PRACTICE SHEET (NO.

15)

PHYSICS

Student’s Name: MYP Year 5/ Section: ( )

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Date: ……………………… Teacher: ………………………

Q1- Answer the following questions:

1) Identify which of these circuits is a parallel circuit, series circuit, or neither of them(Justify your
answer):

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2) Determine the amount of voltage across each resistor in this circuit.

3) In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of voltage (24 volts) from a single source.
a) Calculate the amount of current through each resistor.

b) Calculate the amount of power dissipated by each resistor.

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4) According to Ohm’s Law, how much current goes through each of the two resistors inthis circuit?

5) Qualitatively compare the voltage and current for each of the three light bulbs in this circuit.
(Assume the three light bulbs are identical).

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6) Suppose I connect two resistors in parallel with one another, like this:

How much electrical resistance would you expect an ohmmeter to indicate if it were connected across the
combination of these two parallel-connected resistors?

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7) In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4 amps) from a single source.

a) Find the equivalent resistance.

b) Find the current in the circuit.

c) Calculate the amount of voltage across each resistor.

d) Calculate the amount of power dissipated by each resistor.

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8) A 22 Ω lamp and a 4.5 Ω lamp are connected in series and placed across a potential difference of 45 V as
shown on the figure below.

a) Find the equivalent resistance in the circuit.

b) Find the current in the circuit.

c) Find the potential difference across each lamp.

d) What is the power used in each lamp?