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1 .       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 [Hint]

 
 
 
 


2 .       To measure the current out of the second resistor in a circuit consisting of four resistors, an ammeter can be placed [Hint]

 
 
 
 


3 .       When a fourth resistor is connected in series with three resistors, the total resistance [Hint]

 
 
 
 


4 .       When one of three series resistors is removed from a circuit and the circuit is reconnected, the current [Hint]

 
 
 
 


5 .       A series circuit consists of three resistors with values of 120 omega.gif, 270 omega.gif,and 330 omega.gif.The total resistance is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


6 .       A 12 V battery is connected across a series combination of 68 omega.gif, 47 omega.gif, 220 omega.gif, and 33 omega.gif. The amount of current is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


7 .       All the voltage drops and the source voltage added together in a series circuit is equal to [Hint]

 
 
 
 


8 .       There are five resistors in a given series circuit and each resistor has 6 V dropped across it. The source voltage is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


9 .       A series circuit consists of a 4.7 komega.gif, a 12 komega.gif, and a 2.2 komega.gif resistor. The resistor that has the most voltage drop is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


10 .       Which of the following series combinations dissipates the most power when connected across a 120 V source? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


11 .       The total power in a certain circuit is 12 W. Each of the four equal-value series resistors making up the circuit dissipates [Hint]

 
 
 
 


12 .       A series circuit has a 24 V source and a total resistance of 120 omega.gif. The current through each resistor is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


13 .       The following resistors (one each) are connected in a series circuit: 470 omega.gif, 680 omega.gif, 1 komega.gif, and 1.2 komega.gif. The voltage source is 20 V. Current through the 680 omega.gif resistor is approximately [Hint]

 
 
 
 


14 .       The total resistance of eight 5.6 komega.gif resistors in series is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


15 .       A series circuit consists of three resistors. Two resistors are 1.2 komega.gif each. The total resistance is 12 komega.gif. The value of the third resistor is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


16 .       Three 680 omega.gif resistors are connected in series with a 470 V source. Current in the circuit is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


17 .       Four equal-value resistors are in series with a 12 V battery and 13.63 mA are measured. The value of each resistor is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


18 .       If a 24 V and a 6 V battery are series opposing, the total voltage is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


19 .       If a 6 V and a 9 V source are connected series aiding, the total voltage is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


20 .       The total resistance of a circuit is 680 omega.gif. The percentage of the total voltage appearing across a 47 omega.gif resistor that makes up part of the total series resistance is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


21 .       Two resistors are in series: a 5.6 komega.gif resistor and a 4.7 komega.gif resistor. The voltage drop across the 5.6 komega.gif resistor is 10 V. The voltage across the 4.7 komega.gif resistor is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


22 .       A string of five series resistors is connected across a 6 V battery. Zero voltage is measured across all resistors except R3. The voltage across R3 is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


23 .       A certain series circuit consists of a 1/8 W resistor, a 1/4 W resistor, and a 1/2 W resistor. The total resistance is 1200 omega.gif. If each resistor is operating in the circuit at its maximum power dissipation, total current flow is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


24 .       Two 1.5 V cells are connected series opposing across two 100 omega.gif resistors in series. Total current flow is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


25 .       Two 6 V batteries are connected series aiding across two 1.2 komega.gif resistors in series. Current through each resistor is [Hint]

 
 
 
 






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