Opens and shorts are typical problems that occur in electric circuits.

More Questions from Series-Parallel Circuits

• Attaching a 6 kΩ load to a voltage divider will cause a smaller decrease in the output voltage than will attaching a 5 kΩ load.
• In the given circuit, the Thevenin voltage equals 6 V.
• The voltage out when a 10 kΩ load is connected is 5.7 volts.
• The current through R6 is 8.5 mA.
• Observed voltages not being shared identify components in parallel in a series–parallel circuit.
• If the output voltage of a certain loaded voltage divider is 12 V, the output voltage might decrease when the load is removed.
• The loading effect of a voltmeter can be ignored if ____.
• If a Wheatstone bridge is balanced, its output voltage is ____.
• In the given circuit, the current flowing through R3 equals ______.
• Series components in a series–parallel circuit may be in series with other _______________ components, or with other _______________ components.

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