Electric Current

1 Which of the following quantities has units of Joules per Coulomb?

a Electric current

b Voltage

c Power

d Resistance


2 Which circuit would be best used to find the unknown resistance ...... where the symbols have their usual meanings.


3 Four sets of identical resistors are connected in parallel.

The greatest heat per second is generated in which vertical branch of the circuit?

a b c d


4 Which of the following devices has electrical capacitance.

a Two parallel metal plates.

b A hollow metal sphere.

c A small metal bucket.

d All of the above.


5 The kilowatt hour is a unit of..........

a Current.

b Power.

c Energy.

d Voltage.


6 Four electrical meters are available. Which would you expect to have the largest series resistance.

a A digital ohm meter.

b A moving coil galvanometer.

c A moving coil volt meter.

d A digital volt meter.


7 A current of 5 Amperes flows in a resistance of 6 Ohms. The voltage measured across the resistor is........

a 5 Volts.

b 6 Volts.

c 30 Volts.

d 150 volts.



Questions 8 - 10
refer to the circuit diagram below which shows three identical resistors connected to a battery with EMF 6 Volts and two Volt meters.

8 Which statement is correct.

a The voltage measured across the battery is less than 6 volts because current is being drawn.

b The voltage measured across each resistor is the same.

c The internal resistance of the battery is zero.

d The power dissipated in each identical resistor is the same.


9 The reading on the blank volt meter is.........

a 6 V

b 12 V

c 18 V

d zero


10 A second battery with the same EMF but with internal resistance is substituted for the battery shown. Which of the following statements is incorrect.

a The readings on both volt meters will be reduced.

b Less power will be dissipated in the resistor.

c The new battery will get warm as current is drawn.

d The new battery will deliver less current to the circuit.


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