HW-3 - Theory - Mod - Homework - The Series Circuit

E1 = 190V R1 = 975Ω R2 = 400Ω What is the current (IT) in amps in this circuit?

.1381A

R1= ? R2= 10Ω R3= 40Ω R4= 20Ω ET= 500V RT= 100Ω If the total resistance (RT) of the circuit is 100 Ω, what is the value of R1?

30Ω

R1 = 500Ω R2 = 250Ω What is the total resistance of this circuit?

750Ω

The two resistors in a series circuit have voltages of 25 V and 60 V. The applied voltage is

85V

___________ in a circuit is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance

current

The sum of each series component voltage must equate to the circuit _________ voltage

supply

What happens to the current in a circuit if the resistance is increased?

the current decreases

E1 = 60V R1 = 750Ω R2 = 225Ω R3 = 900Ω R4 = 325Ω What is the current (IT) in this circuit?

.0272A

A series circuit has a total resistance of 240Ω and a current flow of 4 A. What is the applied voltage?

960Ω

Current flow in an electrical circuit is caused by ______ and opposed by resistance.

voltage

Individual component ______________ are added to create a sum equal to the source voltage

voltage drops

E1 = 160V R1 = 100Ω R2 = 325Ω What is the "current (IT)" in this circuit?

.3734

A series circuit has a total resistance of 180Ω and an applied voltage of 120 V. What is the current flow?

.667A

An electric circuit has a resistance of 20 ohms. The current is measured to be 6 A. How many volts are applied to the circuit?

120V

R1 = 75Ω R2 = 50Ω R3 = 25Ω What is the total resistance of this circuit?

150Ω

R1= 120Ω R2= 10Ω R3= 75Ω R4= 30Ω Solve for the total resistance (RT) in the circuit:

235Ω

R1 = 125Ω R2 = 875Ω R3 = 775Ω R4 = 675Ω What is the total resistance of this circuit (RT)?

2450Ω

Solve for the missing value: Volts= ? Amps= 10A Ohms= 60Ω

600V

A two-resistor series circuit has an applied voltage of 100 V. The voltage across one of the resistors is 40 V. The voltage across the other resistor is

60V

R1= 1Ω R2= 2Ω R3= 3Ω ET= 24V Calculate the amount of voltage "dropped" by each resistor:

E1= 4V E2= 8V E3= 12V

Individual component resistance values are _________ to create a sum total. The sum of the resistance is equal to the total resistance.

added

A complete circuit or path is often referred to as a ________ circuit.

closed

Kirchhoff's current law (1st Law) states that the current flowing into a node (or a junction) must be ______ to the current flowing out of it.

equal

A circuit is defined as a complete path for "voltage" to flow from a source of "voltage" through a load and back to the source

false

A series circuit has only ____ possible path for current to flow.

one

Voltage is a difference of _________ between two points in a circuit.

potential

The current is the ______ value in all parts of a series circuit.

same

The formula for determining the total series resistance in a circuit is: RT = R1 + R2 + R3 + ....RN

true