Jannah Nicole R.

Lucañas STEM 2 - Bacolod General Physics 2

What I Have Learned
1. A 32.0-Ω resistor and a 20.0-Ω are connected in parallel, and the combination is
applied across a 240 V dc line.
(a) What is the resistance of the parallel combination?
1 1 1 1 −1
RT = ( 𝑅1
+ 𝑅2
+ 𝑅2
…. 𝑅𝑛
)

1 1 −1
RT = ( 32Ω + 20Ω
)

RT = 12.31Ω
(b) What is the total current through the parallel combination?
𝑉
IT = 𝑅𝑇

240𝑉
IT = 12.31Ω

IT = 19.5𝐴
(c) What is the current through each resistor?
𝑅𝑇
𝐼1 = 𝐼𝑇( 𝑅1
)

12.31Ω
𝐼1 = 19. 5𝐴 ( 32Ω
)

𝐼1 = 7. 5𝐴
𝑅𝑇
𝐼2 = 𝐼𝑇( 𝑅2
)

12.31Ω
𝐼2 = 19. 5𝐴 ( 20Ω
)

𝐼2 = 12𝐴

2. The circuit in the figure on the right shows a network of resistors connected in
series and in parallel.
(a) Determine the total resistance of the network.
1 1 −1 1 1 −1
RT = ( 3 + 6
) + ( 12 + 4
)

RT = 2Ω + 3Ω
RT = 5Ω
(b) What is the current through the 3.00-Ω?
𝑉
IT = 𝑅𝑇
 60𝑉
IT = 5Ω

IT = 12𝐴
𝑅2
𝐼1 = 𝐼𝑇( 𝑅1+ 𝑅2
)

6Ω
𝐼1 = 19. 5𝐴 ( 3Ω + 6Ω )

𝐼1 = 8𝐴

3. A triangular array of resistors is shown in the figure on the right. What current will
this array drawn from a 35.0V battery having negligible internal resistance if we
connect it across
a.) ab b.) bc c.) ac
𝑉 (𝑅𝑇) 𝑉 (𝑅𝑇) 𝑉 (𝑅𝑇)
I= 𝑅𝑝( Σ𝑅𝑠)
I= 𝑅𝑝( Σ𝑅𝑠)
I= 𝑅𝑝( Σ𝑅𝑠)

35𝑉 (45Ω) 35𝑉 (45Ω) 35𝑉 (45Ω)

I= 15Ω(30Ω)
I= 10Ω(35Ω)
I= 20Ω(25Ω)

I = 3.5A I= 4.5A I= 3.15A

What I Have Learned
a.) Find the current in resistor R
0 = −𝐼1 − 𝐼2 + 𝐼3

𝐼1 = 6A - 4A

𝐼1 = 2A

b) Find the resistance R

0 = −𝐼1 R + 28.0V − 𝐼3 𝑅3
28.0𝑉 − 𝐼3𝑅3
R= 𝐼1

28.0𝑉 −(6.00𝐴 * 3.00Ω)

R= 2.00𝐴

R = 5Ω
c) Find the unknown emf ε
0 = −𝐼2𝑅2 + ε −𝐼3𝑅3

ε = 𝐼2𝑅2 + 𝐼3𝑅3

ε = (4.00 A x 6.00 Ω) + (6.00 A x 3.00 Ω)

ε = 42V
What I Have Learned
Equivalent capacitance:
1 1 1 −1
𝐶𝑒𝑞 = ( 10 + 20
+ 15
)
−12
𝐶𝑒𝑞 = 4.62pF 4.62 * 10 F

Initial charge:
−9
Q0 = 3.5nC or 3.5*10 C
Resistance:
R = 25Ω
Energy:
𝑡/𝑅𝐶
𝑒 = 0. 2
Solution:
𝑄0 𝑡/𝑅𝐶
I= 𝑅(𝐶𝑒𝑞)
𝑅(𝑒 )
−9
3.5*10 𝐶
I= −9 ( 0. 2)
25Ω(3.5*10 𝐶 )

I = 30.30 ( 0. 2)
I = 13.6 A

Assessment: (Post-Test)
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. B