Drift velocity: The diameter of a 12-gauge copper wire is 0.081 in. The maximum safe current it can carry (in order to prevent fire danger in building construction) is 20 A. At this current, what is the drift velocity of the electrons? The number of electron carriers in 1.0 cm3 of copper is 8.5 × 1022 and e = 1.60 × 10-19 C.

Electromagnetic waves: If the electric field and magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave are given by E = E0 sin(kx – ωt) and B = B0 sin(kx – ωt), and if the value of E0 is 51 µV/m, what is the value of B0? (c = 3.0 × 108 m/s)

Ampere’s law: A type of transmission line for electromagnetic waves consists of two parallel conducting plates (assumed infinite in width) separated by a distance a. Each plate carries the same uniform surface current density of 16.0 A/m, but the currents run in opposite directions. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field between the plates at a point 1.00 mm from one of the plates if a = 0.800 cm? (μ0 = 4π × 10-7 T ∙ m/A)

Resistivity: What must be the diameter of a cylindrical 120-m long metal wire if its resistance is to be 6.0 Ω? The resistivity of this metal is 1.68 × 10-8 Ω ∙ m.

Resistors in combination: Two identical resistors of resistance R = 24 Ω and a variable resistor Rx are connected to an ideal battery of voltage V as shown in the figure. What should be the value of the variable resistance Rx to make the voltage across the two parallel resistors equal to .

Drift velocity: A wire has a cross-sectional area of 0.10 mm2. If there are 4.0 × 1028 atoms per cubic meter in this wire, and if each atom contributes 2 free electrons, what is the drift velocity of the electrons when the current in the wire is 6.0 A? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)

Resistors in combination: For the circuit shown in the figure, the current in the 8-Ω resistor is 0.50 A, and all quantities are accurate to 2 significant figures. What is the current in the 2-Ω resistor?

Current: In an electroplating process, copper (ionic charge +2e, atomic weight 63.6 g/mol) is deposited using a current of 10.0 A. What mass of copper is deposited in 10.0 minutes? Avogadro’s number is 6.022 × 1023 molecules/mol and e = 1.60 × 10-19 C.

Energy in an inductor: A solenoid of length 0.700 m having a circular cross-section of radius 5.00 cm stores 6.00 µJ of energy when a 0.400-A current runs through it. What is the winding density of the solenoid? (μ0 = 4π × 10-7 T ∙ m/A)

LRC series circuits: A series circuit consists of a 50-Hz ac source, a 50-Ω resistor, a 0.50-H inductor, and a 60-μF capacitor. The rms current in the circuit is measured to be 3.1 A. What is the voltage amplitude of the source?