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SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 11TH EDITION

TUTORIAL 5 – Chapter 18.4 – 18.5, 16.6

Definition & Conceptual Questions

1. Junction Rule is defined as the sum of the currents entering any junction must (equal /
exceed) the sum of the currents leaving that junction.

2. Loop Rule is defined as the sum of the potential differences across all the elements
around any closed-circuit loop must be (zero / nonzero).

3. Sketch a graph of charging and discharging a capacitor.

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4. According to the RC equation, q = Q(1 − e ) , time constant is defined as time required
for the charge to (increase / decrease) from zero to 63.2 % of its maximum equilibrium
value.

5. Two capacitors with CA greater than CB and are connected in series with a battery. What
happen to charges QA and QB on both capacitors?
A. QA < QB
B. QA > QB
C. QA = QB
D. QA ≠ QB

6. The effective capacitance of a capacitor is reduced when capacitors are connected in

A. series
B. parallel
C. series-parallel combination
D. none of the above

7. Two capacitors are connected in parallel. The potential difference across each capacitor
is ____________.
A. different
B. same
C. zero
D. infinite

8. Kirchhoff’s loop rule is consequence of law of conservation of ____________.

A. energy
B. charge
C. momentum
D. power

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Structured Questions

Chapter 18.4

1. Find the potential difference across each resistor in Figure 1.

Figure 1

Answer: V2.00 Ω = 3.05 V, V4.00 Ω = 7.38 V, V3.00 Ω = 4.57 V, V5.00 Ω = 1.62 V

2. (a) Can the circuit shown in Figure 2 be reduced to a single resistor connected to
the batteries? Explain.
(b) Find the magnitude of the current and its direction in each resistor.

Figure 2
Answer: I1 = 0.353 A, I2 = 0.116 A, I3 = 0.471 A

3. A circuit containing batteries and resistors are connected as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3

a) Write the equation of junction rule at point G.

Answer: 𝑰𝟏 − 𝑰𝟐 − 𝑰𝟑 = 𝟎

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b) Write the equation of loop rules for loop A-B-C-D-E-F-J-I-H-G-A.

Answer: 𝟏𝟓𝑰𝟏 + 𝟎𝑰𝟐 + 𝟖𝑰𝟑 = 𝟕

c) Write the equation of loop rules for loop F-G-H-I-J-F.

Answer: 𝟎𝑰𝟏 + 𝟗𝑰𝟐 − 𝟖𝑰𝟑 = 𝟓

d) Determine the magnitude of current I1, I2 and I3.

Answer: 𝑰𝟏 = 𝟎. 𝟒𝟗 𝑨 , 𝑰𝟐 = 𝟎. 𝟓𝟐 𝑨 , 𝑰𝟑 = −𝟎. 𝟎𝟒 𝑨

Chapter 16.6

4. Two capacitors give an equivalent capacitance of 9.00 pF when connected in parallel and
an equivalent capacitance of 2.00 pF when connected in series. What is the capacitance
of each capacitor?
Answer: 3.00 pF and 6.00 pF

5. For the system of capacitors shown in Figure 4, find (a) the equivalent capacitance of the
system, (b) the charge on each capacitor, and (c) the potential difference across each
capacitor.

Figure 4
Answer: (a) 3.33 µF,
(b) Q3.00µF&6.00 µF =180 µC, Q2.00µF&4.00 µF =120 µC,
(c) V2.00µF = 60.0 V, V3.00µF = 60.0 V, V4.00 µF = 30.0 V, V6.00 µF = 30.0 V

6. Find the charge on each of the capacitors in Figure 5.

Figure 5

Answer: Q1.00 µF = 16.0 µC, Q8.00 µF = 64.0 µC, Q5.00 µF = 80.0 µC, Q4.00 µF = 32.0 µC

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