SERIES CIRCUITS QUIZ

The total resistance of a circuit is 680 . The percentage of the total voltage appearing across a 47 resistor that makes up part of the total series resistance is

47%

6.91%

68%

69%

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Two 1.5 V cells are connected series opposing across two 100 resistors in series. Total current flow is

0 A

2 mA

5 mA

15 mA

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Two resistors are in series: a 5.6 k resistor and a 4.7 k resistor. The voltage drop across the 5.6 k resistor is 10 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k resistor is

8.39 V

10 V

2.32 V

0 V

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If a 6 V and a 9 V source are connected series aiding, the total voltage is

9 V

6 V

15 V

3 V

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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

6 V

1.2 V

0 V

0.6 V

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

between the second and third resistors

between the third and fourth resistors

at any point in the circuit

at the negative terminal of the source

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When one of three series resistors is removed from a circuit and the circuit is reconnected, the current

increases

increases by one-third

decreases by the amount of current through the removed resistor

decreases by one-third

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The following resistors (one each) are connected in a series circuit: 470 , 680 , 1 k, and 1.2 k. The voltage source is 20 V. Current through the 680 resistor is approximately

300 mA

60 mA

30 mA

6 mA

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Three 680 resistors are connected in series with a 470 V source. Current in the circuit is

230 mA

69 mA

690 mA

23 mA

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

880

220

88

22

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