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AP Physics B Electric Current HW 8-3

1. A hot plate has an internal resistance of 22.0 . It operates on 120 V household AC electricity. (a) How much current did it draw? (b) How much power did it develop? (c) If it operated for 15 minutes, how much heat did it develop? (d) If a kWh costs 4.5 cents, how much did it cost to run the thing? (a) 5.5 A (b) 660 W (c)5.9x105 J (d) $0.74 2. Examine this circuit. What is: (a) the total resistance, ( b) the total current, (c) the voltage drop for the 75.0 resistor? (a) 225.0 (b)1.20 A (c) 90.0 V
1 0 0 . 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 . 0 7 A 5 0 .

3. What happens to the light intensity of a set of identical lamps in series when you add an additional lamp? Justify. 4. What happens to the light intensity of a set of identical lamps in parallel when you add an additional lamp? Justify. 5. (a) Draw a circuit which has a 120.0 resistor in series with three resistors that are in parallel with each other; a 25.0 , 35.0 , and 45.0 resistor. The voltage source is a 9.00 V battery. (b) What is the current for this circuit? (b) 0.069 A 6. What is: (a) the current that goes through the 45.0 resistor and (b) what is the total current through the circuit? (a) 0.267 A (b) 1.89 A

2 5 0 . 1 2 . 0 V 1 5 0 . 4 5 0 .

3 5 . 0
7. What is (a) the voltage drop across the 75 resistor, (b) the total current supplied by the battery? (a) 4.2 V (b) 0.131 A R2 R
1

2 1 2 . 0 V 3

5
3

R R
5
4

8. What is (a) the total resistance of the circuit, (b) the total current in the circuit, (c) the power developed in the circuit? (a) 64.6 (b) 0.319 A (c) 6.55 W 9. What is (a) the total resistance of the circuit, (b) the total electric potential in the circuit, (c) the power developed by R3, the 115 resistor, and (d) the electrical potential provided by the 2battery? (a) 449 1 1 0 . 2 5 A0 A (b) 0.259 A (c) 7.54 W (d) 116 V
8 5 . 0 . 8 5 . 0 3 5 0 1 1 5

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R1

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R3

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AP Physics Electric Current 2 Ans

1. A hot plate has an internal resistance of 22.0 . It operates on 120 V household AC electricity. (a) How much
current did it draw? (b) How much power did it develop? (c) If it operated for 15 minutes, how much heat did it develop? (d) If a kWh costs 4.5 cents, how much did it cost to run the thing? V 120 V = = 5.5 A 660 W (a) I = (b) P = IV = 5.5 A ( 120 V ) = R 22.0 (c) P = (d)

W t

W = Pt

= 660

60 s J ( 15 min ) 1 min = s

590 000 J

1 h 1 kW 4.5 cents 660 W ( 15 min ) 0.74 cents = 60 min 1000 W 1 kWh 2. Examine this useless circuit. What is: (a) the total resistance, ( b) the total current, (c) the voltage drop for the 75.0 resistor?

0 . 0

0 . 0 7 5 0 . A

(a) R = R1 + R2 + R3 (b) I = (c) V = IR

= 100.0 + 50.0 + 75.0 = = 90.0 V

225.0

1 . 2 0

1.20 A = 1.20 A ( 75.0 )

3. What happens to the light intensity of a set of identical lamps in series when you add an additional lamp? How
come? 4. What happens to the light intensity of a set of identical lamps in parallel when you add an additional lamp? How come? R 1 1 2 0 5. (a) Draw a circuit which has a 120 resistor in series with three resistors that are in parallel with each other; a 25 , 35 , and 45 R 4 R 2 R 3 resistor. The voltage source is a 9.0 V battery. (b) What is the current 9 .0 V 4 5 3 5 2 5 for this circuit?

R = R1 + R234 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = + + = + + R234 = 11.0 R = 120 + 11 = 131 R234 R2 R3 R4 25 35 45 V 9.00 V I= = = 0.069 A R 131 6. What is: (a) the current that goes through the 45.0 resistor and (b) what is the total current through the
circuit?

V 12.0 V = = 0.267 A R 45.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 . 0 V = + + + = + + + R = 6.35 (b) R R1 R2 R3 R4 25 15 45 35 V 12.0 V I= = = 1.89 A R 6.35 7. What is (a) the voltage drop across the 75 resistor, (b) the total current supplied by the battery? 1 1 1 1 1 R1 = + = + R23 = 31.7 (a) R = R1 + R23 + R4 R23 R2 R3 75 55 2 5 R = 25 + 31.7 + 35 = 91.7 1 2 . 0 V R4 V 12.0 V I= = = 0.131 A 3 5 R 91.7
(a)

I3 =

2 5 0 . 1 5 0 .

4 5 0 . 3 5 . 0

5
3

R
5

V23 = IR23
(b) I =

= 0.131 A ( 31.7 ) 0.131 A

4.2 V

8. What is (a) the total resistance of the circuit, (b) the total current in the circuit, (c) the power developed in the circuit? (a) R = R1 + R2 + R345 + R6

1 1 1 = + R345 R3 + R4 R5 R345 = 14.58 64.6 = 0.1858 A ( 15 ) + 0.1858 A ( 10 ) 0.319 A = 20.61 V = 6.55 W

1 1 2 0 . 2 5 A0 8 5 . 0

1 1 1 = + R345 15 + 10 35

2 2 5

R = 15 + 10 + 14.58 + 25 =
(b)

V345 = V3 + V4 I= V345 R345 =

= I34 R3 + I34 R4 =

= 4.645 V

4.645 V 14.58

(c)

V = IR = 0.319 A ( 64.6 ) P = IV = 0.318 A ( 20.61 V )

9. What is (a) the total resistance of the circuit, (b) the total current in the circuit, (c) the power developed by R3, the 255 resistor, and (d) the electrical potential provided by the battery? 1 1 1 = + (a) R = R123 + R4 . 8 5 . 0 3 5 0 1 1 5 R123 R1 + R2 R3 1 1 1 V R1 R2 R3 = + R123 = 194 6 . 0 0 R4 R123 275 + 185 335 R = 194 + 255 = 449 = 50.25 V
2 5 . 0

(b) V = IR V123 = 0.150 A ( 335 )

I=

V R

50.25 V 194
P3 = I3V123

0.259 A
= 0.150 A ( 50.25 V ) = 7.54 W

(c) P = IV

(d)

V = IR = 0.259 A ( 449 )

116 V