2012

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

Using the figure at ‘click here’ find

a) the current through each capacitor.

b) the voltage drop across each resistor.




1996

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

Two scales on a voltmeter measure voltage up to 20.0 and 30.0 V , respectively . The resistance connected in a series with the galvanometer is 1680 Ohm for the 20 V scale , and 2930 Ohm for the 30 V scale . Determine the coil resistance and the full scale current of the galvanometer that is used in the voltmeter .



1995

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

Two resistances , R1 and R2 , are connected in series across a 12V battery . The current increases by .20 A when R2 is removed , leaving R1 connected across the battery . However , the current increases by just . 10A when R1 is removed , leaving R2 connected across the battery . Find

a) R1

b) R2




1994

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

A piece of nichrome wire has a radius 6.5 x 10-4 m . It is used in the laboratory to make a heater that dissipates 4.00 x 102 W of power when connected to a voltage source of 120 V . Ignoring the effect of temperature on resistance , estimate the necessary length of wire .




1947

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

Chemical effect

One way to measure the mass of silver atoms is by electroplating . The following data are taken for an experiment .

Current = 0.45 A

Time of flow = 50 minutes

Mass plated out = 1.48 grams

From the data above find the mass of a silver atom .




1946

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

Chemical effect

The quantity of charge 96,485 C is called the faraday . How many singly charged ions must plate out at an electrode to deposit one faraday of charge ?



1945

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

A certain new 12 V car battery has an internal resistance of 0.0095 ohms . On a cold day , the starter of the car uses a current of 130 A

a) By how much does the terminal p.d of the battery decrease when the starter is used ?

b) The cable connecting the starter to the battery has a resistance of 1.2 x 10 to the negative 3rd ohms . How many calories of heat are developed in it during the 5.0 s that the starter is on ?




1944

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

How many 75 W /120 V bulbs can be operated on a 20 A house circuit ? Suppose that a 1200 W iron is operating at the same time . How many 75 W bulbs can then be used ?



1943

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

The following are operating from a 120 V house line : a 60 W bulb , a 1200 W toaster , and a 100 W bulb .

a) How much current is being drawn by the toaster ?

b) How much current is passing through the fuse for this line ?




1942

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

The following are connected in a series circuit : 6.0 V battery , 9.0 V battery , 45 ohm resistor . Use the loop rule to find the current if the batteries are

a) aiding

b) opposing




1941

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

How much power is lost in a 7 ohm resistor when a current of 3.0 A flows through it ?



1940

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

You are given two resistors . One is 3.0 ohms and the other is 5.0 ohms . By using them in different ways. You can obtain four different equivalent resistances . What are they ?



1939

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

A certain ammeter has a resistance of 0.0020 ohms . By mistakes a student connects it directly across a 1.50 V dry cell . (He though it was a volt meter and was using it to measure the cell voltage ) How much current flows through the meter before it burns out ? ( In a case like this the wires inside the meter would becomes so hot they would melt )



1674

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

A household circuit rated at 120 Volts is protected by a fuse rated at 15 amps . What is the maximum number of light bulbs which can be lit simultaneously in parallel in this circuit without blowing

a) 4

b) 18

c) 20

d) 24




1667

Physics Current Electricity Level: High School

The resistance of a 25 watt bulb is _______ that of a 100 watt bulb , if both ran on the same voltage

a) one half

b) four times

c) double


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