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Science, Gr. 9
Characteristics of Electricity – Circuits

Resistance in Series and Parallel Worksheet

Resistors in series Resistors in parallel

1 1 + 1 + 1 =
Requivalent = R1 + R2+ R3 = Requivalent = R1 R2 R3

1. Find the equivalent resistance of these series circuits (in Ω) :

a) R1 = 100 Ω b) R1 = 7500 Ω c) R1 = 0.1 Ω


R2 = 20 Ω R2 = 1.5 kΩ R2 = 0.2 Ω
R3 = 55 Ω R3 = 25 Ω R3 = 50 mΩ

2. Find the equivalent resistance of these parallel circuits (in Ω) :

a) R1 = 100 Ω b) R1 = 7500 Ω c) R1 = 0.1 Ω


R2 = 20 Ω R2 = 1.5 kΩ R2 = 0.2 Ω
R3 = 55 Ω R3 = 25 Ω R3 = 50 mΩ

3. The same two equations above work for any number of resistors in a circuit. If a fourth resistor
is added (R4 = 85 Ω), find the equivalent resistance in 1a) and 2a).
1a) 2a)

4. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the following circuits:

a) R1 = 5 Ω R2 = 10 Ω

b) R1 = R2 = R3 = 1.5 Ω

c) R1 = 12 Ω R2 = 5 Ω R3 = 8 Ω

d) R1 = 1 Ω R2 = 2 Ω R3 = 3 Ω R4 = 4 Ω

5. Three light bulbs of 4 Ω resistance each are in a parallel with a 9V power supply. Draw the
circuit, and find the current.

6. Three identical buzzers are in parallel with a 110 V power supply. The circuit has a current of
1.5 A. Draw the circuit. Find the resistance of one buzzer.

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