SERIES CIRCUITS QUIZ

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

2.32 V

10 V

8.39 V

0 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

at any point in the circuit

between the third and fourth resistors

at the negative terminal of the source

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Two 6 V batteries are connected series aiding across two 1.2 k resistors in series. Current through each resistor is

10 mA

0 A

5 mA

2.5 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

88

22

220

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The total resistance of eight 5.6 k resistors in series is

4480

44800

8

5600

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The total power in a certain circuit is 12 W. Each of the four equal-value series resistors making up the circuit dissipates

8 W

48 W

12 W

3 W

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

3 V

9 V

6 V

15 V

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

increases by one-third

decreases by one-third

increases

decreases by the amount of current through the removed resistor

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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

60 mA

30 mA

6 mA

300 mA

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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

0 V

0.6 V

1.2 V

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