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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 wire carries a current III. If the number of charge carriers per unit volume (nnn) is doubled, the charge of each carrier (qqq) is halved, the drift velocity (vdv_dvd​) remains the same, and the cross-sectional area (AAA) is doubled, what is the new current I′I'I′ in terms of the original current III?

Question 3
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 + axr(x)=R0​+ax, where R0R_0R0​ and aaa are constants, and xxx is the distance along the wire. If the charge carrier density nnn, charge qqq, and drift velocity vdv_dvd​ are constant, what is the expression for the current III at position xxx?

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

A copper wire has a charge carrier density of 8.5×1028 m−38.5 \times 10^{28} \text{ m}^{-3}8.5×1028 m−3 and each electron has a charge of 1.6×10−19 C1.6 \times 10^{-19} \text{ C}1.6×10−19 C. If the drift velocity of the electrons is 7×10−4 m/s7 \times 10^{-4} \text{ m/s}7×10−4 m/s, what is the current density in the wire?

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

A cylindrical conductor of radius RRR has a current density given by J(r)=J0(1−(r/R)2)J(r) = J_0(1 - (r/R)^2)J(r)=J0​(1−(r/R)2), where J0J_0J0​ is a constant. What is the total current through the conductor?

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

A copper wire has a charge carrier density of 8.5×1028 m−38.5 \times 10^{28} \text{ m}^{-3}8.5×1028 m−3. If each charge carrier has a charge of 1.6×10−19 C1.6 \times 10^{-19} \text{ C}1.6×10−19 C, and the drift velocity is 5×10−4 m/s5 \times 10^{-4} \text{ m/s}5×10−4 m/s, what is the current flowing through a wire with a cross-sectional area of 4×10−6 m24 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m}^24×10−6 m2?

Question 7
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?

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Question 8
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^2J(r)=Ar2, where AAA is a constant and rrr is the distance from the axis of the cylinder. If the radius of the cylinder is RRR, what is the total current flowing through the conductor?

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

A long cylindrical wire of radius RRR has a current density that varies as J(r)=br3J(r) = br^3J(r)=br3, where bbb is a constant. Find the total current flowing through the wire.

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

What is the direction of conventional current?