AP Physics 1 › Series and Parallel
What is the total resistance of three resistors, ,
, and
, in parallel?
If we have 3 resistors in a series, with resistor 1 having a resistance of , resistor 2 having a resistance of
, and resistor 3 having a resistance of
, what is the equivalent resistance of the series?
Four configurations of resistors are shown in the figure. Assume all resistors have the same resistance equal to . Rank the different combinations from largest equivalent resistance to smallest equivalent resistance.
Three resistors, ,
, and
, arearranged as follows. What is the equivalent resistance of this setup?
What is the effective resistance of this DC circuit?
What is the total current flowing through a system with 2 resistors in parallel with resistances of
and
, and a battery with voltage difference of 10V?
A circuit is made up of a voltage source with three resistors connected in series. The resistors have a resistance of and the current flowing through one of the resistor is
. What is the voltage provided by the voltage source?
Two lightbulbs, one graded at and one graded at
are connected in series to a battery. Which one will be brighter? What if they are connected in parallel?
Determine the total charge stored by a circuit with 2 identical parallel-plate capacitors in parallel with area , and a distance of
between the parallel plates. Assume the space between the parallel plates is a vacuum. The circuit shows a voltage difference of 10V.
Consider two circuits: one contains two resistors wired in series, each with a resistance of , while the other contains two resistors wired in parallel, one with a resistance of
and the other with an unknown resistance. The circuits are completely independent, each having its own
battery, and each drawing a current of
. What must the resistance of the unknown resistor be for the two circuits to have the same total resistance?