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One billion electrons pass a certain point in a microsecond. This corresponds to a current of [Hint]
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Three amps corresponds to how many electrons per second? [Hint]
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What is the 'average' (rms) speed of the electrons in a wire at 30 oC? [Hint]
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A 2 amp current flows in a conductor which has 1x1024 free electrons per meter. What is their average drift velocity in the direction of the current? [Hint]
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If the circuit in the above question is a 20 foot long wire in your automobile, how long would it take an electron to travel from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the battery? [Hint]
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Two otherwise identical wires are made of different materials, the second having twice the resistivity of the first. The first has a resistance of 2 ohms, the second has a resistance of [Hint]
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Two aluminum wires have the same diameter but the second is twice as long as the first. If the first has a resistance of 2 ohms, the resistance of the second is [Hint]
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Two copper wires have the same length but the second has twice the diameter of the first. If the resistance of the first is 2 ohms, the resistance of the second is [Hint]
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What is the resistance of a 10 km long copper wire with a diameter of 4mm? [Hint]
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If the wire in the above question has a resistance of 10 ohms and is transmitting 10 kW at 1000 volts how much power is lost in the wire? [Hint]
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If the power in the above question is being transmitted at 10000 volts, what is the power loss in the wire? [Hint]
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Which has a higher resistance, a 60 watt or a 100 watt lightbulb? [Hint]
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Which formula(s) can be used to calculate the power output of a battery? [Hint]
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Which formula(s) can be used to calculate the power output of a light bulb? [Hint]
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What is the internal resistance of a 1500 watt electric space heater operating at a standard house voltage of 120 V? [Hint]
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