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CIRCUITS WORKSHEET

1. Determine the equivalent (total) resistance for each of the following circuits below.

2. Determine the total voltage (electric potential) for each of the following circuits below.

3. Fill out the table for the circuit diagramed at the right.

Circuit
Voltage (V) Current (A) Resistance (Ω)
Position
1 10.0
2 20.0
3 30.0
Total 6.00

4. Fill out the table for the circuit diagramed at the right.

Circuit
Voltage (V) Current (A) Resistance (Ω)
Position
1 10.0
2 20.0
3 30.0
Total 6.00

5. Fill out the table for the circuit diagramed at the right.

Circuit
Voltage (V) Current (A) Resistance (Ω)
Position
1 10.0
2 20.0
3 30.0
Total 6.00

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following: The diagram to the right represents an electric
circuit consisting of four resistors and a 12-volt
battery.
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6) What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit shown?

7) What is the current measured by ammeter A shown in the diagram?

8) A 6.0-ohm lamp requires 0.25 ampere of current to operate. In which circuit below would the lamp operate
correctly when switch S is closed?

Questions 9 and 10 refer to the following:

A 50.-ohm resistor, an unknown resistor R, a 120-volt source, and an ammeter are connected in a complete
circuit. The ammeter reads 0.50 ampere.

9) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit shown.

10) Determine the resistance of resistor R shown in the diagram.

Questions 11 through 13 refer to the following:

A 3.0-ohm resistor, an unknown resistor, R, and two ammeters, A1 and A2, are connected as shown below with a
12-volt source. Ammeter A2 reads a current of 5.0 amperes.
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11) Determine the equivalent resistance of the circuit shown.

12) Calculate the current measured by ammeter A1 in the diagram shown.

13) Calculate the resistance of the unknown resistor, R in the diagram shown.

14. The load across a 50.0-V battery consists of a

series combination of two lamps with resistances of 21. A 110-V household circuit that contains an
125  and 225 . 1800-W microwave, a 1000-W toaster, and an
a. Find the total resistance of the circuit. 800-W coffeemaker is connected to a 20-A fuse.
b. Find the current in the circuit. Determine the current. Will the fuse melt if the
c. Find the potential difference across the microwave and the coffeemaker are both on?
125- lamp.

15. The load across a 12-V battery consists of a 22. A 35-, 55-, and 85- resistor are
series combination of three resistances are 15 , connected in parallel. The resistors are then
21 , and 24 , respectively. connected to a 35-V battery.
a. Draw the circuit diagram. a. What is the equivalent resistance of the
b. What is the total resistance of the load? parallel combination?
c. What is the magnitude of the circuit current? b. What is the current through each resistor?

16. The load across a 40-V battery consists of a 23. Resistors R1, R2, and R3 have resistances of
series combination of three resistances R1, R2, and 15.0 , 9.0 , and 8.0  respectively. R1 and R2
R3. R1 is 240  and R3 is 120 . The potential are connected in series, and their combination is in
difference across R1 is 24 V. parallel with R3 to form a load across a 6.0-V
a. Find the current in the circuit. battery.
b. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit. a. Draw the circuit diagram.
c. Find the resistance of R2. b. What is the total resistance of the load?
c. What is the current in R3?
17. The load across a 12-V battery consists of a d. What is the potential difference across R2?
series combination of three resistances R1, R2, and
R3. R1 is 210 , R2 is 350 , and R3 is 120 . 24. A 15.0- resistor is connected in series to a
a. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit. 120-V generator and two 10.0- resistors that are
b. Find the current in the circuit. connected in parallel to each other.
c. Find the potential difference across R3. a. Draw the circuit diagram.
b. What is the total resistance of the load?
18. Two resistances, one 12  and the other 18 , c. What is the magnitude of the circuit current?
are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent d. What is the current in one of the
resistance of the parallel combination? 10.0-resistors?
e. What is the potential difference across the
19. Three resistances of 12  each are connected 15.0- resistor?
in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?

20. Two resistances, one 62  and the other 88 ,

are connected in parallel. The resistors are then
connected to a 12-V battery.
a. What is the equivalent resistance of the
parallel combination?
b. What is the current through each resistor?