
DC Circuits 6
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Physics
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10th - 11th Grade
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Medium
Abdul Alim Mustafa
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4 Slides • 10 Questions
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2
Make sure to understand:
What is a potential divider circuit?
What does it do?
3
Multiple Choice
Which one is true about potential dividers?
It consists one fixed resistor
It's resistors are connected in parallel to the power supply
It's resistors connected in series to the power supply
It's resistors connected in series and parallel to the power supply
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Make sure to understand:
How to calculate the voltage output of a potential divider circuit.
5
Multiple Choice
The Vout across the resistor of resistance R1 is given by:
Vout =R1 +R2R1 ×EMF
Vout =R2 ×(R1+R2)×EMF
Vout =R1 ×(R1+R2)×EMF
Vout =R1 +R2R2 ×EMF
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Multiple Choice
A potential divider is set up with resistances as shown. Calculate the potential across the 100 Ω resistor.
48 V
192 V
96,000 V
240 V
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Multiple Choice
A potential divider is set up with resistances as shown. Calculate the potential across the 400 Ω resistor.
48 V
192 V
96,000 V
240 V
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Fill in the Blanks
Two resistors are connected in series in a potential divider circuit with a battery that supplies 30 V. Resistor X produces an output voltage of 6 V. Calculate the resistance of resistor X.
(When entering your answer, you do not need to give the units)
Type answer...
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Make sure to understand:
How to calculate the voltage output of a potential divider circuit with variable resistor added.
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Multiple Choice
When the resistor is set to 40 Ω, what is its Vout?
2 V
6 V
8 V
10 V
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Multiple Choice
The picture shows a potential divider circuit with a fixed resistor and a variable resistor connected in series. The 20 Ω resistor is set as the tapped resistor. Calculate the maximum voltage output across the tapped resistor.
5 V
0.9 V
201 V
2001 V
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Multiple Choice
The picture shows a potential divider circuit with a fixed resistor and a variable resistor connected in series. The 20 Ω resistor is set as the tapped resistor. Calculate the minimum voltage output across the tapped resistor.
5 V
0.9 V
201 V
2001 V
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Open Ended
For the circuit in the diagram, state and explain what happens to the current in the circuit as you increase the resistance of the variable resistor from 20 Ω to 200 Ω?
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Multiple Choice
Resistors X and Y are connected in series with a 6.0 V battery of negligible internal resistance.
X has resistance R and Y has resistance R/2.
A voltmeter of resistance R is connected across Y.
What is the reading on the voltmeter?
0.0 V
1.5 V
3.0 V
4.5 V
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