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 resista…
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 mm…
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 figur…
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…
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…
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…
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?
Phase angle: The phase angle of an LRC series circuit with a…
Phase angle: The phase angle of an LRC series circuit with a capacitive reactance of 40 Ω, a resistor of 100 Ω and a certain inductor at 1000 Hz is 40.0°. What is the value of the inductance in this circuit?
Power: What is the average power dissipated by a 25-Ω resist…
Power: What is the average power dissipated by a 25-Ω resistor in an LRC series ac circuit for which the power factor is equal to 0.25 and the maximum voltage of the ac source is 8.0 V?
Field intensity: If a beam of electromagnetic radiation has…
Field intensity: If a beam of electromagnetic radiation has an intensity of 120 W/m2, what is the maximum value of the electric field? (c = 3.0 × 108 m/s, μ0 = 4π × 10-7 T ∙ m/A, ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ∙ m2)