NotesElectrical Circuit SymbolsElectricity current, I
Potential difference V and electromotive force, emf
Cells in series
Cells in parallel
Example To transfer 2 C of charge from points X to Y in an electrical circuit 50 J of energy is needed. What is the potential difference between X and Y? Solution Potential difference between X and Y = 50 / 2 = 25 V
Voltmeter connected in parallel Ammeter connected in series Ohm's Law and Resistance
What causes resistance in wires?Experimental technique for measuring resistanceExampleThe voltage across a lamp is found to be 1.4V when the current in the lamp is 0.2A. Calculate the resistance of the lamp. Solution Resistance of lamp, R = V / I = 1.4 / 0.2 = 7 ohm
Rheostat
Factors affecting resistance of a wire1. Length
Electric CircuitsAn electric circuit is a complete or closed path through which electric charges flow from one terminal of an electrical source to the other, passing through one or more circuit components.Series circuit
Parallel circuit
What actually happens in an electric circuit?
Energy Transfers in Series and Parallel Circuits
Short circuit
Combined resistance of resistors in series or parallelIn Series: Effective resistance = R1 + R2 + R3Total voltage = V1 + V2 + V3 + ...
In Parallel: Effective resistance 1/RTOTAL = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 Total current = I1 + I2 + I3 + ...
Diode- A diode allows the electric current to flow in only ONE direction
Rectifier
MCQ Questions1. The diagram shows the magnitude and directions of the electric currents entering and leaving junction X.What will be the magnitude and direction of the current in the wire XY? magnitude direction a. 1A X to Y b. 1A Y to X c. 5A X to Y d. 5A Y to X e. 8A X to Y 2. The diagram shows a circuit. What is the reading on voltmeter V2? a. 3V b. 6V c. 9V d. 15V e. 18V 3. Which quantity can be measured in units of joule/coulomb? a. charge b. current c. potential difference d. power e. resistance 4. A current flows in two resistors connected in series as shown. A1 and A2 are the readings on the ammeter,V1 and V2 are the readings on the voltmeters. Which of the following correctly describes the ammeter and voltmeter readings? ammeter readings voltmeter readings a. A1 < A2 V1 < V2 b. A1 < A2 V1 > V2 c. A1 = A2 V1 < V2 d. A1 = A2 V1 = V2 e. A1 > A2 V1 = V2 5. The diagram shows a resistor connected to a cell of e.m.f. 2V. How much heat energy is produced in the resistor in six seconds? a. 0.4J b. 2.5J c. 4.8J d. 10J e. 60J 6. V represents a potential different, I a current, R a resistance, and t a time. Which of the following has units of energy? a. IRt b. I2R c. V/I d. V2/R e. VIT 7. An electric lamp is marked '240 volts 150 watts'. It is used on a ring main socket marked '30 amps maximum'. Which fuse is best to use in series with the lamp? a. 40 amp b. 30 amp c. 13 amp d. 3 amp e. 1/2 amp 8. A 40 W fluorescent lamp turns half the electrical energy it uses into light energy. How much light does it give out in 10 s? a. 8J b. 20J c. 200J d. 400J e. 800J 9. The diagram shows a circuit. What is the effective resistance of the three resistors? a. 0.67Ω b. 1.50Ω c. 6.70Ω d. 15.0Ω e. 108Ω 10. The earth wire to an electric toaster should be connected to a. the heating element b. the metal case c. the ON/OFF switch d. the plastic legs e. the toast 11. A battery moves a charge of 60C around a circuit at a constant rate in a time of 20 s. What is the current in the circuit? a. 0.3A b. 3.0A c. 40A d. 80A e. 1200A 12. Which of the following changes to a wire will double its resistance? cross-sectional area length a. double double b. double no change c. no change halve d. halve halve e. halve no change 13. A heater which is to be used on a 250V mains circuit, has a 5A fuse in its plug. Which of the following is the most powerful heater that can be used with this fuse? a. 50W b. 250W c. 1000W d. 2000W e. 3000W 14. What is the smallest total resistance which can be obtained using only a 6Ω resistor and a 12Ω resistor? a. 2Ω b. 4Ω c. 6Ω d. 8Ω e. 12Ω 15. Which one of the following is a unit of potential difference? a. Watt b. Ohm c. Ampere d. Volt 16. The resistances of two wires X and Y are in the ratio 2:1, their lengths are in the ratio 1:2 and their diameters are also in the ratio 1:2. The ratio of the resistivities of X and Y is then a. 1:2 b. 1:1 c. 2:1 d. 4:1 17. A length of resistance wire is connected to the terminals of a cell. Which of the following would decrease the current through the cell? a. using a cell with higher output voltage b. connecting an identical wire in parallel to the first one c. using a thicker wire of the same material and the same length d. using a longer wire of the same material and same thickness 18. In the circuit below, the p.d. between P and Q is 20V. The p.d. between X and Y is a. 10V b. 20V c. 40V d. 120V 19. A three-pin is connected to the lead for a 1 kW electric iron to be used on a 250V supply. Which of the following statements is not correct? a. the fuse should be fitted in the live lead b. the live wire is coloured brown c. A 13A fuse is the most suitable rating to use d. the yellow and green wire should be connected to the earth pin 20. A torch bulb takes a current of 0.4A from a 3V supply for 2 minutes. How much electrical energy is used? a. 2.4J b. 45J c. 57.6J d. 144J 21. A plug connected to a table lamp contains a 3A fuse. Why is the fuse used? a. to reduce the voltage across the lamp b. to protect the wiring from overheating c. to make it easier for the current to flow d. to reduce the current that flows through the lamp 22. Why is electricity transmitted along power lines at very high voltages? a. to reduce resistance of the cables b. so that transformers can be used c. to ensure that the current is the same all the way along the power lines d. to reduce loss of energy 23. A small heater operates at 12 V, 2A. How much energy will it use when it is run for 5 minutes? a. 30J b. 120J c. 1800J d. 7200J 24. A 1.0 Ω resistor and a 2.0 Ω resistor are connected in series across a 12 V d.c. supply. What is the current in the circuit? a. 0.25 A b. 4.0 A c. 6.0 A d. 12 A 25. In an a.c. electric circuit in a house, the switch for any device is always connected to the 'live' lead. Why is this? a. no current ever flows in the neutral lead of the device b. the device will be shorted if the switch is in the earth lead c. the device can never be switched off if the switch is in the neutral lead d. the device can only be isolated (made safe) if the switch is in the live lead 26. The p.d. between the ends of a conductor is 12 V. How much electrical energy is converted to other forms of energy in the conductor when 100C of charge flows through it? a. 0.12 J b. 8.3 J c. 88 J d. 1200 J 27. A combined bathroom unit of a heater and a lamp is controlled by one switch. The unit contains a 2kW heater and a 100 W lamp. In one week, the lamp uses 1 kWh of electrical energy. How much electrical energy is used by the heater alone? a. 2 kWh b. 4 kWh c. 10 kWh d. 20 kWh 28. An electrical kettle is plugged in and switched on. The fuse in the plug blows immediately. Which single fault could cause this? a. the earth wire is not connected to the kettle b. the live wire and neutral wire connections in the plug are swapped around c. the live wire touches the metal case of the kettle d. the wires connected to the plug are too thin 29. How much electric charge passes through a 12 V battery in one minute when the current is 0.5 A? a. 0.5 C b. 6.0 C c. 30 C d. 360 C 30. When a current of 4 A flows for 1 minute through a lamp, 480 J of energy is transformed. What is the potential difference across the lamp? a. 2 V b. 120 V c. 480 V d. 1920 V 31. A 800 W of electric toaster has been used for 12 hours in a month at a cost of $0.20 per kWh. What is the cost of the electrical energy used in a month? a. $1.60 b. $1.92 c. $13.33 d. $1920 32. Power losses in the grid system are reduced by a. thin wires b. thick wires c. high voltages d. direct current instead of alternating current 33. A 6V cell is connected to a 3Ω resistor. How much charge flows through the resistor in 2 minutes? a. 4C b. 9C c. 240C d. 360C 34. A battery drives 30C of charge round a circuit. The total work done is 600J. What is the electromotive force of the battery? a. 0.05V b. 5V c. 20V d. 300V 35. A piece of wire 0.4m long has a cross-section of 2mm2. Which of the following wires of the same material has half its resistance? Length Area/mm2 a. 0.2 1.0 b. 0.2 4.0 c. 0.8 4.0 d. 0.8 8.0 36. What is the smallest total resistance that can be obtained by using only a 3Ω resistor and a 12Ω resistor? a. 0.07Ω b. 2.4Ω c. 4Ω d. 15Ω 37. A generator produces 100kW of power at a potential difference of 10kV. The power is transmitted through cables of total resistance 5Ω. What is the power lost in the cable? a. 50W b. 250W c. 500W d. 1000W 38. The resistance of a certain circuit element is directly proportional to the current passing through it. When the current is 1.0A, the power dissipated is 6.0W. What is the power dissipated when the current is raised to 2.0A? a. 6.0W b. 12.0W c. 24.0W d. 48.0W 39. Which of the following is a correct unit for electrical energy? a. ampere b. coulomb c. joule d. volt e. watt 40. A house-owner replaced a failed fuse for the lights of his house. When the lights were switched on the new fuse also failed. The house-owner put another fuse in with a higher rating than the previous two. Why was this not a sensible thing to do? a. fuses only work if the rating is exactly right b. using a fuse with too high a rating would cause electric shocks c. higher rating fuses only work for power points d. the fuse had already failed because the rating was too high e. a fuse with higher rating might work but the fault would not be corrected 41. Why is a fuse used in an electrical appliance? a. to earth the appliance b. to protect the appliance and its cable c. to change the efficiency of the appliance d. to change the current rating of the appliance e. to change the voltage of the supply to the appliance 42. When using 3-core wiring (live, neutral, earth leads), where should the fuse be fitted? a. only in the live lead b. only in the neutral lead c. only in the earth lead d. in either the live or the neutral lead e. in any lead 43. Which of the following has volt (V) as its unit? a. current + resistance b. power x current c. rate of flow of charge d. the charge in a capacitor e. the electromotive force of a cell 44. A 5 kW immersion heater is used to heat water for a bath. It takes 40 minutes to heat up the water. How much electrical energy has been converted into thermal energy? a. 2.0 x 102 J b. 1.2 x 103 J c. 2.0 x 104 J d. 2.0 x 105 J e. 1.2 x 107 J 45. A resistor is used in an electronic circuit but it quickly burns out. What is the reason for this? a. a fuse has blown in the circuit b. the current flowing is too low c. the resistor's power rating is too high d. the resistor's power rating is too low e. the voltage of the battery is too low 46. A lamp is labelled 250 V, 100 W. What is its resistance? a. 0.400 Ω b.50 Ω c. 62.5 Ω d. 625 Ω MCQ Answers1. b2. a 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. e 7. d 8. c 9. b 10. b 11. b 12. e 13. c 14. b 15. d 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. d 21. b 22. d 23. d 24. b 25. d 26. d 27. d 28. c 29. c 30. a 31. b 32. c 33. c 34. c 35. d 36. b 37. c 38. d 39. c 40. e 41. b 42. a 43. e 44. e (energy = power x time) 45. d 46. d Structured Question Worked Solutions1. A village is 5.00km from the nearest electricity substation. Two conductors are used to connect the village to the substation. Each metre length of each conductor has a resistance of 0.00120Ω.a. Calculate i. the combined resistance of the 2 conductors from the substation to the village ii. the power loss in the conductors when the current through them is 40.0A b. The voltage between the 2 conductors is 6000 V and the voltage to each house in the village is 240 V. i. Name the device that is used to change the 6000 V supply to a 240 V supply ii Explain why such a high voltage is used for transmitting the electricity Solution ai. Resistance of a 5.00km length of conductor = (5.00 x 103) x 0.00120 = 6.00 Ω The conductors must be connected in series in order that a closed circuit can be formed. Combined resistance = 6.00 + 6.00 = 12.0 Ω aii. Power loss in the conductors = I2R = (40)2 x 12.0 = 19200W bi. step-down transformer bii. Since electrical power = current x voltage, a high voltage used means that only a low current is required. For low currents the loss of electrical power as heat in the cables, being I2R is also low. Besides, cables needed to carry a low current can be relatively thin, thus reducing the cost of the conductor used. 2a. How much electric charge passes through a 12V battery in 1.0s when the current is 1.0A? 2b. How much energy is transferred by a 12V battery in 1.0s when the current is 1.0A? 2c. The figure shows a battery of e.m.f. 12V connected in series with a 0.50 Ω resistor and lamps of resistance 2.5 Ω and 2.0 ohm. i. calculate the current in the circuit ii. calculate the voltage across the 3.0 Ω lamp iii. calculate the power developed in the 3.0 Ω lamp Solutions 2a. charge = It = 1.0 x 1.0 = 1.0 C 2b. energy transferred = VIt = 12 x 1.0 x 1.0 = 12 J 2ci. total resistance = 0.5 + 3.0 + 2.5 = 6 Ω current --> I = V/R = 12 / 6 = 2A 2cii. voltage = IR = 2 x 3.0 = 6 V 2ciii. Power = IV = 2 x 6 = 12 W 3. The figure shows a circuit containing a battery of e.m.f. 3.00V, a resistor of resistance 12.0 Ω and a switch S. When switch S is closed, what is the a. current through the circuit b. charge passing through the battery in 1.00s c. energy output in the resistor in 1.00s Solutions 3a. current, I = V / R = 3 / 12 = 0.25 A 3b. charge = current x time = 0.25 x 1 = 0.25C 3C. energy = VIt = 3 x 0.25 x 1 = 0.75 J 4. The diagram shows three 6-V filament lamps connected to a 12-V supply of negligible internal resistance. The resistance of each lamp is shown on the diagram. The current through the battery is 2.00A. a. determine the current through each lamp b. calculate the voltage across each lamp c. lamp L is taken from its socket. State and explain what happens to the brightness of lamp M and what happens to the brightness of lamp N. d. Lamp L is now replaced in its socket and lamp M is taken from its socket. State and explain what happens to the brightness of lamp L and what happens to the brightness of lamp N. Solutions 4a. current through the 3 Ω lamp= 2A current through each of the 6 Ω lamps = 1A 4b. voltage across the 3 Ω lamp = 3 x 2 = 6 V voltage across each of the 6 Ω lamps = 6 x 1 = 6V 4c. both lamps M and N will not light up since the removal of lamp L will cause the circuit to be opened 4d. the brightness of the lamp depends on its power = I2R. Lamp L will be dimmer since the current passing through it is now 1.33 A. (current = 12/9 = 1.33A) This decrease in current is due to the increase in the resultant resistance ( from 6 Ω to 9 Ω). However, lamp N will be brighter since the current through it is now more than 1A. 5. An isolated farmhouse has its own electrical generator which supplies an output voltage of 250V to each of the following circuits. Circuit A: a lighting circuit containing 8 lamps each rated at 250V, 150W Circuit B: a circuit for an electric cooker rated at 250V, 6.0kW For each circuit, a. determine the maximum current b. suggest a suitable fuse rating Solutions Circuit A 5a. maximum current = 8(P/V) = 8(150/250) = 4.8A Since the lamps are connected in parallel, total current = sum of individual lamps 5b. suitable fuse rating is 5 A Circuit B 5a. maximum current = P/V = 6000/250 = 24A 5b. suitable fuse rating is 30 A 6. A battery has an e.m.f. of 4.0V and negligible resistance. a. What does this tell you about the work done by the battery in driving 1 coulomb of charge around a closed circuit? b. When a resistor is connected across the terminals of the battery, a current of 0.20A is passed. i. what is the time taken for 1.0C of charge to pass a given point in the circuit? ii. calculate the rate at which heat is produced in the resistor Solutions 6a. work done = 6J 6bi. time, t = Q/I = 1/0.2 = 5s 6bii. rate of heat produced = energy dissipated/time = 4/5 = 0.8W 7. An electric lamp is marked "250V, 100W" and an immersion heater is marked "250V, 2kW" a. calculate the current in each device when operating normally. bi. explain why the filament of the lamp is made to have a larger resistance than the heating element of the immersion heater bii. suggest a reason why the filament is made of a metal with a much higher melting point than that of the element ci. the heat capacity of the filament of the lamp is very small. State one reason why this is an advantage cii. explain why the wire connecting the immersion heater to the supply remains cool even when the heater has been in use for some time Solutions 7a. current in lamp = power/V = 100/250 = 0.4A current in heater = power/V = 2000/250 = 8A 7bi. the power of the lamp is small whereas the power of the heater is large. 7bii. so that the filament would not be easily melted at high operating temperature. the heater element will not rise above 100oC 7ci. the small heat capacity allows the filament to increase in temperature rapidly with minimal heat. In this way, the filament becomes very hot and emits light in a very short time 6cii. the connecting wires have low resistance and are relatively thick, thereby producing little heat 8. A battery is charged for 6 hours using a current of 0.50A. Calculate a. the total charge which flows through the battery b. the work done in passing this charge through the battery if the average voltage between the battery terminals during charging is 11.0V Solutions 8a. charge, Q =It = 0.5 x 6 x 3600 = 10800C 8b. work done = QV = 10800 x 11 = 118800 J 9a. An electric generator is connected by cables to a small factory. Given that the output power of the generator is 40kW at 5000V and that the total resistance of the cables is 0.5 Ω, calculate i. the current in the cables ii. the voltage drop in the cables iii. the power loss in the cables What happens to this 'lost' power? 9b. if the same power had been supplied at 250V, the current through the same cables would have been 20 times greater. Calculate the power loss under these circumstances 9c. explain why power is better transmitted at a high voltage rather than a low voltage. Solutions 9ai. current in cables, I = P/V = 40000/5000 = 8A 9aii. voltage drop in cable, V = IR = 8 x 0.5 = 4V 9aiii. power lost in cables, P = I2R = 82 x 0.5 = 32W This 'lost' power is dissipated as heat to the surroundings 9b. power lost, P = I2R = 1602 x 0.5 = 12800W 9c. at a high voltage, a low current is required. 9ci. power loss in transmission cables is small 9cii. only thin cables are needed, thus it is more economical 10. A number of 8 Ω resistors are available. In the spaces below, draw diagrams to show how you could connect a suitable number of these resistors to give an effective resistance of a. 24 Ω b. 4 Ω c. 18 Ω Solutions 10a. 10b. ![]() 11. The element of an electrical heater has a power rating of 1150W when used on a 230V supply. Calculate the cost of operating the heater for 3.0 hours if the cost of 1kWh of energy is 6.0p. Measurements indicated that 92000J of energy were given out by the heater element in a particular period of time. What quantity of charge passed through the element during that time? Solutions electrical energy dissipated in 3 hours = Pt = 1.15 x 3 = 3.45 kWh cost at 6p per kWh = 3.45 x 6 = 20.7p Energy = QV 92000 = Q x 230 Q = 92000/230 = 400C 12. A torch uses 3 cells, each of e.m.f. 1.5V and negligible internal resistance, to light a lamp rated 4.5V, 0.5A. In the space below draw a circuit diagram of the cells and lamp when the torch is switched on. Calculate a. the resistance of the filament of the lamp when lit b. the charge flowing through the filament of the lamp per minute Solutions 12a. resistance = V/I = 4.5/0.5 = 9 Ω 12b. Quantity of charge = It = 0.5 x 60 = 30C 13. Electrical power may be transmitted through a system using high alternating voltages. State the advantages gained by using a. high voltages b. alternating voltages Solutions 13a. the loss of energy as heat in the cable is small. the use of thin cables is more economical 13b. the voltage can be stepped up at the power station and stepped down at the consumer end, using transformers 14. An electric heater is connected, through a correctly wired 3-pin plug, to a mains supply socket. Explain briefly a. the function of the earth wire b. why the fuse is connected to the live wire rather than the neutral wire Solutions 14a. the earth wire is connected to the metal casing. Should an electrical fault develop and the live wire is now connected to the metal casing, a high current now flows to earth. This will cause the fuse to blow and a person would not receive any electric shock from touching the casing 14b. the live lead is at a high alternating voltage whereas the neutral wire is at 0V. If the fuse is connected to the live lead and blows, the circuit will be disconnected from the high voltage. If the fuse is connected to the neutral wire and blows, the circuit is still "live" 15. The battery in the circuit below has an e.m.f. of 16V and negligible internal resistance Calculate a. the combined resistance of the two resistors connected in parallel b. the current flowing through the 8 ohm resistors Solutions 15a. combined resistance = 1/(1/36 + 1/18) = 12 Ω 15b. current, I = V/R = 16/(8+12) = 0.8A 16. A battery of e.m.f. 9.0V and internal resistance 1.5 Ω is connected in series with a resistor and a current 0.5A passes through the resistor. Calculate a. the resistance of the resistor in the circuit b. the total rate at which chemical energy is transformed by the battery Solutions 16a. p.d. across the internal resistance = 0.5 x 1.5 = 0.75 V p.d. across the resistor = 9 - 0.75 = 8.25 V Resistance = V/I = 8.25/0.5 = 16.5 Ω 16b. total rate of heat transformation = IV = 9 x 0.5 = 4.5W 17. the figure shows a battery of e.m.f. 6.0V connected to a switch S and to two resistors in parallel, each of resistance 3.0 Ω. The switch S is closed for 5.0 minutes. Calculate a. the current through each resistor b. the current through the battery c. the total charge which passes through the battery d. the energy supplied by the battery Solutions 17a. current, I = V/R = 6.0/3.0 = 2.0A 17b. current through battery = total current through resistors = 2 x 2.0A = 4.0A 17c. total charge which passes through the battery = total current x time = 4.0 x (5.0 x 60) = 1200C 17d. energy supplied by battery = VIt = 4.0 x 6.0 x (5.0 x 60) = 7200 J 18. The figure shows the three conductors of a 240V a.c. supply cable, a fuse, a switch and a lamp ![]() The cable is rated at 240V, 5A continuous working The lamp is rated at 240V, 500W. a. complete the figure to show how the fuse, switch and lamp should be connected to the supply b. what fuse rating should be used? Solutions 18a. 18b. fuse rating = 2.5A (current drawn by lamp = P/V = 500/240 = 2.08A) 19. The figure shows a circuit consisting of a battery of e.m.f. 6.0V and two pairs of 3.0 Ω resistors in series, these pairs of resistors being connected in parallel. ai. what is the total resistance of the path KLM aii. what is the total resistance of the path KNM aiii. what is the resistance of the circuit between K and M? b. Calculate i. the current through the battery ii. the power developed in the battery Solutions 19ai. total resistance KLM = 3.0 + 3.0 = 6.0 Ω 19aii. total resistance KNM = 3.0 + 3.0 = 6.0 Ω 19aiii. resistance between K and M = (6.0 x 6.0)/(6.0 + 6.0) = 3.0 Ω 19bi. current through battery = V/R = 6.0/3.0 = 2.0A 19bii. Power = IV = 3.0 x 6.0 = 18W 20. An electric iron reaches its steady working temperature 300s after being switched on. The average current flowing through the heating element during this time is 1.3A. Calculate the energy drawn from the 240V mains supply whilst the iron is heating up Explain why this quantity of energy is greater than the heat retained by the iron Solutions Energy = Power x time = VIt = 240 x 1.3 x 300 = 93600J This quantity is greater than the heat retained by the iron because heat is also lost to the surroundings 21. The diagram shows XY, part of a circuit into which is connected an ammeter of resistance 5.0 ohm. A current flows through the ammeter. A resistor of resistance 0.010 Ω is now connected across the ammeter terminals. Calculate the combined resistance of the ammeter and the resistor. What is the effect of connecting the resistor across the meter on i. the current through the ammeter ii. the total current in the circuit? Explain your answers. State a practical advantage of using an ammeter and a resistor connected in this way. Define the coulomb. The current indicated by the ammeter was 4.2 A and it flowed for 20s. Calculate the total charge passing through the ammeter. Solutions 21. Combined resistance = 1/(1/5 + 1/0.01) = 0.010 Ω i. the current through the meter decreases because some of the previous current is now diverted through the resistor. ii. the total current in the circuit will be larger because the effective resistance is lower The ammeter can be used to measure a larger current in the circuit A coulomb is the charge which flows in 1 second past any point in a circuit in which there is a steady current of 1 ampere. Total charge = It = 4.2 x 20 = 84C 22a. The voltage across a 3Ω resistance wire is 6V. How large is the current? 22b. What is the resistance of a filament bulb when a voltage of 3V across it causes a current of 0.5A? 22c. Find the voltage across a manganin wire of resistance 6Ω carrying a current of 2A. Solutions 22a. 2A 22b. 6Ω 22c. 12V 23. Two resistance wires P and Q of the same material and length but of different thickness are connected in parallel to a battery. The cross-sectional area of P is twice that of Q. What is the ratio of: a. the resistance of P to the resistance of Q b. the current in P to the current of Q Solutions 23a. 1:2 23b. 2:1 24. Two torch bulbs, both marked '0.2A, 3.0V' are connected (a) in series, (b) in parallel, across a 3.0V battery. Assume that the resistance of the filament in the bulbs does not change. In each case of (a) and (b) i. describe the brightness of the bulbs. ii. calculate the currents through each bulb iii. calculate the current supplied by the battery Solutions 24aii. 0.1A 24aiii. 0.1A 24bii. 0.2A 24biii. 0.4A 25. A radio takes 0.1A of current from a 6V battery. a. what is the overall resistance of the radio? b. what is the power of the radio? c. how much energy would be used if the radio is switched on for 30 minutes? Solutions 25a. 60Ω 25b. 0.6W 25c. 1080J 26. if you watched a 120W television for 2 hours and used a 20W table lamp for 4 hours every day for 30 days, how much would you have to pay at the end of 30 days, assuming that electrical energy costs 15 cents per kWh? Solutions $1.44 27. An immersion heater has a rating of 3.0kW. What would it cost to use it for 5 hours at the rate of 15 cents per kWh? Solutions $2.25 28a. How much electric charge passes through a 12 V battery in two minutes when the current is 0.5 A? b. How much energy is transferred by a 12 V battery in two minutes when the current is 0.5A? c. When a 1.5V, 6 W lamp is connected to a 1.5 V battery, calculate the amount of charge passing through the bulb in 10 minutes. di. A consumer buys a 250 V 100 W reading lamp. If the lamp is connected to a 250 V mains supply, what is the current passing through the lamp? dii. If fuses of rating 2 A, 5 A and 13 A are available, which fuse should be used for the lamp? Solution 28a. charge = current x time = 0.5 x (2 x 60) = 60 C 28b. energy = charge x voltage = 60 x 12 = 720 J 28c. I = P/V = 6 / 1.5 = 4 A charge = current x time = 4 x (10 x 60) = 2400 C 28di. I = P / V = 100 / 250 = 4 A 28dii. 2 A fuse should be used |
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