VIII. Electricity Flash Cards
1a) Find the total resistance 1b) Find R3
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3. The diagram below shows electric currents in conductors that meet at junction P.
(1) 9 A toward P (2) 9 A toward Q (3) 5 A toward P (4) 5 A toward Q |
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4. Three ammeters are placed in a circuit as shown below. If A1 reads 5.0 amperes and A2 reads 2.0 amperes, what does A3. reads? |
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5. Which diagram below correctly shows currents traveling near junction P in an electric circuit? |
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 6a) Find the total resistance 6b) Find R |
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7. The diagram below represents a
simple electric circuit. How much charge passes through the resistor in 2.0 seconds? |
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8. The diagram below shows two resistors connected in series to a 20.-volt battery.
If the current through the 5.0-ohm resistor is 1.0 ampere, the current through the 15.0-ohm resistor is |
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9. Compared to the charge on a proton, the charge
on an electron has the (1) opposite sign and a smaller magnitude (2) opposite sign and the same magnitude (3) same sign and a smaller magnitude (4) same sign and the same magnitude |
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10. Conductivity in metallic solids is due to the presence of free (1) nuclei (2) protons (3) neutrons (4) electrons |
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11. An electrostatic force of magnitude F exists
between two metal spheres having identical
charge q. The distance between their centers is r. Which combination of changes
would produce no change in the electrostatic force between the
spheres? (1) doubling q on one sphere while doubling r (2) doubling q on both spheres while doubling r (3) doubling q on one sphere while halving r (4) doubling q on both spheres while halving r |
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12. Electrostatic force F exists between two point |
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13. A glass rod becomes positively charged when it
is rubbed with silk. This net positive charge accumulates because the glass rod
1 gains electrons 3 loses electrons 2 gains protons 4 loses protons |
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14. A metal wire has length L and cross-sectional
area A. The resistance of the wire is directly proportional to  |
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your answers to questions 32 and 33 on the
diagram below, which shows two resistors and three
ammeters connected to a voltage source.
a) What is the potential difference across the source? b) What is the current reading of ammeter A1? |
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16. Base your answers
to the questions below on the
diagram below, which shows two resistors connected
in parallel across a 6.0-volt source.
a) The equivalent resistance of the two resistors is b) Compared to the power dissipated in the 1.0-ohm resistor, the power dissipated in the 3.0-ohm resistor is (1) less (2) greater (3) the same |
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17. Which circuit
diagram below correctly shows the connection of ammeter A and voltmeter V to
measure the current through and potential
difference across resistor R? |
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18. The diagram below shows a circuit with two
resistors. What is the reading on ammeter A? |
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19. A 30.-ohm resistor and a 60.-ohm resistor are
connected in an electric circuit as shown below.
Compared to the electric current through the 30.-ohm resistor, the electric current through the 60.- ohm resistor is (1) smaller (2) larger |
