ele 100 quiz 4
The voltage across any branch of a parallel circuit is_____________.
the same as the other parallel elements
If R1 is disconnected from the circuit shown in problem #30, what would be the total resistance?
90 Ω
If R2 is disconnected from the circuit shown in problem #30, what would be the total resistance?
910 Ω
What is the main current flowing in the circuit of problem #11?
1.5 A
What are the values of the currents I1 and I2 in the circuit of problem #22?
1.8 Amps and 0.6 Amps
What is the voltage drop across the resistors R1 and R2 in the circuit of problem #16?
10 V, 10 V
What is the total equivalent resistance for the circuit shown here?(#22)
10 Ω
What is the total current in the circuit shown here?(#1)
170 mA
As additional resistors are connected to a parallel circuit, the total resistance will _______.
decrease
What is the total current flowing in the circuit shown in problem #14?
0.96 Amps
What is the total resistance in the circuit shown here?(#11)
10 Ω
What is the total resistance in the circuit shown here?(#16)
10 Ω
What is the total resistance between the terminals A &B in the circuit shown here?(#30)
100 Ω
If another 10 Ω resistor were added in series with R1 in the circuit shown in problem #30, what would be the total resistance?
110 Ω
What is the total resistance RT in the circuit shown below?(#36)
12.8Ω
If the first resistor opens in the circuit of problem #1, what will the total current be?
128 mA
What is the total equivalent resistance for the circuit shown here?(#14)
15.5 Ω
What is the voltage drop across the resistor R1 in the circuit of problem #26?
16 V
What is the current flowing through each of the two 10 Ω resistors in problem #16?
1A, 1A
What is the main current flowing in the circuit of problem #16?
2 A
What is the total current flowing in the circuit shown in problem #22?
2.4 A
What is the total equivalent resistance in the circuit shown below?
2.4 Ω
What is the total equivalent resistance for the circuit shown here?(#26)
2.5 Ω
What is the total resistance of the circuit shown below?
2.5Ω
A 120 Ω and a 40 Ω resistor are in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?
30 Ω
What is the voltage drop across the resistor R1 in the circuit of problem #22?
6 V
What is the total current flowing in the circuit shown in problem #26?
8 amps
What is the total equivalent resistance for the circuit shown here?(#20)
8 Ω
What are the individual currents in the 6Ω and 4Ω resistors in the circuit shown below?
8,12
What determines if resistor connections are in series, parallel or series-parallel?
Current flow
The first goal(s) to accomplish in analyzing a complex series-parallel circuit is to:
Determine the total resistance and the main current first.
The total resistance in a parallel circuit is always greater than the lowest-value branch resistor.
False
What happens to total resistance in a circuit with parallel resistors if one of them opens?
It increases
For the circuit shown here, which statement is true?(#29)
R2 is in parallel with R3
For the circuit shown here, which statement is true?
R5 is in parallel with R6 & R7 (which are in series)
A parallel circuit differs from a series circuit in that a parallel circuit has __________________.
more than one path for current flow