Question

Solve each problem. Be sure to show your work and give a final answer with units rounded to the given number of significant figures.

1) Find the voltage on a circuit with a resistance of 12.5 Ω if it has a current of 2.35 A.

2) If a circuit with a 9.0 V battery has a current of 6.2 A, how much resistance is in the circuit?

3) A circuit has three resistors with values of 4.0 Ω, 8.0 Ω, and 12 Ω. What is the equivalent resistance if they are wired in series?

4) A circuit has three resistors with values of 4.0 Ω, 8.0 Ω, and 12 Ω. What is the equivalent resistance if they are wired in parallel?

Answer 1

1. the voltage will be 2.35×12.5 = 29.4V

2. the resistance would be 9.0/6.2= 1.45ohms

3. in series they will add up thus 4+8+12= 24ohms

4. in parallel it will be 2.18ohms