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  • When one of three series resistors is removed from a circuit and the circuit is reconnected, the current


  • Options
  • A. increases
  • B. increases by one-third
  • C. decreases by one-third
  • D. decreases by the amount of current through the removed resistor

  • Correct Answer
  • increases 


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    • 1. The total power in a certain circuit is 12 W. Each of the four equal-value series resistors making up the circuit dissipates

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    • A. 12 W
    • B. 48 W
    • C. 3 W
    • D. 8 W
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    • 2. A series circuit consists of three resistors. Two resistors are 1.2 kΩ each. The total resistance is 12 kΩ. The value of the third resistor

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    • A. is 9,600 Ω
    • B. is 960 Ω
    • C. is 1.2 kΩ
    • D. cannot be determined
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    • 3. A series circuit consists of a 4.7 kΩ, a 12 kΩ, and a 2.2 kΩ resistor. The resistor that has the most voltage drop is

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    • A. the 12 kΩ
    • B. the 2.2 kΩ
    • C. the 4.7 kΩ
    • D. impossible to determine from the given information
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    • 4. Five resistors are connected in a series and there is a current of 3 A into the first resistor. The amount of current into the second resistor is

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    • A. 3 A
    • B. 1 A
    • C. 4 A
    • D. 0.3 A
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    • 5. The following resistors (one each) are connected in a series circuit: 470 Ω, 680 Ω, 1 kΩ, and 1.2 kΩ. The voltage source is 20 V. Current through the 680 Ω resistor is approximately

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    • A. 60 mA
    • B. 30 mA
    • C. 6 mA
    • D. 300 mA
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    • 6. If a 24 V and a 6 V battery are series opposing, the total voltage is

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    • A. 30 V
    • B. 24 V
    • C. 18 V
    • D. 0 V
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    • 7. The total resistance of eight 5.6 kΩ resistors in series is

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    • A. 8 Ω
    • B. 5,600 Ω
    • C. 4,480 Ω
    • D. 44,800 Ω
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following series combinations dissipates the most power when connected across a 120 V source?

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    • A. one 220 Ω resistor
    • B. two 220 Ω resistors
    • C. three 220 Ω resistors
    • D. four 220 Ω resistors
    • Discuss
    • 9. The total resistance of a circuit is 680 Ω. The percentage of the total voltage appearing across a 47 Ω resistor that makes up part of the total series resistance is

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    • A. 68%
    • B. 47%
    • C. 69%
    • D. 6.91%
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    • 10. Two 1.5 V cells are connected series opposing across two 100 Ω resistors in series. Total current flow is

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    • A. 15 mA
    • B. 5 mA
    • C. 2 mA
    • D. 0 A
    • Discuss


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