Circuits

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Which of the following expressions gives the capacitance for a capacitor in a circuit in which the only factors known are a) the current through the circuit, b) the resistance of the circuit, and c) the charge that has accumulated on the capacitor?

2

You are given three resistors with known values:

$R1=100\Omega$

$R2=50\Omega$

$R3=10\Omega$

You are asked to create a circuit with a total resistance of between $40\Omega$ and $45\Omega$ . How should you arrange the resistors to accomplish this?

3

What size resistor should be connected across the terminals of a battery to produce a current of ?

4

What is the RMS voltage of a peak-to-peak AC current?

5

Which of the following expressions gives the capacitance for a capacitor in a circuit in which the only factors known are a) the current through the circuit, b) the resistance of the circuit, and c) the charge that has accumulated on the capacitor?

6

What size resistor should be connected across the terminals of a battery to produce a current of ?

7

What is the RMS voltage of a peak-to-peak AC current?

8

You are given three resistors with known values:

$R1=100\Omega$

$R2=50\Omega$

$R3=10\Omega$

You are asked to create a circuit with a total resistance of between $40\Omega$ and $45\Omega$ . How should you arrange the resistors to accomplish this?

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A parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric has capacitance . The distance between the capacitor plates is halved. What is the new capacitance?

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A parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric has capacitance . The distance between the capacitor plates is halved. What is the new capacitance?

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