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Electric Circuits

Question 1
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

What is the primary function of a resistor in an electric circuit?

Question 2
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

A 9-V battery is connected to a resistor. If the current flowing through the resistor is 3 A, what is the resistance of the resistor?

Question 3
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

A resistor has a voltage of 12 V across it and a current of 2 A flowing through it. What is the power dissipated by the resistor?

Question 4
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

A 5-Ω resistor is connected to a 10-V power supply. How much power is dissipated in the resistor?

Question 5
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

Two resistors, R1=4OmegaR_1 = 4 \\OmegaR1​=4Omega and R2=6OmegaR_2 = 6 \\OmegaR2​=6Omega, are connected in series. What is the equivalent resistance of the combination?

Question 6
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

Two resistors, one with a resistance of 6 Ω and the other with a resistance of 3 Ω, are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination?

Question 7
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

A circuit contains a 12V battery and the following resistors connected as such: a 4Ω resistor and a 2Ω resistor in parallel are in series with a 6Ω resistor. What is the total current supplied by the voltage source?

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Question 8
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

In a multi-loop circuit, what principle does Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) describe?

Question 9
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

In a circuit, a junction has three branches. Branch 1 has a current of 2 A flowing into the junction, and branch 2 has a current of 3 A flowing into the junction. What is the current in branch 3 if it is flowing out of the junction?

Question 10
Physics C: E&MAPConcept Practice
1 mark

What is the relationship between the electric flux through a closed surface and the charge enclosed within that surface, according to Gauss's Law?