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Electric Circuits

Question 1
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What is electric current primarily defined as?

Question 2
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A copper wire has a charge carrier density of 8.5×1028 m38.5 \times 10^{28} \text{ m}^{-3}. If each charge carrier has a charge of 1.6×1019 C1.6 \times 10^{-19} \text{ C}, and the drift velocity is 5×104 m/s5 \times 10^{-4} \text{ m/s}, what is the current flowing through a wire with a cross-sectional area of 4×106 m24 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m}^2?

Question 3
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A wire carries a current II. If the number of charge carriers per unit volume (nn) is doubled, the charge of each carrier (qq) is halved, the drift velocity (vdv_d) remains the same, and the cross-sectional area (AA) is doubled, what is the new current II' in terms of the original current II?

Question 4
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A cylindrical wire has a radius that varies along its length according to the function r(x)=R0+axr(x) = R_0 + ax, where R0R_0 and aa are constants, and xx is the distance along the wire. If the charge carrier density nn, charge qq, and drift velocity vdv_d are constant, what is the expression for the current II at position xx?

Question 5
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A copper wire has a charge carrier density of 8.5×1028 m38.5 \times 10^{28} \text{ m}^{-3} and each electron has a charge of 1.6×1019 C1.6 \times 10^{-19} \text{ C}. If the drift velocity of the electrons is 7×104 m/s7 \times 10^{-4} \text{ m/s}, what is the current density in the wire?

Question 6
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A cylindrical conductor has a non-uniform current density given by J(r)=Ar2J(r) = Ar^2, where AA is a constant and rr is the distance from the axis of the cylinder. If the radius of the cylinder is RR, what is the total current flowing through the conductor?

Question 7
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A cylindrical conductor of radius RR has a current density given by J(r)=J0(1(r/R)2)J(r) = J_0(1 - (r/R)^2), where J0J_0 is a constant. What is the total current through the conductor?

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Question 8
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A long cylindrical wire of radius RR has a current density that varies as J(r)=br3J(r) = br^3, where bb is a constant. Find the total current flowing through the wire.

Question 9
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What is the direction of conventional current?

Question 10
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

In a circuit segment, electrons are observed to be moving from point B to point A. Which of the following statements is true regarding the conventional current?