Circuit Properties

Practice Questions

AP Physics 2 › Circuit Properties

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A resistor has cross sectional area $16\textup{ mm}^2$ and length $2\textup{ cm}$ . When placed in series with a $3\textup{ V}$ battery, a current of $56.0\textup{ mA}$ is produced. Determine the resistivity.

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You have 4 resistors, , , , and , set up like this:

4resistorcircuit

Their resistance are as follows:

$\begin{align*} A&=1\Omega \ B&=3\Omega \ C&=4\Omega \ D&= 2\Omega \end{align*}$

If the battery has 8V, what is the total power dissipated through the resistors?

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A resistor has cross sectional area $16\textup{ mm}^2$ and length $2\textup{ cm}$ . When placed in series with a $3\textup{ V}$ battery, a current of $56.0\textup{ mA}$ is produced. Determine the resistivity.

4

A cylinder of an unknown material is being tested. It is tall, with a radius of . Electrodes are placed on each face of the cylinder. It is determined that the resistance is . What is the resistivity?

5

3 sets of parallel resistors

$R_1=R_4=1\Omega$

$R_2=R_5= 2\Omega$

$R_3=R_6 = 3\Omega$

Determine the total resistance of the given circuit.

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3 sets of parallel resistors

$R_1=R_4=1\Omega$

$R_2=R_5=2\Omega$

$R_3=R_6= 3\Omega$

Determine the voltage drop across

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3 sets of parallel resistors

$R_1=R_4=1\Omega$

$R_2=R_5= 2\Omega$

$R_3=R_6 = 3\Omega$

Determine the total resistance of the given circuit.

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You have 4 resistors, , , , and , set up like this:

4resistorcircuit

Their resistance are as follows:

$\begin{align*} A&=1\Omega \ B&=3\Omega \ C&=4\Omega \ D&= 2\Omega \end{align*}$

If the battery has 8V, what is the total power dissipated through the resistors?

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3 sets of parallel resistors

$R_1=R_4=1\Omega$

$R_2=R_5=2\Omega$

$R_3=R_6= 3\Omega$

Determine the voltage drop across

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A cylinder of an unknown material is being tested. It is tall, with a radius of . Electrodes are placed on each face of the cylinder. It is determined that the resistance is . What is the resistivity?

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