Chapter 1 Exercise

Current
1. Describe how a current flows through a closed circuit.
2. 10C of charge flows through a wire in 5.0s, what is the current?
3. Convert 2.5mA into amperes.
4. How long does it take for 50 of charge to flow through a cross-section in a wire that has
20

of current flowing through it?

5. A light bulb has 2.0A flowing through it for 1.0min, how much charge has passed through
it?
6. When current flows through a metal, it is the flow of electrons that give rise to the current.
The charge of each electron is 1.6 10

, ignoring its polarity, how many electrons

flow past a conductor for each second for 1 of current?

Electromotive Force and Potential Difference (Voltage)

1. A battery gives 2.0J of energy for every 0.40C of charge that flows through it, what is the
EMF of a battery.
2. Explain the difference between electromotive force and potential difference.
3. A light bulb is rated 12V, how much energy is used up if 5.0C of charge flows through it?
4. A household heater is connected to a 240 source. How much charge needs to flow
through it for it to consume 5000 of energy?
5. How much energy is stored in an electron with charge of 1.6 10

C when it passed

through a battery with an EMF of 1.5V?

6. A 6.0V source delivers 3.0kJ of energy to a quantity of charge, what is that quantity of
charge?

Power
1. A speaker consumes 100J of energy in 0.50s, what is the power of the speaker.

2. Calculate the current drawn by:

a. A 80W globe connected to a 120 source.
b. A 1800W heater connected to a 240V source.
3. How much energy in Joules does 1

, the amount of energy supplied by a 1

source

in 1 hour, has?
4. How long does it take for a 1.5

heater to produce 50

of heat energy?

5. The voltage drop across of a LED is 2.3V, if 2.0A of current is flowing through it, what is
the power of the LED?
6. How much power is required by a lift if it needs to lift 2000

up to 30

in 30 seconds,

assuming the lift is 75% efficient?

Resistance
1. What is the current flowing through a 400 resistor if the voltage applied across is 50V?
2. What is the difference between an Ohmic and non-Ohmic devices?
3. A resistor has a voltage drop of 2.0V when 1.0mA of current is passing through it. What is
the resistance of the resistor?
4. A resistor of 100 is connected to a 9.0V battery, what is the power dissipated by the
resistor?
5. A 20

light bulb has 1.5 of current flowing through it, what is the resistance of the light

bulb?
6. To measure the resistance of an unknown resistor, it is connected to a 1.5 battery and the
current across it is measured. The current reading is 7.5
a. What is the resistance?
b. What is the power dissipated by the resistor?