Name:_________________________ 10.

A break in the wiring of a circuit is referred to as

Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer. a. a short circuit c. a grounded circuit
1. Which of the following statements about series circuits b. an open circuit d. a closed circuit
is FALSE?
11. A 10- resistor dissipates 1 W of power when
a. The same current flows through all parts of the
connected to a dc voltage source. If the value of dc
circuit.
voltage is doubled, the resistor will dissipate
b. The sum of the voltage drops across the resistances
a. 1 W b. 2 W c. 4 W D. 10 W
in the circuit equals the applied voltage.
12. Find the current (I1) that flows through R1 in the
c. The total resistance of the circuit is less than the
resistance of any single resistor in the circuit. circuit.
d. The total power expended in the circuit equals the a. 56 mA
product of the applied voltage and total circuit b. 14 mA
current. c. 90 mA
2. If a 240-volt circuit contains a 150-ohm resistor, a d. 800 mA
200-ohm resistor, and a 650-ohm resistor connected in
series, the voltage drop across the 150-ohm resistor is
a. 0.12 volts c. 0.24 volts 13. A resistor must provide a voltage drop of 27 V when
the current is 10 mA. Which of the following resistors
b. 24 volts d. 36 volts
will provide the required resistance and appropriate
3. If , in a parallel circuit with four branches having equal wattage rating?
resistances, one branch is opened, the a. 2.7 k, 1/8 W c. 270 k, 1/2 W
a. current in the entire circuit will stop flowing. b. 2.7 k, 1/2 W d. 2.7 k, 1/4 W
b. voltage across the remaining branches will 14. The resistance of an open circuit is
decrease. a. approximately 0 c. infinitely high
c. total current in the remaining circuit will decrease. b. very low d. none of these
15. The current in an open circuit is
d. total resistance of the remaining branches will
a. normally very high because the resistance of an
decrease. open circuit is 0.
4. If a 500-volt circuit with four 5-ohm resistors b. usually high enough to blow the circuit fuse.
connected in series develops a short circuit across c. zero.
three consecutive resistors, the current in the shorted d. slightly below normal.
circuit will increase to
a. 6.25 amp c. 25 amp 16. Find the total power dissipated in the circuit
shown at the right?
b. 100 amp d. 500 amp
a. 2.08 watts
5. The total power in the shorted circuit of question 4 will
b. 52 watts
be
c. 12.5 watts
a. 3125 watts. c. 4150 watts.
d. 25 watts
b. 12,500 watts. d. 50, 000 watts. 17. Three resistors in series have individual values of
6. A circuit containing a 100-ohm resistor connected in 120 , 680 , and 1.2 k. How much is the total
parallel with a 150-ohm resistor has a total resistance resistance, Rt?
of a. 1.8 k b. 20 k c. 2 k d. none of these
a. 50 ohms c. 60 ohms 18. In a series circuit, the largest resistance has
a. the largest voltage drop.
b. 125 ohms d. 250 ohms
b. the smallest voltage drop.
7. A series circuit with a 5-ohm resistor and a 20-ohm c. more current than the other resistors.
resistor connected to a voltage source of 100 volts will d. both a and c.
expend a total power of 19. A 10- and 15- are in series across a dc voltage
a. 25 watts c. 125 watts source. If the 10- resistor has a voltage drop of 12
V, how much is the applied voltage?
b. 400 watts d. 2500 watts
a. 18 V b. 12 V c. 30 V d. It cannot be determined.
8. The total resistance of a parallel circuit consisting of 20. What is the voltage drop across R2 ?
several resistors is a. 10 V
a. equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the resistances b. 2.73 V
of the individual resistors. c. 8.18 V
b. equal to the sum of the resistances of the individual d. 1.8 V
resistors.
c. greater than the resistance of any one of the parallel
21. How many 120- resistors must be connected in
resistors. parallel to obtain an equivalent resistance, Req, of
d. less than the resistance of any one of the parallel 15 ?
resistors. a. 15 b. 8 c. 12 d. 6
9. Three resistors having resistances of 8, 16, and 32 22. How much resistance must be connected in parallel
ohms connected in parallel have a total resistance of with a 360- resistor to obtain an equivalent
a. 4.57 ohms b. 9.14 ohms c. 56 ohms d. 112 ohms resistance, (R 1,2 ) of 120 ?
a. 360 b. 480 c. 1.8 k d. 180