1. If the steady current 2.5 A flows in a wire for 5.

Calculate the heat produced by an electric

5 minutes, find the charged passed in any iron, which has a resistance of 30 ohms and
point in the circuit. 750 C takes a current of 3 amperes when it is
switched on for 15 seconds. 4050 joules
Solution:
Solution:

6. Calculate the resistance of a lamp if a voltage

2. The current in a light bulb is 0.835 A. How
of 12V causes a current of 3A to flow through
long does it take for a total charge of 1.67 C
the lamp. 4 ohms (4Ω)
to pass a point in the wire? 2sec.
Solution:
Solution:

7. Calculate the resistance of a heater if a

voltage of 230V causes a current of 200mA to
3. If a battery uses 45J of energy with a charge flow through the heater. 1150 Ω
of 15C what is the electric potential of the
battery? 3 V Solution:

Solution:

8. Calculate the voltage across a resistance of

4. How many joules of energy are released from a 40Ω when a current of 5A is flowing. 200V
9V battery that has a charge of 25C? 225Joules
Solution:
Solution:
9. Calculate the current flowing through a wire 13. A d-c generator has an e.m.f of 200 volts and
of resistance of 8Ω when a voltage of 12V is provides a current of 10 amps. How much
connected to the wire. 1.5A energy does it provide each minute?
Solution: Solution:

10. A radiator working with 30V potential 14. Calculate the total DC resistance of a 100
difference has power 180 watt. Find the metre roll of 2.5mm2 copper wire if the
current passing through and resistance of the resistivity of copper at 20oC is 1.72 x 10-8 Ω-m.
radiator. 6 ampere, 5Ω 688 milli-ohms or 0.688 Ohms

Solution: Solution:

15. Calculate the cross-sectional area, in 2 mm ,

of a piece of aluminium wire 100 m long and
having a resistance of 2. Take the resistivity
11. A 220 V – 5 A electric lamp is used for 30 of aluminium as 0.03 x 10-6 Ω-m. 1.52 mm2
minutes. How much energy does it require?
1,980 kiloJoules Solution:
Solution:

12. If a 40 watt lamp is turned on for one hour,

how many joules of electrical energy have 16. Find the resistance of 1 km of copper cable
been converted by the lamp? having a diameter of 10 mm if the resistivity
Solution: of copper 0.017 x 10-6 Ω-m. 0.216 

Solution:
17. What is the resistance of 1,000 feet of copper 21. A length of copper wire (α = 0.004041 at
wire having a cross-sectional area of 10,400 20o C) has a resistance of 5 ohms at 20
circular mils at a temperature of 20°C? 1 Ω degrees Celsius. Calculate its resistance if the
temperature were to increase to 50 degrees
Solution:
Celsius.5.606 ohms
Solution:

18. A 12-gauge wire has a diameter of 80.81 mils.

What is (a) its area in circular mils and (b) its
area in square mils?
22. If the resistance of a copper wire at freezing
Solution: (0°C) is 30 Ω , what is its resistance at –40°C?
24.88 ohms
Solution:

19. A rectangular conductor is 1.5 inches wide

and 0.25 inch thick. What is (a) its area in
square mils and (b) in circular mils? What size 23. If the resistance of a copper wire is 50Ω at
of round conductor is necessary to carry the 20°C, what is its resistance at 100°C (boiling
same current as the rectangular bar? point of water)?65.72 ohms

Solution: Solution:

24. If the resistance of a copper wire at freezing

20. We have a copper conductor wire with
(0°C) is 30 Ω, what is its resistance at
resistance = 20 ohms, at a temperature of 10
40°C?24.88 Ω
°C. What will be the new resistance value, if it
rises to 70°C? 24.85 ohms Solution:

Solution:
25. If the resistance of an aluminum wire at room 29. A coil of copper wire has a resistance of 62
temperature (20°C) is 100mΩ, at what ohms at room temperature of 24°C. (a)
temperature will its resistance increase to What will be its resistance at 80°C,(b) at -
120mΩ? T2=71.2°C 20°C? 75.43 ohms, 51.45 ohms
Solution: Solution:

26. An incandescent light bulb has a filament

resistance of 5.7 Ω when at room
temperature (20o C), but draws only 225 mA
when powered by a 12 volt DC source. Given 30. The diameter of a conductor is 0.064 inch.
that the filament is made out of tungsten What is the area in circular mils? 4096 CM
metal, calculate its temperature in degrees F
when powered by the 12 VDC source.3434 °F Solution:

Solution:

31. A 500 MCM ASCR cable has 37 strands.

Determine the diameter of each strand in
27. A copper wire has a diameter of 0.325 in. and mils? 116.247 mils
a resistance of 0.6 ohm at 20°C. Calculate its
length.611.38 ft. Solution:

Solution:

28. What kind of material is used in the armature 32. A 400,000 CM cable is compose of 37
on the construction of a 39-ohm rheostat if strands. What is diameter, in mils, of each
the wire has a length of 266 ft. and a strand? 104 mils
diameter of 22.6 mils? 75ohm-CM/ft.
Solution:
Solution:
33. A copper bus bar has a rectangular cross 37. What length ( in cm) of wire of diameter
section of dimensions 2 inches by 6 inches. 0.315 mm will be required to construct a coil
Determine the cross section area of bus of resistance 10 ohms, if the specific
bar in circular mils. 15.2788x106 CM resistance of the wire is 49μ ohm-cm. 159 cm
Solution: Solution:

34. A bus bar has a cross section of 0.5 inch by 38. A copper winding has a resistance of 0.25
0.6 inch. Determine its cross sectional area ohm at a temp. of 18°C. Calculate the temp.
in circular mils. 381,972.86 CM in the winding when after a period of
operation, the resistance increase to 0.31
Solution:
ohm. 78.6°C
Solution:

35. The specific resistance of copper used as

electric wires is 10.4 ohm-CM per foot. Find
the resistance of 1500 ft. of copper wire 39. A coil has resistance of 10 ohms at 15°C. Solve
whose diameter of 0.08 inch. 2.437 ohms its resistance at 30°C if the temp. coefficient
of resistance at 0°C is 0005/°C. 10.7 ohms
Solution:
Solution:

40. The copper field winding of an electric

36. A standard copper wire is 0.0064 inch in machine has a resistance of 46 ohms at a
diameter. What is the resistance of 1000 ft. temp. of 22°C.What will be its resistance at
of this wire at 20°C. 2.53 ohms a temp. of 75°C.
Solution: Solution:
 45. The value of ao of a conductor is 1/236 per
°C. The value of a18 will be per °C.
41. An electric press has resistance of 80 ohms
when cold (@ 20°C). When hot the Solution:
resistance rises to 150 ohms. What temp.
is reached if a constant temp. coefficient of
0.00618 at 0°C is assumed? 179.084°C
Solution:
46. Determine the insulation resistance of a
single -core cable of length 3km and having
conductor radius 12.5mm, insulation
thickness 10mm and specific resistance of
insulation of 5x1012ohm. 156 Mohms
Solution:
42. It is found that the resistance of a coil wire
increases from 50 ohms tat 15°C to 58 ohms
at 55°C. Calculate the temp. coefficient at 0°C
of the conductor material. 0.00425/°C
Solution:

47. A single core cable has a conductor radius of

0.5 cm a an insulation thickness of 0.3 cm. If
the specific resistance of insulation 5x1014
ohm-cm, solve the insulation resistance per
43. A given conductor has a resistance of 50 km of the cable. 374Mohms
ohms when it is temp. is 0°C. Calculate its
resistance at 60°C if the temp. coefficient Solution:
of resistance of the material at 0°C is
0.0043/°C. 63 ohms
Solution:

48. A single -core has an insulation resistance

495 mega-ohm per km. If the core
44. The value of resistance temp. coefficient of diameter is 2.5 cm and the resistivity of the
a conductor at 25°C is 1/255 per °C. Its insulation material is 4.5x1014 ohm-cm,
value at 20°C will be___. 1/ 250 per °C solve the thickness of the insulation. 1.25
cm
Solution:
Solution:
 49. The insulation resistance of a cable of length 55. What are the color bands on a 100 kΩ resistor
10km is 1Mohm. For a length of 100 km of with a 5% tolerance? Brown, Black, Yellow,
the same cable, the insulation resistance will Gold
be. 0.1Mohm
Solution:
Solution:

56. Generate the color code for the following

resistors:
50. A resistor is coded as Grey, Red, Gold, Gold. (a) Yellow, Violet, Green, Silver. 4.7M Ω or
Convert this color code. 8.2Ω, 5% 4,700,000 Ω, 10%
(b) Orange, White, Red, No Color. 3.9k Ω or
Solution: 3,900 Ω, 20%
(c) Grey, Red, Green, No Color . 8.2M Ω or
8,200,000 Ω,20%

51. A resistor is coded as Yellow, Violet, Black, Solution:

Gold. Convert this color code. 47 Ω, 5%
Solution:

52. A resistor is coded as Orange, Orange, Brown

,Gold. Convert this color code. 330 Ω, 5%
Solution:

53. A resistor is coded as Blue, Grey, Brown, Gold. 57. A portable machine requires a force of 200 N
Convert this color code. 680 Ω, 5% to move it. How much work is done if the
Solution: machine is moved 20 m and what average
power is utilized if the movement takes 25 s?
160 Watts
Solution:
54. What are the color bands on a 10 kΩ resistor
with a 5% tolerance? Brown, Black, Orange,
Gold
Solution:
58. A source e.m.f. of 5 V supplies a current of 3 63. A force of 4 N moves an object 200 cm in the
A for 10 minutes. How much energy is direction of the force. What amount of work
provided in this time? 9 kJ is done? 8J
Solution: Solution:

59. An electric heater consumes 1.8 MJ when

connected to a 250 V supply for 30 minutes.
Find the power rating of the heater and the
current taken from the supply. 4 A 64. An e.m.f. of 250 V is connected across a
resistance and the current flowing through
Solution:
the resistance is 4 A. What is the power
developed? 1 kW
Solution:

60. Find the conductance of a conductor of

resistance 10 ohms. 0.1 siemens
Solution:
65. 450 J of energy are converted into heat in 1
minute. What power is dissipated? 7.5 W
Solution:
61. A conductor has a conductance of 50 μS.
What is its resistance? 20 kiloohms
Solution:

66. A current of 10 A flows through a conductor

and 1W is dissipated. What p.d. exists across
62. A force of 2.5 kN is required to lift a load. the ends of the conductor? 1 V
How much work is done if the load is lifted
Solution:
through 500 cm? 12.5 kJ
Solution:
67. A battery of e.m.f. 12 V supplies a current of 5 71. A current of 3 A flows for 5 minutes. What
A for 2 minutes. How much energy is supplied charge is transferred? 900 C
in this time. 7.2 kJ
Solution:
Solution:

68. A dc electric motor consumes 36 MJ when

72. What force is required to give a mass of 20 kg
connected to a 250 V supply for 1 hour. Find
an acceleration of 30 m/s^2? 600 N
the power rating of the motor and the
current taken from the supply. 10 kW, 40 A Solution:

Solution:

73. Find the accelerating force when a car having

a mass of 1.7 Mg increases its speed with a
constant acceleration of 3 m/s^2. 5.1 kN
69. What quantity of electricity is carried by
Solution:
6.24x10^21 electrons? 1000 C

74. A force of 40 N accelerates a mass at 5

m/s^2.Determine the mass. 8 kg

70. In what time would a current of 1 A transfer a Solution:

charge of 30 C? 30 s
Solution:
75. Determine the force acting downwards on a
mass of 1500 g suspended on a string.14.72 N
79. Determine the p.d. which must be applied to
Solution: a 2 kohms resistor in order that a current of
10 mA may flow. 20 V
Solution:

76. What current must flow if 0.24 coulombs is to

be transferred in 15 ms? 16 A
80. A coil has a current of 50 mA flowing through
Solution: it when the applied voltage is 12. What is the
resistance of the coil? 240 ohms
Solution:

81. A 100 V battery is connected across a resistor

77. If a current of 10 A flows for four minutes,
and causes a current of 5 mA to flow.
find the quantity of electricity transferred.
Determine the resistance of the resistor. If
2400 C
the voltage is now reduced to 25 V, what will
Solution: be the new value of the current flowing?
1.25mA
Solution:

78. The current flowing through a resistor is 0.8 A

when a p.d. of 20 V is applied. Determine the
value of the resistance. 25 ohms
Solution:
82. What is the resistance of a coil which draws a 85. A current of 5 A flows in the winding of an
current of 200 μA from a 120 V supply? 600 electric motor, the resistance of the winding
000 ohms or 600 kohms or 0.6 Mohms being 100 . Determine
(a.)the p.d. across the winding, and
Solution:
>>>500V
(b) the power dissipated by the
coil>>> 2500 W or 2.5 kW

Solution:

83. A 100 W electric light bulb is connected to a

250 V supply. Determine
(a) the current flowing in the bulb >>> 0.4 A
(b) the resistance of the bulb >>> 625 ohms
Solution:

86. The hot resistance of a 240 V filament lamp is

960 ohms. Find the current taken by the lamp
and its power rating. 0.25 A, 60 W
Solution:

84. An electric kettle has a resistance of 30 .

What current will flow when it is connected
to a 240 V supply? Find also the power rating 87. A 12 V battery is connected across a load
of the kettle. 1.92 kW >> power rating of having a resistance of 40 . Determine the
kettle current flowing in the load, the power
Solution: consumed and the energy dissipated in 2
minutes. 0.3 A, 3.6 W, 432 J
Solution:
88. A source of e.m.f. of 15 V supplies a current 92. A 60 W electric light bulb is connected to a
of 2 A for six minutes. How much energy is 240 V supply. Determine
provided in this time? 10.8 kJ (a) the current flowing in the bulb and >>>
0.25 A
Solution:
(b) the resistance of the bulb.>>> 960 ohms
Solution:

89. In what time would a current of 10 A transfer

a charge of 50 C? 5 s
Solution:

93. Determine the p.d. which must be applied to

90. A current of 6 A flows for 10 minutes. What a 5 kohms resistor such that a current of 6
charge is transferred? 3600 C mA may flow. 30 V

Solution: Solution:

94. The hot resistance of a 250 V filament lamp

is 625 . Determine the current taken by the
lamp and its power rating. 0.4 A, 100 W
91. The current flowing through a heating Solution:
element is 5A when a p.d. of 35 V is applied
across it. Find the resistance of the element.
7ohms
Solution:
95. Determine the resistance of an electric fire 98. A current of 4 A flows through a conductor
which takes a current of 12 A from a 240 V and 10 W is dissipated. What p.d. exists
supply. Find also the power rating of the fire across the ends of the conductor? 2.5 V
and the energy used in 20 hrs. 20ohms , 2.88
Solution:
kW, 57.6 kWh
Solution:

99. Calculate the resistance of a 2 km length of

aluminum overhead power cable if the cross-
sectional area of the cable is 100 mm^2. Take
the resistivity of aluminum to be 0.03x10^-6
ohm-m. 0.6 ohms
Solution:

96. Determine the power dissipated when a

current of 10 mA flows through an appliance
having a resistance of 8 kilo ohms. 0.8 W
Solution:
100. Calculate the cross-sectional area, in mm^2,
of a piece of copper wire, 40 m in length and
having a resistance of 0.25 . Take the
resistivity of copper as 0.02x10^-6 ohm-m.
3.2 mm^2
Solution:

97. 85.5 J of energy are converted into heat in

nine seconds. What power is dissipated? 9.5
W
Solution:
101. The resistance of 1.5 km of wire of cross-
sectional area 0.17 mm^2 is 150 ohms.
Determine the resistivity (in microohm-m) of
the wire. 0.017 microohm-m
Solution:
102. Determine the resistance of 1200 m of 105. The resistance of a certain copper power
copper cable having a diameter of 12 mm. line is 100Ω at 20°C. What is its resistance
0.180 ohm when the sun heats up the line to 38°C? 107Ω
Solution: Solution:

103. The resistance of a 5 m length of wire is 600

ohms. Determine 106. When 120 V is applied across a certain light
(a) the resistance of an 8 m length of the bulb, a 0.5-A current flows, causing the
same wire, and>>> 960 ohms temperature of the tungsten filament to
(b) the length of the same wire when the increase to 2600°C. What is the resistance of
resistance is 420 ohms.>>> 3.5 m the light bulb at the normal room
temperature of 20°C? 19 ohms
Solution:
Solution:

107. A certain unenergized copper transformer

winding has a resistance of 30Ω at 20 °C.
104. A piece of wire of cross-sectional area 2 Under rated operation, however, the
mm^2 has a resistance of 300ohms. resistance increases to 35Ω. Find the
Find (a) the resistance of a wire of the same temperature of the energized winding. 62.4°C
length and material if the cross-sectional area Solution:
is 5 mm^2. 120 ohms
Solution:
108. The resistance of a certain aluminum power 111. Calculate the temperature coefficient of
line is 150 ohms at 20°C. Find the line resistance of aluminum at 30°C and use it to
resistance when the sun heats up the line to find the resistance of an aluminum wire at
42°C. First use the inferred zero resistance 70°C if the wire has a resistance of 40 ohms at
temperature formula and then the 30°C. 46 ohms
temperature coefficient of resistance formula
Solution:
to show that the two formulas are equivalent.
163 ohms

Solution:

112. What are the colors of the bands on a 10

percent, 5.6 Ω resistor? green-blue-gold-
silver
Solution:

109. Find the resistance at 35°C of an aluminum

wire that has a length of 200 m and a
diameter of 1 mm. 7.21 ohms 113. Determine the colors of the bands on a 20
percent,2.7 MΩ resistor. red-violet-green-NC
Solution:
Solution:

110. Calculate the temperature coefficient of

resistance of aluminum at 30°C and use it to 114. What is the resistance range for a 5
find the resistance of an aluminum wire at percent, 75-kΩ resistor? 71.25 to 78.75 kΩ
70°C if the wire has a resistance of 40 ohms at
Solution:
30°C. 0.003 759°C-1

Solution:
115. A 12.1mA current flows through a 10 118. Find the tolerances and nominal resistances
percent, 2.7-kΩ resistor. What range must the corresponding to color codes of
resistor voltage be in? 29.4 to 35.9 V (a) brown-brown-silver-gold (b) green-
brown-brown-missing (c) blue-gray-green-
Solution:
silver.
(a) 5 percent, 0.11Ω (b) 20 percent, 510 Ω
(c) 10 percent, 6.8 MΩ

Solution:

116. What are the resistor color codes for

tolerances and nominal resistances of
(a) 10 percent, 0.18 Ω
(b) 5 percent, 39 kΩ
(c) 20 percent, 20 MΩ?

Solution:

119. A voltage of 110 V is across a 5 percent, 20-

KΩ resistor. What range must the current be
in? 5.24 mA, 5.79 Ma

Solution:

117. Find the resistance corresponding to color

bands in the order of red-yellow-black-gold.
24Ω with a 5 percent tolerance

Solution:
120. If the colors on a 6 band resistor is in this
order: green, brown, violet, black, gold and
orange.
(a.)517 ohms 15ppm (b) 517ohms 100ppm
(c)517ohms 50ppm (d)517 ohms 5ppm

Answer:_____________
121. What is the resistance of a 240-V electric 125. What is the conductance of a voltmeter
clothes dryer that draws 23.3 A? 10.3ohms that indicates 150 V when 0.3 mA flows
through it? 2μS
Solution:
Solution:

126. Find the resistance at 20 C of an annealed

copper bus bar 2 m long and 1 cm by 4 cm in
122. If a voltmeter has 500 kΩ of internal rectangular cross sect ion. 86 μΩ
resistance, find the current flow through it Solution:
when it indicates 86 V.172μA

Solution:

127. What is the resistance of an annealed

copper wire that has a length of 500 m and a
diameter of 0.404 mm? 67.1 μΩ

123. If an ammeter has 2 mΩ of internal Solution:

resistance, find the voltage across it when it
indicates 10A. 20 mV

Solution:

128. The resistance of a wire is 25Ω . Another

wire of the same material and at the same
temperature has a diameter twice as great
and a length six times as great. Find the
resistance of the second wire. 37.5 Ω
124. What is the conductance of a 39 Ω resistor? Solution:
25.6 mS

Solution:
129. What is the resistivity of tin if a cube of it 10 132. What is the resistivity of platinum if a cube
cm along each edge has a resistance of 1.15 of it 1 cm along each edge has a resistance of
μΩ across opposite faces? 11.5 x 10-8 Ω.m 10344μΩ across opposite faces? 10 x 10-8
Ω.m
Solution:
Solution:

133. A certain aluminum wire has a resistance of

130. Find the resistance at 20°C of an annealed
5Ω at 20°C. What is the resistance of an
copper bus bar 3 m in length and 0.5 cm by 3
annealed copper wire of the same size and at
cm in rectangular cross section. 344μΩ
the same temperature? 3.04 Ω
Solution:
Solution:

134. A wire 50 m in length and 2 mm2 in cross

section has a resistance of 0.56 Ω. A 100-m
length of wire of the same material has a
131. Find the resistance of an aluminum wire resistance of 2Ω at the same temperature.
that has a length of 1000 m and a diameter of Find the diameter (in mm) of this wire.
1.626 mm. The wire is at 20°C. 13.6Ω 1.19mm
Solution: Solution:
135. A wire-wound resistor is to be made from 138. If an aluminum power line has a resistance
0.2-mm-diameter constantan wire wound of 80Ω at 30°C, what is its resistance when
around a cylinder that is 1 cm in diameter. cold air lowers its temperature to -10°C? 68Ω
How many turns of wire are required for a
Solution:
resistance of 50 Ω at 20°C? Note: The number
of turns equals the wire length divided by the
circumference of the cylinder. 102 turns

Solution:

139. If the resistance of a constantan wire is 2

MΩ at -150°C, what is its resistance at 200°C?
2.006 MΩ

Solution:

136. The conductance of a certain wire is 0.5 S.

Another wire of the same material and at the
same temperature has a diameter twice as
great and a length three times as great. What
140. The resistance of an aluminum wire is 2.4 Ω
is the conductance of the second wire? 0.667
at -5°C. At what temperature will it be 2.8 Ω?
S
33.5°C
Solution:
Solution:

137. Find the conductance of 5 m of nichrome

141. What is the resistance at 90°C of a carbon
wire that has a diameter of 1 mm. 157 mS
rod that has a resistance of 25 Ω at 2O°C?
Solution: 24.1Ω

Solution:
142. Find the temperature coefficient of 146. What is the greatest voltage that can be
resistance of iron at 20°C if iron has an applied across a 1/8 W, 2.7-M Ω resistor
inferred zero resistance temperature of - without causing it to overheat? 581 V
162°C. 0.0055°C -1
Solution:
Solution:

147. What is the maximum voltage that can be

safely applied across a 0.5W, 91 Ω resistor?
6.75 V

Solution:
143. What is the maximum current that a 1-
Watt, 56-kΩ resistor can safely conduct? 4.23
mA

Solution:

148. What is the resistance of a 240-V, 5600-W

electric heater? 10.3 Ω

Solution:
144. Find the resistance of an electric heater that
absorbs 2400 W when connected to a 120-V
line. 6Ω

Solution:
149. A nonlinear resistor has a voltage-current
relation of V= 2I2+3I+10. Find the current
drawn by this resistor when 37 V is applied
across it. 3 A

Solution:

145. Find the internal resistance of a 2-kW water

heater that draws 8.33 A. 28.8Ω

Solution:
 150. If a nonlinear resistor has a voltage-current 153. If a diode has a current-voltage relation of
relation of V= 3I2 + 4, what current does it I=10- 14(e40V-1) is 150 mA? What is the diode
draw when energized by 61 V? 4.36 A voltage when the current is 150 mA? 0.758 V

Solution: Solution:

151. If a nonlinear resistor has a voltage-current

relation of V= 3I2 + 4, what power does it 154. A battery provides 6 V on open circuit and it
absorb when energized by 61 V? 266 W provides 5.4 V when delivering 6 A. What is
the internal resistance of the battery? 0.1 Ω
Solution:
Solution:

155. A 3-hp automobile electric starter motor

operates at 85 percent efficiency from a 12-V
152. At 20°C a pn junction silicon diode has a battery. What is the battery internal
current-voltage relation of I = 10- 14(e40V - 1). resistance if the battery terminal voltage
What is the diode voltage when the current is drops to 10 V when energizing the starter
50 mA? 0.73 V motor? 7.60 mΩ
Solution: Solution:
156. A short circuit across a current source 159. If a 10-A current source has a 100-0 ohms
draws 20 A. When the current source has an internal resistance, what is the current flow
open circuit across it, the terminal voltage is from the source when the terminal voltage is
600 V. Find the internal resistance of the 200 V? 8A
source. 30 mΩ
Solution:
Solution:

160. A 90-V source is in series with five resistors

having resistances of 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Ω . Find
the voltage across the 6Ω resistor. 18V
157. A short circuit across a current source
draws 15 A. If a 10Ω resistor across the Solution:
source draws 13 A, what is the internal
resistance of the source? 65Ω

Solution:

158. If a 12-V car battery has a 0.14 internal

resistance, what terminal voltage causes a 4- 161. What is the total resistance of 2, 5, 8, 0, and
A current to flow into the positive terminal? 17Ω resistors connected in series? 42 Ω
12.4 V
Solution:
Solution:
162. What is the total resistance of thirty, 6Ω 165. Resistors R1, R2, and R3, are in series with a
resistors connected in series? 180 Ω 100-V source. The total voltage drop across
R1, and R2 is 50 V, and that across R2, and R3,
Solution:
is 80 V. Find the three resistances if the total
resistance is 50Ω. R1= 1OΩ, R2= 15Ω, R3= 25Ω

Solution:

163. What is the total conductance of 4, 10, 16,

20, and 24 Siemens resistors connected in
series? 1.98 Siemens

Solution:

164. A 3-V, 300-mA flashlight bulb is to be used

as the dial light in a 120-V radio. What is the 166. A series circuit consists of 12, 20, and 16 Ω
resistance of the resistor that should be resistors across of a 240-V source. Find the
connected in series with the flashlight bulb to current out of the positive terminal of the
limit the current? 390 Ω voltage source. 5A
Solution: Solution:
167. A series circuit consists of 12, 20, and 16Ω 169. A string of Christmas tree lights consists of
resistors across of a 240-V source. Find the eight 6-W, 15-V bulbs connected in series.
resistor voltages. 60 V, 100 V, 80 V What is the total resistance of Christmas tree
lights?
Solution:
Solution:

170. A resistor in series with an 8- Ω resistor

absorbs 100 W when the two are connected
across a 60-V line. Find the unknown
resistance R? 16 Ω, 4 Ω
168. A string of Christmas tree lights consists of
eight 6-W, 15-V bulbs connected in series. Solution:
What current flows when the string is
plugged into a 120-V outlet? 0.4 A

Solution:
171. A 12 V battery is connected in a circuit 173. The current flowing in a circuit containing
having three series-connected resistors four resistors connected in series is I = 1A.
having resistances of 4 ohms, 9 ohms and The potential drops across the first, second
and third resistors are, respectively: V1 =
11ohms. Determine the current flowing
5V, V2 = 8V and V3 = 7V. The equivalent
through, and the p.d. across the 9 ohms. Find resistance of the circuit is R=30 ohms. Find
also the power dissipated in the 11 ohms. 4.5 the total voltage supplied by the battery, and
V, 2.75 W also the total current, voltage drop V4, and
resistance of each resistor in the circuit.
Solution: 30V,1A, 10V,5 ohms,8 ohms, 7ohms, 10hms

Solution:

172. A 120 V battery is connected in series with

three resistors: 40 ohms, 60 ohms, and 100
ohms Find the voltage across each
resistor.24V, 36V,60V

Solution:
174. Two resistors are connected in series across 176. Three resistors of 3 ohms, 4 ohms, and 6
a 24 V supply and a current of 3 A flows in the ohms are connected in parallel, the
circuit. If one of the resistors has a resistance combination is connected in series with a cell
of 2, determine (a) the value of the other of emf 2 volt. What is the total resistance,
resistor, and (b) the p.d. across the 2 resistor. current through each resistors and the total
If the circuit is connected for 50 hours, how current? 1.333ohms, 0.67A, 0.5A, 0.33A,
much energy is used? 6ohms, 3.6 kWh 1.5A

Solution: Solution:

175. Three resistances of 1 ohm, 2 ohm, and 3

ohm are connected in series through a
potential difference of 12 V. What is the
current in each resistance?
I1=2A, I2=2A, I3=2A 177. If a 6v battery is connected across a 3 ohm
resistance, what is the current flowing in the
Solution: circuit? 2A
Solution:
178. A 2 ohm resistor and a 4 ohm resistor are 180. Three resistors of 1 ohm, 2 ohms, and 3
connected in parallel to a 6 volt battery. The ohms, are connected parallel in a circuit. If 1
power dissipated by the 2 ohm resistor is? 18 ohm resistor draw a current of 1 ampere,
Watts what is the current through the other two
resistors? 0.5A,0.333A
Solution:
Solution:

179. Two resistors, of resistance 3 ohms and

6ohms, are connected in parallel across a
battery having a voltage of 12 V. Determine
(a) the total circuit resistance and (b) the
current flowing in the 3 ohms resistor.
2ohms, 4 A

Solution: