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Honors Physics ‘Ohm's Law, Resistivity, Power 1 ‘A subwoofer needs a household voltage of 110 V to push a current of 5.5 A through its coil. What subwoofer? 200} sy. re» jo=(ss)R -» [RP aon] A circuit contains a 1.5 volt battery and a bulb with a resistance of 3 ohms. Calculate the current. (0.5 A] OveIR -» Lo=50) ~[7= 0.5A An electric heater works by passing a current of 100 A through a coiled metal wire, making it red hot. Ifthe resistance of the wire is 1.1 ohms, what voltage must be applied to it? [110 V) DveTR 0 dV= leos(i-l) =] OV. A light bulb has @ resistance of 5 ohms and @ maximum current of 10 A. How much voltage can be applied before the bulb will break? [50 V] BRIER © Dv =(0)¢5) What happens to the current in a circuit ia 1.5-volt batery ig remaved and is replaced by a 3-volt battery? open edn ce ‘What happens to the etrentina circuit Fa TO resistor is removed and replaced by a 20 9 resistor? Current Decreases] “Ove TR Solve for the unknown ff each of these cirouits[ T-2-A, 50 V, 24 QJ the resistance of the Bv7Ie oyesk ave TR 19202) ove Fee) iyo 25 R Use the following table to answer the next few questions {Material Resistivity ‘Aluminum 228x10-* Copper 1.72x10-* Silver 1.59x10-8 Carbon 35x10 Maple(wood 30x10 8 What isthe resistance of 30. iver vite wih 2mm diameter? (0.150 HBT RON EO/ (0,6 o1)2 =lo1ea) 9. A carbon wire with'a'3 mit oA mee thas a resistance of 100 ohms. How long isthe wire? (20.2 m} DBL Jog = GENO PDE =e ]E = 30.30) 10. A200 m long aluminum @ire has the same resistance and cfose-422%Sa area as dearborr wire: WRat isthe length ofthe carbon wire? (Hint: st the resistance of the carbon wire to that of sania; On BES be” be7aks ee), Giese = [E=O.e 73m) 11, What is the power wens vote of 120 V arivala 2-A curent tiflugh a device? (240 W] stv + P= acre) > |rqe ws] 12. What is the current when’a 60-W lamp is connected to 120 V? [22%] Pary Gonz(is) = be vo-e8 13, What isthe resistance of a 100 W light bulb with a potential difference of 110 V across it? [121 O] Me 002 UO” a]es iat) 14, A bulb is plugged into a 120°Volt outlet, The resistance of the bulbs is 330 ohms, a. Calculate the watts and kw. (43.63 W, 0.043.63 kW] b. Calculate the cost to run the bulb for 10 hours @ 8 (0.04563 kuYllen) (0. poe 2[ISib aw Ceusesky) EX, Gea conse ob bine) 4oo3s

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