MODULE 4: COVERAGE FOR QUIZ #2 EXAMPLE 1: A length of a wire has a diameter of 10 mm and a COLOR CODE (CARBON COMPOSITION RESISTORS)

ME 212 (2024-2025) resistance of 1.5 Ω. This wire is passed through a series of drawing
ENGR. JESS MAR R. FLORES, REE process reducing its diameter to 5 mm. What will be its resistance Tolerance-the amount in percent by which the actual resistance can
“KAY BOBET NI” after the process? be different from the color coded value.

WIRES UNDERGOING A DRAWING PROCESS TEST YOURSELF:

1. A wire whose diameter is 0.175 inch has a resistance of 0.5 ohm.

Note: For wires undergoing a drawing process, its volume is
The wire is drawn through a series of dies until its diameter is
assumed constant all throughout the process.
reduced to 0.08 inch. What is the resistance of lengthened
conductor?

A.11.45 Ω
B. 10.22 Ω
C. 12.75 Ω
D. 10.82 Ω

2. A resistance of 5 Ω is further drawn so that its length becomes

Resistance varies directly as the square of the length of the wire.
double. Its resistance will now be

A. 10 Ω
B. 2.50 Ω
EXAMPLE: What is the resistance of a carbon composition resistor
C. 20 Ω
color coded with green, black, gold and silver stripes from left to
D.7.5 Ω
right.

Resistance varies inversely to the fourth power of the diameter of 3. A copper wire of unknown length has a diameter of 0.25 in and a
the wire. resistance of 0.28 ohm. By several successive passes through
drawing dies the diameter of the wire is reduced to 0.05 in.Assuming
that the resistivity of the copper remains unchanged in the drawing
process, calculate the resistance of the reduced size wire.

A. 125 Ω
Β. 150 Ω
C. 175 Ω
D. 180 Ω
 TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON RESISTANCE TEST YOURSELF: OHM'S LAW

Note: Resistance of wires generally used in practice in electrical 1. An electric press has a resistance composed of commercial iron Ohms Law-states that the current drawn (A) by an electric circuit is
system increases as temperature increases. wire of 80 Ω when cold (20°C). When hot the resistance rises to directly proportional to the impressed emf (V) and inversely
150 Ω. What temperature is reached if a constant temperature proportional to the resistance (R).
coefficient of 0.00618/°C at 0°C is assumed?
A. 181°C
B. 179°C
C. 193°C
D. 168°C

2. The resistance of a transmission line is 25 Ω at 15°C and

increases by 10% when the operating temperature increases to
50°C. At what temperature is its resistance be 30 Ω, if the
temperature coefficient is to remain constant.
A. 85°C
B. 74°C
C. 69° C
D. 92°C

3. The resistance of a given electric device is 46 ohms at 25°C. If

the temperature coefficient of resistance of the material is 0.00454
at 20°C, determine the temperature of the device when its
resistance is 92 ohms.
A. 300°C
Note: For copper, unless otherwise specified, the inferred absolute B.250°C
zero temperature equal to 234.5°C C. 280°C
D. 330°C
EXAMPLE 1: If a coil of wire has a resistance of 3.15 ohms at
30°C and 3.75 ohms at 90°C, what will be the resistance of the 4. The resistance of a 25 Ω resistor increases by 10% when its
coil at 0°C? operating temperature increases from 15° to 50°C. What is the
mean temperature rise of the resistor from an ambient temperature
EXAMPLE 2: The resistance temperature coefficient of phosphor of 15°C when its resistance is 30 Ω. Assume the temperature
bronze is 0.00394 per °C at 0°C. A length of phosphor bronze, coefficient remains constant.
wire has a resistance of 10 ohms at 20°C, What is its resistance at A. 65°C
60°C? B. 90°C
C. 70°C
D.85°C
TEST YOURSELF: C. 3 A
D. 2 A
1. A new 1.5 V dry cell furnishes 30 A of current when short
circuited. Find the power drawn by a ¼ W resistor connected 6. A battery consisting of 10 cells in series has two of the cells
across the cell. reversed. Emf of each cell is 1.5 V and the internal resistance 0.10
A. 6.25 W Ω. The resistance of the external circuit is 4 Ω. Find the reduction
B.9 W in current due to the two cells being reversed connected.
C. 4 W A. 1.8 A
D. 5.5 W B. 1.2 A
C. 1.4 A
2. A 72-ohm coil of wire is connected in series with an adjustable D. 1.6 A
rheostat whose resistance can be varied from 0 to 88 ohms. If the
line potential is 115 volts, calculate the rheostat resistance when 7. A power station supplies 60 kW to a load over 2,500 ft of 000
the power taken by the coil is 90 watts. two-conductor copper feeder the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm
A. 310 per 1000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 V.
B. 540 Determine the efficiency of transmission.
C. 24 Ω A. 93%
D. 45 B. 95%
C. 96%
3. A cell supplies 48.3 mA to a 25-Ω load and 25.9 mA to a 50-Ω D. 94%
load. Determine the internal resistance of the cell.
A. 3.33 Ω 8. Three resistors are connected in series to a 120-V dc source.
B. 1.8 Ω The voltage across R1 and R2 together is 80 V and the voltage
C. 3.9 Ω drop across R2 and R3 together is 90 V. If the total resistance is 8
D. 2.4 Ω kn, what is the resistance of R₂?
Α. 2 ΚΩ
4. Two electric bulbs of 100 W, 200 V are put in series and the B. 4.5 ΚΩ
combination is supplied by a 100 V source. The power C. 5.33 ΚΩ EXAMPLE 1: A parallel circuit has three branch resistances of 20,
consumption of each bulb is _________ watts. D. 3.33 ΚΩ 10 and 5 ohms, respectively. The current through the 20-ohm
A.50 W resistance is 1 A. Find the total current drawn by the entire circuit.
B. 12.5 W
C. 25 W TEST YOURSELF:
D. 6.25 W
1. Three resistors in parallel across a battery take 4, 8 and 12 A
5. Three resistors are connected in series across a 12-V battery. respectively. Determine the current if these resistors were
The first resistor has a value of 1Ω, the second has a voltage drop connected in series across the same battery.
of 4 V and the third has a power dissipation of 12 watts. Determine A.2.18 A
the value of the circuit current. B. 2.02 A
A. 4 A C. 2.33 A
B. 5 A D. 2.73 A
 A. 16 W
2. A spotlight of unknown resistance is placed in parallel with an B. 18 W
automobile cigarette lighter of 75 Ω resistance. If a current of 0.8 C. 20 W
A flows when a voltage of 12 V is applied, find the resistance of D. 15 W
the spotlight.
Α. 15 Ω 7. Three resistors connected in paralle! has an equivalent
B. 12.4 Ω resistance of 2.5 kΩ. R₁ has a resistance of 15 kn, R₂ has a
C. 6.4 Ω voltage drop of 25 V and R3 dissipates power of 25 mW. Find R2.
D.18.8 Ω D. 3409 Ω
A. 3280 Ω
3. When two resistors are connected in series the total resistance B. 3824 Ω
is 108 ohms. When connected in parallel the equivalent resistance C. 3016 Ω
is 24 ohms. What is the value of the bigger resistance?
A. 56 Ω
Β. 48 Ω
C. 72 Ω
D. 81 Ω

4. A current of 25 A is supplied to a parallel circuit consisting of

three resistors 4, 6 and R ohms respectively. If the current in the 4-
ohm resistor is
7.65 A, determine the value of R.
Α. 3 Ω
B. 2.5
C. 202
D. 3.5

5. Three resistors A, B and C are connected in parallel and take a

total of 7.9 A. Resistor A takes 2.5 A and has a resistance of 48 Ω,
also the current in B is twice as much as that through C. Calculate
the resistance of resistor B.
D. 33.3 Ω
A. 66.6 Ω
B. 70.7 Ω
C. 45.5 Ω

6. A 100-Ω 10-W resistor and a 50-Ω 10-W resistor are connected

in parallel across a dc source. Without exceeding the wattage
rating of either resistor, what is the maximum power that this circuit
can safely dissipate?