1. A2.0-ohmresistoranda4.

0-ohmresistorareconnected
inserieswitha12-voltbattery.Ifthecurrentthrough
the2.0-ohmresistoris2.0amperes,thecurrentthrough
the4.0-ohmresistoris
A) 1.0A B) 2.0A C) 3.0A D) 4.0A
2. BaseyouranswertothefollowingquestiononThe
diagrambelowrepresentsacircuitconsistingoftwo
resistorsconnectedtoasourceofpotentialdifference.

Whatisthecurrentthroughthe20.-ohmresistor?
A) 0.25A
C) 12A

B) 6.0A
D) 4.0A

3. CircuitA hasfour3.0-ohmresistorsconnectedinseries
witha24-voltbattery,andcircuitB hastwo3.0-ohm
resistorsconnectedinserieswitha24-voltbattery.
ComparedtothetotalpotentialdropacrosscircuitA,the
totalpotentialdropacrosscircuitB is
A) one-halfasgreat
C) thesame

6. A3-ohmresistoranda6-ohmresistorareconnectedin
parallelacrossa9-voltbattery.Whichstatementbest
comparesthepotentialdifferenceacrosseachresistor?
A) Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe6-ohm
resistoristhesameasthepotentialdifference
acrossthe3-ohmresistor.
B) Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe6-ohmresistoris
twiceasgreatasthepotentialdifferenceacrossthe
3-ohmresistor.
C) Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe6-ohmresistoris
halfasgreatasthepotentialdifferenceacrossthe
3-ohmresistor.
D) Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe6-ohmresistoris
fourtimesasgreatasthepotentialdifferenceacross
the3-ohmresistor.
7. Whichcircuithasthesmallestequivalentresistance?
A)

B)

B) twiceasgreat
D) fourtimesasgreat

4. BaseyouranswertothefollowingquestiononThe
circuitdiagrambelowrepresentsfourresistorsconnected
toa12-voltsource.

C)

Whatisthetotalcurrentinthecircuit?
A) 0.50A
C) 8.6A

B) 2.0A
D) 24A

5. A3.0-ohmresistorarida6.0-ohmresistorareconnected
inseriesinanoperatingelectriccircuit.Ifthecurrent
throughthe3.0-ohmresistoris4.0amperes,whatisthe
potentialdifferenceacrossthe6.0-ohmresistor?
A) 8.0V B) 2.0V C) 12V

D) 24V

D)

8. Whichcombinationofresistorshasthesmallest
equivalentresistance?
A)
B)

C)

D)

9. Threeidenticallampsareconnectedinparallelwitheach
other.IftheresistanceofeachlampisXohms,whatis
theequivalentresistanceofthisparallelcombination?
A)

B)

C)

D)

10. Threeresistors,4ohms,6ohms,and8ohms,are
connectedinparallelinanelectriccircuit.The
equivalentresistanceofthecircuitis
A)
B)
C)
D)

lessthan4
between4 and8
between10 and18
18

11. Acircuitconsistsofa10.0-ohmresistor,a15.0-ohm
resistor,anda20.0-ohmresistorconnectedinparallel
acrossa9.00-voltbattery.Whatistheequivalent
resistanceofthiscircuit?
A) 0.200
C) 4.62

B) 1.95
D) 45.0

12. InwhichcircuitwouldcurrentflowthroughresistorR 1,butnotthroughresistorR 2whileswitchSis

open?
A)

B)

C)

D)

13. Intheelectriccircuitdiagrambelow,possiblelocations
ofanammeterandavoltmeterareindicatedbycircles
1,2,3,and4

Whereshouldanammeterbelocatedtocorrectly
measurethetotalcurrentandwhereshouldavoltmeter
belocatedtocorrectlymeasurethetotalvoltage?
A)
B)
C)
D)

ammeterat1andvoltmeterat4
ammeterat2andvoltmeterat3
ammeterat3andvoltmeterat4
ammeterat1andvoltmeterat2

Baseyouranswerstoquestions14and15ontheinformationbelow.
A15-ohmresistoranda20.-ohmresistorareconnectedinparallelwitha9.0-voltbattery.Asingle
ammeterisconnectedtomeasurethetotalcurrentofthecircuit.
14. Inthespacebelow,drawadiagramofthiscircuitusingsymbolsfromtheReference Tables for Physical
Setting/Physics.[Assumetheavailabilityofanynumberofwiresofnegligibleresistance.]
15. Calculatetheequivalentresistanceofthecircuit.[Showallwork,includingtheequationandsubstitution
withunits.]

Baseyouranswerstoquestions16and17ontheinformationanddiagrambelow.
Acircuitcontainsa12.0-voltbattery,anammeter,avariableresistor,andconnectingwiresofnegligible
resistance,asshownbelow.

Thevariableresistorisanichromewire,maintainedat20.C.Thelengthofthenichromewiremaybe
variedfrom10.0centimetersto90.0centimeters.Theammeterreads2.00ampereswhenthelengthofthe
wireis10.0centimeters.
16. Determinetheresistanceofthe10.0-centimeterlengthofnichromewire.
_______________________
17. Calculatethecross-sectionalareaofthenichromewire.[Showallwork,includingtheequationand
substitutionwithunits.]
18. Theheatingelementinanautomobilewindowhasa
resistanceof1.2ohmswhenoperatedat12volts.
Calculatethepowerdissipatedintheheatingelement.
[Showallwork,includingtheequationandsubstitution
withunits.]
19. Asimplecircuitconsistsofa100.-ohmresistor
connectedtoabattery.A25-ohmresistoristobe
connectedinthecircuit.Determinethesmallest
equivalentresistancepossiblewhenbothresistorsare
connectedtothebattery.

21. A6-ohmresistoranda4-ohmresistorareconnectedin
serieswitha6-voltbatteryinanoperatingelectric
circuit.Avoltmeterisconnectedtomeasurethe
potentialdifferenceacrossthe6-ohmresistor.
Inthespacebelow,drawadiagramofthiscircuit
includingthebattery,resistors,andvoltmeterusing
symbolsfromtheReference Tables for Physical
settings/Physics. Labeleachresistorwithitsvalue.
[Assumetheavailabilityofanynumberofwiresof
negligibleresistance.]

22. Inthespacebelow,drawadiagramofanoperating
circuitthatincludes:
_______________________
abatteryasasourceofpotentialdifference
tworesistorsinparallelwitheachother
20. Calculatetheresistanceofa900.-watttoasteroperating
anammeterthatreadsthetotalcurrentinthecircuit
at120volts.[Showallwork,includingtheequation
andsubstitutionwithunits.]

Baseyouranswerstoquestions23through25ontheinformationbelow.
A5.0-ohmresistor,a10.0-ohmresistor,anda15.0-ohmresistorareconnectedin
parallelwithabattery.Thecurrentthroughthe5.0-ohmresistoris2.4amperes.
23. UsingthecircuitsymbolsfoundintheReference Tables for Physical Setting/Physics,drawadiagramof
thiselectriccircuit.
24. Calculatetheamountofelectricalenergyexpendedinthe5.0-ohmresistorin2.0minutes.[Showallwork,
includingtheequationandsubstitutionwithunits.]
25. A20.0-ohmresistorisaddedtothecircuitinparallelwiththeotherresistors.Describetheeffectthe
additionofthisresistorhasontheamountofelectricalenergyexpendedinthe5.0-ohmresistorin2.0
minutes.
26. Alengthofcopperwireanda1.00-meter-longsilver
wirehavethesamecross-sectionalareaandresistance
at20C.Calculatethelengthofthecopperwire.[Show
allwork,includingtheequationandsubstitutionwith
units.]

Baseyouranswerstoquestions30and31onthe
informationanddiagrambelow.
A10.0-meterlengthofcopperwireisat20C.
Theradiusofthewireis1.010-3meter.

Baseyouranswerstoquestions27through29onthe
informationanddiagrambelow.
A15-ohmresistorR1,anda30-ohmresistor,R2,
aretobeconnectedinparallelbetweenpointsAand
Binacircuitcontaininga90-voltbattery.

30. Determinethecross-sectionalareaofthewire.
31. Calculatetheresistanceofthewire.[Showallwork,
includingtheequationandsubstitutionwithunits.]

27. Completethediagramabove,toshowthetworesistors
connectedinparallelbetweenpointsAandB.
28. DeterminethepotentialdifferenceacrossresistorR 1.
29. CalculatethecurrentinresistorR 1.[Showallwork,
includingtheequationandsubstitutionwithunits.]

AnswerKey
Circuits(AP)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

21.

22.

23.

24.
25.

14.

Theenergyexpended
inthe5.0-ohm
resistorremainsthe
same.

26.

15.

Req =8.6

16.

6.00

17.

18.

19.
20.

20.

27.

28.

90V

29.

6.0A

30.

3.110 6m 2

31.

5.510 -2