 A

25. In the following circuit, what current flows through the 4.0 resistor?

A. 2.4 A B. 2.6 A C. 3.0 A D. 4.0 A

26. The diagram below shows part of an electrical circuit.

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What is the current through resistor R1?

A. 2.0 A B. 3.0 A C. 4.0 A D. 6.0 A

27. In the circuit shown below, voltmeter readings are taken when switch S is closed
and open.

Which of the following is correct?

VOLTMETER READINGS
SWITCH CLOSED SWITCH OPEN
A. 20 V 30 V
B. 30 V 30 V
C. 40 V 20 V
D. 40 V 30 V

28. What is the total power dissipated by the three resistors in the circuit shown below?
 A. 12 W B. 16 W C. 23 W D. 30 W

29. A circuit is made from two resistors and a light bulb as shown on the left. A short time later a copper
wire is connected across points X and Y as shown on the right diagram.

What is the current through the light bulb and what happens to the brightness of the bulb when the wire
is connected?

CURRENT BRIGHTNESS OF BULB

A. 0.64 A dimmer
B. 0.64 A brighter
C. 1.10 A dimmer
D. 1.10 A brighter

30. Which of the following statements is true for the electric circuit shown below, regardless of the
resistors used?
 A. V1 V23 C. V V1 V3
B. V V2 V3 D. V V1 V2 V3

31. The diagram below shows part of an electrical circuit.

What are the magnitude and direction of the current passing through resistor R5 ?

A. 6.0 A towards the left C. 2.0 A towards the right

B. 12.0 A towards the left D. 8.0 A towards the right

32. A power source is providing a constant voltage, V, to the circuit shown below.

If the 8.0  resistor is removed from the circuit what happens to the equivalent resistance of the
circuit and the current through the 7.0  resistor?
 EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE CURRENT THROUGH 7.0  RESISTOR
OF THE CIRCUIT
A. Increases
Decreases
B. Decreases
Increases
C. Increases
Increases
D. Decreases
Decreases

Short Answer

33. Explain why a 6.0 V battery feels warm to the touch when it is being used to run a
low resistance light bulb. (4 marks)

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34. When checked with a voltmeter, an old 6 V lantern battery shows the expected reading of 6.0 V.
However, the battery fails to light a low resistance light bulb. Identify the property of the battery that
must have changed as it aged.

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Explain why this change to the property results in the bulb no longer lighting. (4 marks)
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Problem

35. A battery with an emf of 12.0 V and an internal resistance r is connected to a circuit as shown below. 
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 If the current through the 6.0 resistor is 1.8 A , what is the internal resistance r ? (7 marks)

36. Consider the circuit shown in the diagram below.

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a) What is the total resistance of the circuit? (3 marks)
 b) What is the current through the 100 resistor? (2 marks)

c) What is the power dissipated in the 100 resistor? (2 marks)

37. Consider the circuit shown below.

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a) What is the current through the 7.0 resistor? (5 marks)

b) How much charge flows through the 7.0 resistor in a 30 s interval? (2 marks)
38. What is the potential difference across the 6.0 resistor in the circuit shown? (7 marks)
39. A battery with internal resistance r is connected to a variable resistor R as shown.An ammeter and
voltmeter are used to record the terminal voltage and current through the battery as the variable resistor
is adjusted.

The readings on the voltmeter and ammeter are recorded in the table below.
a) Construct a linear plot of the data then determine the slope and y-intercept of the best-fit line
(including appropriate units). (2 marks)

b) Use the slope and y-intercept from part a) to determine the internal resistance and emf of
the battery. (3 marks)
40. The current through the 50.0 resistor in the circuit below is 0.14 A.

a) Determine the emf of the battery. (5 marks)

b) Determine the power dissipated in the battery’s internal resistance. (2 marks)