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Electricity Practice Questions for Phy121

The document contains practice questions for a physics course (Phy121) focused on electricity, covering topics such as electric potential, resistance, current, capacitance, and Kirchhoff's laws. It includes calculations for various circuit parameters and derivations for effective resistance and capacitance. Additionally, it addresses temperature effects on resistivity and the use of a platinum resistance thermometer.

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Electricity Practice Questions for Phy121

The document contains practice questions for a physics course (Phy121) focused on electricity, covering topics such as electric potential, resistance, current, capacitance, and Kirchhoff's laws. It includes calculations for various circuit parameters and derivations for effective resistance and capacitance. Additionally, it addresses temperature effects on resistivity and the use of a platinum resistance thermometer.

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Electricity

Practice Questions
Phy121
1. (a) Find the electric potential at point P in figure below
(ii) Find the work done in bringing up a charge of +3nC from infinity to point P

(i) V=18Volts , Work =

(b) Consider the diagram below and answer the questions that follow

(i) Determine the total resistance in the circuit R=12.94Ω


(ii) Calculate the current passing through the 20 Ω resistor I=0.227A
(iii)Find the potential difference between points a and b Vab=5.68 volts

2. Derive an expression for the effective resistance, R, of two individual resistors, R1


and R2, in parallel (notes)

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(b) The following diagram shows a battery of unknown emf Ɛ and an internal
resistance of 1.0Ω connected to three resistors. The voltmeter has a very high
resistance

If the reading of the voltmeter is 3.0V, calculate:


(i) the current in the 9.0Ω resistor I=0.15A
(ii) the heat energy generated in the 60Ω resistor in 2 minutes E= 18 Joules
(iii) the total external resistance of the circuit R=29Ω
(iv) the value of the emf Ɛ Ɛ=4.5Volts
3. Find the equivalent capacitance between points a and c of the combination shown in
figure below C=1.33

(b) What is the potential difference between points b and c if the potential difference
between points a and c is 12V? P.d.=8 volts
(c) A capacitor holds a charge of 60 µC when it is connected to a 120V supply.
Calculate (i) the capacitance and (ii) the stored energy
C=0.5 , E=

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4. (i) Calculate the equivalent capacitance between points a and b C=6
(ii) If a 12 V battery is connected across the system between points a and b, find the
charge on the 4 µC capacitor and the voltage drop across it.
Q= V= 6 Volts

5. (a) The resistivity of a resistor becomes 1.794 x 10-8 Ω m when temperature changes
from 20 0C to 30 0C. When the temperature is increased to 70 0C the new resistivity
becomes 2.251 x 10-8 Ω m. Determine the initial resistivity and the temperature
coefficient of resistivity of the resistor. ,

(b) A platinum resistance thermometer uses the change in R to measure temperature.


Suppose R0 = 50 Ω at T0 = 20 0C. The temperature coefficient of resistance α for
platinum is 3.92 x 10-3 0C-1. What is R when T = 50 0C?

6. (a) In the circuit below it takes 0.048s for 70% of the total charge to be deposited. If the
maximum charge which can be deposited on the capacitor is 80 nC, determine the values
of R and C. C=20nF, R=2MΩ

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(b) How long does it take for the capacitor to be 99% charged?
Consider the circuit below t=0.18s

7. Use Kirchhoff’s rules to determine the values of I2, I3 and x in the circuit below.

, ,

8. (a) State Kirchhoff’s laws of electrical circuits (Notes)


(b) In the given circuit, the batteries have negligible internal resistance.

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Use the given nodes and loops to apply Kirchhoff’s laws to find:
(i) the currents I2 and I3 ,
(ii) the value of R

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