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Rosmiza Mokhtar
ESM, COE

Chapter 6 : Direct Current Circuits Part 1

9. Consider the circuit shown in Figure P28.9. Find (a) the current in the 20.0- resistor
and (b) the potential difference between point a and b. [Answer : I=0.23A, V=5.67V]
10.0 25.0 V

10.0
a b

Figure P28.9
5.0

5.0 20.0

11. Three 100- resistors are connected as shown in Figure P28.11. The maximum power
that can safely be delivered to any one resistor is 25.0 W. (a) What is the maximum
voltage that can be applied to the terminals a and b? (b) For the voltage determined in
part (a), what is the power delivered to each resistor? What is the total power
delivered? [Answer : Vmax = 75V, P1 = 25W, P2 = P3 = 6.25 W, Ptotal = 37.5 W]
100

100
a b

100
Figure P28.11

15. Calculate the power delivered to each resistor in the circuit shown in Figure P28.15.
[Answer : P2 = 14.3W, P4 = 28.5W, P3 = 1.30W, P1 = 3.92W]
2.00

18.0 V 3.00 1.00

Figure P28.15

4.00
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20. The ammeter shown in Figure P28.18 reads 2.00 A. Find I1, I2 and .
[Answer : I1 = 0.71A, I2 = 1.29A, = 12.58V]
7.00 15.0 V

I1
5.00
Figure P28.18
A
I2
2.00

24. (a) Using Kirchhoffs rules, find the current in each resistor shown in Figure P28.22
and (b) find the potential difference between points c and f. Which point is at the
higher potential? [Answer : 3.08 mA, 0.38 mA, 2.7 mA]
c 4.00 k d
b

70.0 V 60.0 V 80.0 V Figure P28.22

3.00 k

2.00 k
a e
f
26. In the circuit of Figure P28.24, determine the current in each resistor and the voltage
across the 200- resistor. [Answer : 1A, 4A, 3A, 8A & 200V]

40 V 360 V 80 V

Figure P28.24

200 80 20 70
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36. In the circuit of Figure P28.32, switch S has been open for a long time. It is then
suddenly closed. Determine the time constant (a) before the switch is closed and (b)
after the seitch is closed. (c) If the switch is closed at t = 0, determine the current
through it as a function of time.
[Answer : (a) 1.50s, (b) 1s (c) 200A + (100A)e-t/1s]

50.0 k

10.0 F Figure P28.32

10.0 V
S

100 k

Chapter 6 : Direct Current Circuits Part 2 (RC Circuit)

1. What is the time when the instantaneous rate of charge of discharging capacitor is equal
to 2.0 C/s. Given Q = 30 mC and = 10 ms. [Answer : 4.05 10-3s]

2. Switch S in Figure 1 is closed at time t = 0, to begin charging an initially uncharged

capacitor of capacitance C = 15 F through a resistor of resistance R = 20 . At what
time is the potential across the capacitor equal to that across the resistor?
[Answer : 0.208ms]

S R

Figure 1
C

3. A capacitor with an initial potential difference of 100 V is discharged through a resistor

when a switch between them is closed at t=0. At t = 10 s, the potential difference across
the capacitor is 1 V.
(a) What is the time constant of the circuit?
(b) What is the potential difference across the capacitor at t = 17 s?
[Answer : (a) 2.17s, (b) 3.96 10-2 V]
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4. In the circuit of Figure 2, = 1.2 kV, C = 6.5 F, R1 = R2 = R3 = 0.73 M. With C

completely uncharged, switch S is suddenly closed (at t = 0).
At t = 0, what are :
(a) Current i1 in resistor 1,
(b) Current i2 in resistor 2, and
(c) Current i3 in resistor 3?
[Answer : (a) 1.1 10-3 A, (b) 5.5 10-4 A, (c) 5.5 10-4 A
At t = , what are :
(d) i1
(e) i2
(f) i3
[Answer : (d) 8.2 10-4 A, (e) 8.2 10-4 A, (f) 0]
R1 i1 S

R3 i3
1
i2 R 2 Figure 2
2 +
C
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Chapter 6 : Direct Current Circuits Part 3 (Past Year)

SQ2. Consider the circuit shown in Figure 1. The terminal voltage of the 24-V battery is
21.2 V. What are
(a) the internal resistance r of the battery and
(b) the resistance R of the circuit resistor? 2008/2009
[Answer : (a) 0.7 , (b) 5.3]

r 24.0 V
+

4.00 A battery
Figure 1

R 4.00 A

LQ2. (a) In the circuit shown in Figure 2, find

(i) current in resistor R [1]
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(ii) the unknown emf

[2]
(iii) the resistance R. [2]
(iv) If the circuit is broken at point x, what is the current in resistor R? [1]
[Answer : (i) 2A, (ii) 42V, (iii) 5, (iv) 3.5A]
28.0 V
R
+

+ x
4.00 A
Figure 2
6.00

6.00 A

3.00

(b) A capacitor is charged to a potential of 12.0 V and is then connected to a resistor

having a resistance of 3.40 M. After a time of 4.00 s, the voltage across the resistor
is 3.0 V. What are
(i) the time constant of the circuit, and [2]
(ii) the capacitance? [2]
2008/2009
[Answer : (i) 2.89s. (ii) 8.48 10 F]
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