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Parallel Circuits problems


  • 1. When a parallel 5 kΩ resistor and a 25 kΩ resistor have a 10 V supply, what is the total power loss?

  • Options
  • A. 2.4 mW
  • B. 3.3 mW
  • C. 24 mW
  • D. 33 mW
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which component is shorted?

    Electronics Parallel Circuits: Which component is shorted?

  • Options
  • A. R1
  • B. R2
  • C. R3
  • D. R4
  • Discuss
  • 3. What is the total resistance?

    Electronics Parallel Circuits: What is the total resistance?

  • Options
  • A. 7 kΩ
  • B. 1 kΩ
  • C. 706 Ω
  • D. 353 Ω
  • Discuss
  • 4. If a 1 kΩ and a 2 kΩ resistor are parallel-connected across a 12 V supply, how much current is received by the 2 kΩ resistor?

  • Options
  • A. 4 mA
  • B. 6 mA
  • C. 8 mA
  • D. 12 mA
  • Discuss
  • 5. What is RT for fifteen 2 MΩ resistors all connected in parallel?

  • Options
  • A. 133 kΩ
  • B. 300 kΩ
  • C. 750 kΩ
  • D. 30 MΩ
  • Discuss
  • 6. Kirchhoff's current law for parallel circuits states that the:

  • Options
  • A. sum of all branch voltages equals zero
  • B. total circuit resistance is less than the smallest branch resistor
  • C. sum of currents into a junction is equal to the difference of all the branch currents
  • D. sum of the total currents flowing out of a junction equals the sum of the total currents flowing into that junction
  • Discuss
  • 7. Electronics Parallel Circuits: What does V<

    What does VS equal in the given circuit?


  • Options
  • A. 0 V
  • B. 9 V
  • C. 27 V
  • D. More information is needed to find VS.
  • Discuss
  • 8. The voltage across any branch of a parallel circuit:

  • Options
  • A. varies as the total current varies
  • B. is inversely proportional to total circuit resistance
  • C. is equally applied to all branch conductances
  • D. is dropped in proportion to each branch resistance
  • Discuss
  • 9. What are the individual values of two parallel resistors whose RT is 8 ohms, when one has double the resistance of the other?

  • Options
  • A. 2.7 ohms and 5.3 ohms
  • B. 8 ohms and 16 ohms
  • C. 10 ohms and 20 ohms
  • D. 12 ohms and 24 ohms
  • Discuss
  • 10. Which is considered to be the common reference for a parallel circuit?

  • Options
  • A. Voltage
  • B. Current
  • C. Power
  • D. Resistance
  • Discuss

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