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Assessment

Chapter Test B
Teacher Notes and Answers
Circuits and Circuit Elements
CHAPTER TEST B (Advanced)
1. d Solution
2. b R1,2 = R1 + R2 =
3. c 10.0 € + 10.0 € = 20.0 €
4. a
1 1 1 1 1
Given = + = +
R4,5 R4 R5 8.0 € 8.0 €
R1 = 4.0 €
1 2.0
R2 = 6.0 € =
R4,5 8.0 €
R3 = 8.0 €
Solution 8.0 €
R4,5 = = 4.0 €
Req = R1 + R2 + R3 = 2.0
R3,4,5 = R3 + R4,5 =
€ 4.0 € + 6.0 € + 8.0 € = 18 €
5. c 16 € + 4.0 € = 20.0 €
6. c 1 1 1
= + =
7. d Req R1,2 R3,4,5
€
Given
1 1
R1 = 4.0 € +
20.0 € 20.0 €
R2 = 6.0 € 1 2.0
=
R3 = 10.0 € Req 20.0 €
Solution
20.0 €
Req = = 10.0 €
2
€ 1 1 1 1 9. b
= + + =
Req R1 R2 R3 Given
1 1 1 R1 = 8.0 €
+ +
4.0 € 6.0 € 10.0 € R2 = 2.0 €
1 0.25 0.17 0.100 0.520 R3 = 10.0 €
= + + =
Req 1€ 1€ 1€ 1€ R4 = 5.0 €
1 1€ Solution
= = 1.9 €
Req 0.520
8. b € R1,2 = R1 + R2 = 8.0 € + 2.0 € = 10.0 €
Given 1 1 1
R1 = 10.0 € = + =
€ R1,2,3 R1,2 R3
R2 = 10.0 €
1 1 2
R3 = 16 € + =
10.0 € 10.0 € 10.0 €
R4 = 8.0 € 10.0 €
R1,2,3 = = 5.00 €
R5 = 8.0 € 2
€V = 60 V Req = R1,2,3 + R4 =
5.00 € + 5.0 € = 10.0 €

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10. a 15. Connect five of the resistors in parallel to
Given produce a 20.0  equivalent resistance.
R1 = 2.0 € Connect the remaining two resistors in
R2 = 4.0 € parallel to produce a 50.0  equivalent
resistance. Then connect the two groups in
R3 = 6.0 €
series, giving an equivalent resistance of
R4 = 10.0 € 70.0 .
€V batt = 12 V 16. The voltage across Ra is equal to the voltage
Solution across Rd, and the voltage across Rc is equal
to the voltage across Rf. The voltage across
1 1 1 1
= + + = one pair is not necessarily equal to the
€ R2,3,4 R2 R3 R4 voltage across the other pair.
1 1 1 17. A high-resistance voltmeter would not alter
+ +
4.0 € 6.0 € 10.0 € the resistance of the circuit as much as a
1 0.25 0.17 0.100 voltmeter with a lower resistance. Because
= + + = the resistance of the voltmeter is in parallel
R2,3,4 1€ 1€ 1€
with the resistor across which the voltage is
0.520
being measured, a high-resistance voltmeter
1€ will give a more accurate voltage reading
1€ than a voltmeter with a lower resistance.
R2,3,4 = = 1.92 €
0.520 18. 27 
R1,2,3,4 = R1 + R2,3,4 = Given
2.0 € + 1.92 € = 3.9 € I R 1 = 0.20 A
€V batt 12 V R1 = 3.0 €
I total= = = 3.1 A
R1,2,3,4 3.9 € €V batt = 6.0 V
€V R 1 = R1 × I total= Solution
€V R 1 = R1 × I 1 = 3.0 € × 0.20 A =
2.0 € × 3.1 A = 6.2 V
€ 0.60 V
€V R 4 = €V batt€ €V R 1 =
€V R 2 = €V batt€ €V R 1 =
12 V € 6.2 V = 5.8 V
0.60 V € 0.60 V = 5.4 V
€V R 4 5.8 V
I R4 = = = 0.58 A I R 2 = V R1 = 0.20 A
RR 4 10.0 €
V 5.4 V
11. Schematics should show all the named R2 = R 2 = = 27 €
circuit elements wired in series, but the I R2 0.20
order is not important.
€

12. the load

13. The lamp will go out, or the lamp will get
dimmer. The resistance through the switch is
lower than the filament of the lamp.
14. The current in the circuit increases because
the equivalent resistance is lower than it was
before the replacement.

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19. 9.3  Solution
Given
1 1 1 1 1
R1 = 15 € = + + = +
R2,3,4 R2 R3 R4 20.0 €
R2 = 41 €
1 1
R3 = 58 € +
10.0 € 10.0 €
Solution 1 1 2 2
= + + =
1 1 1 1 R2,3,4 20.0 € 20.0 € 20.0 €
= + + =
€ Req R1 R2 R3 5
1 1 1 20.0 €
+ +
15 € 41 € 58 € 20.0 €
R2,3,4 = = 4.00 €
1 0.067 0.024 0.017 5
= + + =
Req 1€ 1€ 1€ Req = R1 + R2,3,4 =
0.108 2.0 € + 4.00 € = 6.0 €
1€ €V batt 12 V
I tot = = = 2.0 A
1€ Req 6.0 €
Req = = 9.3 €
0.108 €V 3 = €V 4 = R2,3,4 × I tot =
4.00 € × 2.0 A = 8.0 V
20. 0.80 A
Given €V 3 €V 4
I R3 = I R4 = = =
R1 = 2.0 € R3 R4
€
R2 = 20.0 € 8.0 V
= 0.80 A
R3 = 10.0 € 10.0 €
R4 = 10.0 €
€V batt = 12 V
€
I R3 = I R4

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 Assessment

Circuits and Circuit Elements

Chapter Test B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.

______ 1. What happens when the switch is closed in the

circuit shown on the right?
a. The lamp lights because current from the
battery flows through the lamp.
b. Current from the battery flows through the
resistor.
c. Current from the battery flows through both
the lamp and the resistor.
d. The lamp goes out, because the battery terminals connect to each
other
______ 2. If the potential difference across a pair of batteries used to power a
flashlight is 6.0 V, what is the potential difference across the flashlight
bulb?
a. 3.0 V c. 9.0 V
b. 6.0 V d. 12 V
______ 3. Which of the following statements about a battery as a source of
electric current is not true?
a. A battery is a source of emf.
b. A battery provides the energy that moves charge.
c. The terminal voltage of a battery is equal to its emf.
d. The terminal voltage of a battery is the voltage it delivers to the
load.

______ 4. Three resistors with values of 4.0 , 6.0 , and 8.0 , respectively, are
connected in series. What is their equivalent resistance?
a. 18  c. 6.0 
b. 8.0  d. 1.8 
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______ 5. A circuit is composed of resistors wired in series. What is the

relationship between the equivalent resistance of the circuit and
the resistance of the individual resistors?
a. The equivalent resistance is equal to the largest resistance in the
circuit.
b. The equivalent resistance is greater than the sum of all the resistances
in the circuit.
c. The equivalent resistance is equal to the sum of the individual
resistances.
d. The equivalent resistance is less than the smallest resistance in the
circuit.
______ 6. Two resistors having the same resistance value are wired in parallel.
How does the equivalent resistance compare to the resistance value of a
single resistor?
a. The equivalent resistance is twice the value of a single resistor.
b. The equivalent resistance is the same as a single resistor.
c. The equivalent resistance is half the value of a single resistor.
d. The equivalent resistance is greater than that of a single resistor.

______ 7. Three resistors with values of 4.0 , 6.0 , and 10.0  are connected
in parallel. What is their equivalent resistance?
a. 20.0 
b. 7.3 
c. 6.0 
d. 1.9 
______ 8. What is the equivalent resistance of the
resistors in the figure shown on the right?
a. 7.5 
b. 10 
c. 16 
d. 18 
______ 9. What is the equivalent resistance for the
resistors in the figure shown on the right?
a. 25 
b. 10.0 
c. 7.5 
d. 5.0 
 Chapter Test B continued

______10. Three resistors connected in parallel

have individual values of 4.0 , 6.0 ,
and 10.0 , as shown on the right.
If this combination is connected in
series with a 12.0 V battery and a
2.0  resistor, what is the current
in the 10.0  resistor?
a. 0.58 A c. 11 A
b. 1.0 A d. 16 A

SHORT ANSWER
11. Draw a schematic diagram that contains a 1000 V battery, a 3000  resistor, a
0.5 µF capacitor, and an open switch wired as a series circuit.

12. What part of a circuit dissipates energy?

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13. In the circuit shown on the right, what will happen when the
switch is closed? Explain.
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14. In a series circuit, one of the resistors is replaced with a
resistor having a lower resistance value. How does this affect the current in the
circuit? Explain.
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15. You have seven resistors available, and all of the resistors have a value of
100.0 . How would you connect these seven resistors to produce an
equivalent resistance of 70.0 ?
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 Chapter Test B continued

16. In the circuit shown on the right, which

resistors, if any, have equal voltages
across them?
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17. A voltmeter is used to measure the voltage across a device and is placed
in parallel with the device. All voltmeters have resistance. Why would a
voltmeter with a high resistance be preferable to one with low resistance when
measuring the voltage across a resistor that is part of a complex circuit?
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PROBLEM
18. A current of 0.20 A passes through a 3.0  resistor. The resistor is connected
in series with a 6.0 V battery and an unknown resistor. What is the resistance
value of the unknown resistor?

19. Three resistors with values of 15 , 41 , and 58 , respectively, are

connected in parallel. What is their equivalent resistance?

20. How much current is in one of the 10  resistors in the

diagram shown on the right?