PRACTICE SHEET (NO.

14)
PHYSICS

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

Date: ……………………… Teacher: ………………………

Q1- Problem Solving

1) Three resistors,60 Ω, 30 Ω, and 20 Ω, are connected in parallel across a 90.0V

battery.

a) What is the equivalent resistance of the parallel circuit?

b) What is the current through the entire circuit?

c) What is the current through each branch of the circuit?

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2) You connect three 15 Ω resistors in parallel across a 30.0 V battery.

a) What is the equivalent resistance of the parallel circuit?

b) What is the current through the entire circuit?

c) What is the current through each branch of the circuit?

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3) You connect a 120 Ω resistor, a 60 Ω resistor, and a 40 Ω resistor in parallel across a
12.0 V battery.

a) What is the equivalent resistance of the parallel circuit?

b) What is the current through the entire circuit?

c) What is the current through each branch of the circuit?

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4) You connect a 16 Ω resistor and a 20 Ω resistor in parallel across a 40.0 V battery.

a) What is the equivalent resistance of the parallel circuit?

b) What is the total current in the entire circuit?

c) What is the current in the 16 Ω resistor?