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DC Circuits Problems

1)

The figure below represents a section of a circular conductor of nonuniform diameter carrying a current of 5,00 A . The
radius of cross section A1 is 0, 4 cm . What is the magnitude of the current density across A1 ? If the current density
across A2 is one-fourth the value across

2)

The quantity of charge

the equation q

A1 , what is the radius of the conductor at A2 ? Ans: 99,5/ ; 8

q (in coulombs) that has passed through a surface of area 2,00cm 2 varies with time according to

= 4t 3 + 5t + 6 , where t is in seconds. What is the instantaneous current through the surface at t = 1,00 s ?

What is the value of the current density? Ans: 17 ; 85/

3)

Electrical energy is converted to heat at the rate of 7,56/ in a resistor which has 270/ passing through. What
Ans:

is the voltage difference across the resistor terminals?

28
4)

A conductor has a constant current of five amperes. How many electrons pass a fixed point on the conductor in one
minute?

5)

Ans: 1,87 10 electrons

The unit of energy commonly used by electric utility companies is the kilowatt-hour (). a) How many joules are in
1? b) A color television set rated at 75 is operated from 7: 00 . . to 11: 30 . . What total energy does this
represent in and in ?

6)

Ans: a) 3,6 b) 0,3375 ; 1,215

How many electrons pass a fixed point in a 100 light bulb in one hour if the applied constant voltage is 220?
Ans: 1,02 10 electrons

7)

A pulse of electricity measures 305 0,15 and lasts 500. What power and energy does this represent?
Ans: 45,75 ; 22,9

8)

Calculate the current density in a gold wire at 20 C , if an electric field of 0,740V

/ m exist

in the wire.

gold = 2,44 10 8 m . gold = 3,4 10 3 C 1 Ans: 3 10/

9)

A lightbulb has a resistance of 240 when operating with a potential difference of 120V across it. What is the current
in the lightbulb? Ans: 500

10) Cuntos electrones atraviesan un conductor en 1 segundo si la corriente en el conductor es de 450mA? Rta:2,81 10
11)

Un cable tiene una longitud de 30m, una seccin de 4 y una resistencia de 0,05. Cul es la resistividad del material
con el cual est hecho el cable? Rta: 6,67 10

12) Una resistencia de 20 se conecta a una pila de 1,5 Qu corriente circula por la resistencia? Rta: 75mA
13) Un componente de circuito tiene una resistencia de 10 cuando se la mide a 20. Si el coeficiente trmico de resistividad
del material del componente es = 0,0003 , Qu resistencia tendr el componente cuando se caliente hasta los
150? Rta: 10,39
14) Qu resistencia tiene un circuito si cuando se lo alimenta con una pila de 9 circula una corriente de 0,35 ?Rta:25,7

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15) A resistor is constructed of a carbon rod that has a uniform cross-sectional area of 5,00mm . When a potential
difference of 15,0V is applied across the ends of the rod, the rod carries a current of 4,00 10
of the rod and the rods length.

carbon = 3,5 10 m
5

A . Find the resistance

Ans: 3,75 ; 536

16) The rod in the figure is made of two materials. The figure is not drawn to scale. Each conductor has a square cross
section 3,00 mm on a side. The first material has a resistivity of 4,00 10
material has a resistivity of 6,00 10

m and is 25,0cm

long, while the second

m and is 40,0cm long. What is the resistance between the ends of the rod?

Ans:378

17) A certain lightbulb has a tungsten filament with a resistance of 19,0 when cold and 140 when hot. Assume that the
resistivity of tungsten varies linearly with temperature even over the large temperature range involved here, and find the
temperature of the hot filament. Assume the initial temperature is 20,0 C .

tungsten = 5,6 10 8 m and

tungsten = 4,5 10 3 C 1 , both values at 20 C . Ans: 1440

18) En una lnea de 220V se conectan en paralelo dos lmparas, L1 y L2. Se sabe que L1 consume una potencia de 75W y que
por L2 circula una corriente de 0,182A.
a)

Qu resistencia tiene L1? Rta: 645,3

b)

Qu potencia consume L2? Rta: 40W

19) In a hydroelectric installation, a turbine delivers

1500 hp to a generator, which in turn transfer 80,0% of the mechanical

energy out by electrical transmission. Under these conditions, what current does the generator deliver at a terminal
potential difference of 2000V ? Ans: 448
20) What is the required resistance of an immersion heater that increases the temperature of 1,50 kg of water from 10,0 C
to 50,0 c in 10 ,0 min while operating at 110V ? Ans:28,9
21) One rechargeable battery of mass 15,0 g delivers to a CD player an average current of 18,0 mA at 1,6V for 2,40 h before
the battery needs to be recharged. The recharger maintains a potential difference of

2,30V

across the battery and

delivers a charging current of 13,5 mA for 4,20 h . What is the efficiency of the battery as an energy storage device?
How much internal energy is produce in the battery during one charge-discharge cycle? If the battery is surrounded by
ideal thermal insulation and has an overall effective specific heat of 975 J / kg C , by how much will its temperature
increase during the cycle? Ans:0,53 ; 221 ; 15
22) An 11W energy-efficient fluorescent lamp is designed to produce the same illumination as a conventional 40W
incandescent lightbulb. How much money does the user of the energy-efficient lamp save during 100 hours of use?
Assume a cost of $0,08 / kWh for energy from the power company. Ans:$0,232
23) An electric utility company supplies a customers house from the main power lines (220V) with two copper wires each of

which is 50m long and has a resistance of 0,108 per 300m . Find the voltage at the customers house for a load current

of 110 A . For this load current, find the power the customers is receiving and the electric power lost in the copper
wires. Ans:116 ; 12,8 ; 436
24) A battery has an emf of 15,0V . The terminal voltage of the battery is 11,6V when it is delivering 20,0W of power to an
external load resistor R . What is the value of R ? What is the internal resistance of the battery? Ans:6,73 ; 1,97

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1,50V batteries are inserted in series into the barrel of a flashlight. One battery has an internal resistance of
0,255 , the other an internal resistance of 0,153 . When the switch is closed, a current of 600mA occurs in the

25) Two

lamp. What is the lamps resistance? What fraction of the chemical energy transformed appears as internal energy in the
batteries? Ans: 4,59 ; 8,2%
26) A lightbulb marked 75W at 220V is screwed into a socket at one end of a long extension cord, in which each of the
two conductors has a resistance 0,800 . The other end of the extension cord is plugged into a 220V outlet. Draw a

circuit diagram and find the actual power delivered to the bulb in this circuit. Ans:73,8
27) Para el circuito de la derecha, encuentre el valor de si la corriente total del
circuito es de 0,5A . Rta: 12,57
= 4

= 6

= 8

= 10

28) El siguiente circuito tiene una resistencia total de 300. Cunto vale R? Rta: 625

29) Un caloventor tiene una perilla que permite seleccionar un funcionamiento en 1000 o en 1500. Si la tensin de la red
es de 220V, Determine:
a)

El valor de las dos resistencias con las que funciona el caloventor. Rta: 48,4 ; 32,3

b)

La corriente que el caloventor demanda de la red en ambos casos de funcionamiento. Rta: 4,55 ; 6,82

c)

El costo de tener prendido el caloventor durante 5 horas en la posicin de 1000W si el KWh cuesta $ 0,3. Rta: $1,5

30) Dado el siguiente circuito

= 4

= 6

= 8

= 3

= 5

a)

Calcule la resistencia total si solo la llave A est en OFF. Rta: 31,875

b)

Calcule la resistencia total si solo la llave B est en OFF. Rta: 21,875

= 7

= 9

= 15

c)

Calcule la resistencia total si solo la llave C est en OFF. Rta: 24,11

d)

Calcule la resistencia total si solo las llaves A y C estn en OFF. Rta: 35

e)

Calcule el consumo energtico del circuito en KWh y en J para 3 horas de funcionamiento con todas las llaves en ON.
Rta: 0,032KWh ; 115791 J

31) The current in a circuit is tripled by connecting a 500 resistor in parallel with the resistance of the circuit. Determine
the resistance of the circuit in the absence of the

500 resistor. Ans:1

32) Cuando el circuito de la figura se alimenta con una fuente de 210 circula una
corriente total de 35. Determine el valor de la resistencia X. Rta: 1

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33) Consider the circuit shown in the figure below. Find the current in the

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20,0 resistor

and the potential difference

between points a and b. Ans:227 ; 5,68

100 resistors are connected as shown in the figure. The maximum power that can safely be delivered to any one
resistor is 25,0W . What is the maximum voltage that can be applied to the terminals a and b ? For the voltage

34) Three

determined, what is the power delivered to each resistor? What is the total power delivered?
Ans:75 ; 37,5 ; 25 ; 6,25

35) A

600V

battery supplies current to the circuit shown in the figure below. When the double-throw switch S is open, as

shown in the figure, the current in the battery is 1,00 mA . When the switch is closed in position 1, the current in the
battery is 1, 20 mA . When the switch is closed in position 2, the current in the battery is 2,00 mA . Find the resistances

R1 , R2 and R3

Ans:1 ; 2 ; 3

36) Calculate the power delivered to each resistor in the circuit shown in the next figure. Ans:14,2 ; 28,4 ; 1,33 ; 4

37) Two resistors connected in series have an equivalent resistance of 690 . When they are connected in parallel, their
equivalent resistance is 150 . Find the resistance of each resistor. Ans:470 ; 220

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38) Three 60W, 120V lightbulbs are connected across a 120V power source as you can see in the following figure. Find the
total power delivered to the three bulbs and the voltage across each. Assume that the resistance of each bulb is constant
(even though in reality the resistance might increase markedly with current). Ans:40 ; 80 ; 40V

39) Hallar el valor de la intensidad de corriente indicada en la figura aplicando el teorema de superposicin Rta: 3,5

40) Hallar el valor de la intensidad de corriente indicada en la figura aplicando el teorema de superposicin Rta: 0,375

41) Encuentre la corriente a travs de la resistencia aplicando el mtodo de superposicin. Rta: 11,23

42) Aplicando el mtodo de voltaje de nodos determine , , para el siguiente circuito Rta:

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43) Encuentre el circuito equivalente de Thvenin de la siguiente red, entre los terminales X e Y Rta: 13 ; 4

44) Encuentre el valor de la corriente sustituyendo previamente la porcin de circuito recuadrada por su equivalente de
Norton. Rta: 3,2

45) Encuentre el valor de las corrientes e del siguiente circuito aplicando el mtodo de mallas. Rta: = 3 ; = 4

46) The ammeter shown in the figure below reads 2,00 A . Find I 1 , I 2 and . Ans:0,714 ; 1,29 ; 12,6

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47) Determine the current in each branch of the following circuit. If the circuit is connected for
delivered by each battery. Ans:846 ; 462 ; 1,31

2 min find

48) In the following circuit, find the current in each resistor, the potential difference between points c and

the energy

. Which of

these two points is at the higher potential? Ans:0,385 ; 2,69 ; 3,08 ; = 69,2 ;

49) Taking R

= 1,00 k and = 250V

in the next circuit, determine the direction and the magnitude of the current in the

horizontal wire between a and e . Ans:50 ;

50) In the following circuit determine the current in each resistor and the voltage across the 200 resistor. Ans:200

51) For the network shown in the figure below, show that Rab

= (27 / 17 )

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52) For the circuit shown below calculate the current in the 2,00 resistor and the potential difference between points a
and b Ans:909 ; = 1,82

53) Calculate the power delivered to each resistor shown in the following circuit. Ans:800 ; 25 ; 450

54) Encontrar la corriente y la cada de tensin en la resistencia de

55) Encontrar la corriente en cada una de las tres mallas siguientes