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The document contains 5 questions about Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis. Question 1 asks for the voltage of a power supply connected to 10 lamps in series. Question 2 asks for the voltage across lamps connected in parallel to a 12V supply. Question 3 asks for the current through a resistor connected to an ammeter reading 1A. Questions 4 and 5 contain circuit diagrams and ask for calculations of various voltages and currents based on given measurements and resistor values using Kirchhoff's laws.

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The document contains 5 questions about Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis. Question 1 asks for the voltage of a power supply connected to 10 lamps in series. Question 2 asks for the voltage across lamps connected in parallel to a 12V supply. Question 3 asks for the current through a resistor connected to an ammeter reading 1A. Questions 4 and 5 contain circuit diagrams and ask for calculations of various voltages and currents based on given measurements and resistor values using Kirchhoff's laws.

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TAP 117- 5: Questions on Kirchhoffs laws

1. Ten lamps are connected in series across a power supply. The voltage across each lamp
is 6.0 V. What is the voltage of the supply?

2. Ten lamps are connected in parallel across a 12 V supply. What is the voltage across
each lamp?

3. The ammeter below reads 1.0 A. All the resistors have the same value. What is the
current through the black resistor?

4. Look at the circuit below and answer the questions that follow:

A8

A1 A7

A2

A6
A3 A4

A5

Ammeter A5 reads 3 A. All the resistors have the same value of 10 . What are the readings on
ammeters A1 to A8 and what is the terminal voltage of the battery?

1
5.
40V dc
supply

A1 A3
10

10 30
A2

V

The voltmeter across R reads 24 V


(a) What is the voltage across the upper 10 resistor?
(b) What is the current through the upper 10 resistor?
(c) What is the voltage across the lower part of the parallel circuit?
(d) What is the reading on ammeter A2?
(e) What are the readings on ammeters A1 and A3?
(f) What is the value of R?

Answers
1. 60 V
2. 12 V
3. 2A
4. A1 = 11 A, A2=6 A, A3=2 A, A4=2 A, A5=3 A, A6=5 A, A7=11 A, A8=11 A
5(a) 16 V
5(b) 1.6 A
5(c) 16 V
5(d) 0.4 A
5(e) 2.0 A
5(f) 12

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