CH 2 Electric Circuits Textbook Suggested Answers
CH 2 Electric Circuits Textbook Suggested Answers
3Ω (1) VX : VY : VZ = 1 : 1 : 1
IX : IY : IZ = 6 : 3 : 2
(2) VX : VY : VZ = 1 : 1 : 1
4Ω 2Ω
IX : IY : IZ = 4 : 3 : 1
1Ω
(3) VX : VY : VZ = 1 : 1 : 1
1 1 1
IX : IY : IZ = : :
3Ω R X RY RZ
11 (a), (b)
4Ω 2Ω Let I1, I2, I3, V1, V2, V3 be the current
through and voltage across the 3-Ω,
1Ω
12-Ω and 4-Ω resistors respectively.
1
Req = 3 + =6Ω
1 1
+
3Ω 4 12
ε 6
I1 = = =1A
Req 6
4Ω 2Ω
V1 = I1R1 = 1 × 3 = 3 V
1Ω V2 = V3 = 6 – 3 = 3 V
V 3
I2 = 2 = = 0.25 A
R2 12
V 3
3Ω I3 = 3 = = 0.75 A
R3 4
2Ω
(c) The reading of A1 has decreased to 40%
1Ω of the original. Therefore the new
4Ω reading of A2 is 0.25 × 40% = 0.1 A.
12 (a) Equivalent resistance RAB
Equivalent resistance 1
1 = =4Ω
= 0.48 Ω 1 1
=
1 1 1 1 +
+ + + 8 3+ 4 +1
4 2 1 3
(b) Equivalent resistance of circuit Req
10 (a) Since IX = IY = IZ and V = IR,
= 5 + 4 + 16 = 25 Ω
(1) IX : IY : IZ = 1 : 1 : 1
(c) Overall current I0
VX : VY : VZ = 1 : 2 : 3 ε 12.5
= = = 0.5 A
(2) IX : IY : IZ = 1 : 1 : 1 Req 25
VX : VY : VZ = 3 : 4 : 12 Potential difference across 8-Ω resistor
(3) IX : IY : IZ = 1 : 1 : 1 = I0RAB = 0.5 × 4 = 2 V
VX : VY : VZ = RX : RY : RZ V 2
(d) Current = = = 0.25 A
V R 8
(b) Since VX = VY = VZ and I = ,
R 13 (a) Increases
1
3.6 V
r ≥ 95
1 1
+
R RV
1
R≥
1 1
R −
95 RV
(a) At 25 °C, r = 0.1 Ω New minimum value
ε 1 1
I= = > = 95 Ω .
r+R 1 1 1
−
ε 3.6 95 RV 95
⇒R= −r= − 0.1 = 3.5 Ω
I 1
The new minimum value is larger
The resistance of the camera is 3.5 Ω.
than 95 Ω.
(b) At –20 °C, r = 0.4 Ω
(ii) Repeat the calculations in (a) with
Current drawn
5 Ω replaced by r and get
ε 3 .6
= = = 0.923 A R ≥ 19r
r + R 0.4 + 3.5
(c) Terminal voltage = voltage across R The minimum value is lower if r
= IR becomes smaller.
= 0.923 × 3.5
= 3.23 V Revision exercise 2
(d) At a low temperature, the terminal Concept traps (p.110)
voltage across the battery is lower than 1 F
normal and may not be able to supply Resistivity depends only on the composite
the operating voltage for the camera. material of the conductor, but not the
R dimensions.
7 (a) Vm = × 12
R+5 2 F
Vm 12
= When a light bulb is short-circuited, little or
R R+5
no current flows through it and it will not
percentage error
glow or burn out.
12 12
−
= R R+5 = 1 –
R
12 R+5 Multiple-choice questions (p.110)
R 3 B
R
∴1– ≤ 0.05 The voltmeter measures the voltage across the
R+5
battery and is not affected by the replacement.
R ≥ 95 Ω.
4 D
The minimum value of R is 95 Ω.
The voltmeter reading accurately shows the
(b) (i) Repeat the above calculations with
1 voltage across R. If the resistance of the
R replaced by and get
1 1 voltmeter is much higher than that of R, the
+
R RV current through it is very small, and so the
ammeter reading accurately shows the current The combined resistor should have a higher
through R. resistance than either of X and Y, so its V–I
5 B graph is a straight line through the origin with
V–I graphs of both components should pass a slope greater than that of both X and Y.
through the origin since they are ohmic. 10 C
6 B Similar to the above, but the combined resistor
The circuit is equivalent to the one below. should have a lower resistance than X and Y.
P 11 B
The reading in D is smaller than that in C
because the circuits have the same equivalent
V resistance but only half of the overall current
is measured in D. For A, B and C, the reading
A1 A A2 A S
is largest when the equivalent resistance is
smallest, which is when all the resistors are
Q
connected in parallel.
When S is closed, the voltage across PQ
12 C
remains unchanged, so the voltmeter reading
If R is the resistance of one bulb, the
and the reading of A2 remains unchanged. R
equivalent resistance of K, L and M is .
As a current now flows through the resistor 3
connected with S, the reading of A1 increases. After K is removed, the equivalent resistance
7 B R
of L and M is . The equivalent resistance
Let Rʹ be the equivalent resistance of resistors 2
other than the 15-Ω resistor. Then of the circuit increases and the overall current
1 1 1 1 1 decreases. By V = IR, the potential difference
= + ⇒ =
10 15 R ′ R' 30 across J decreases.
Let Req be the new equivalent resistance across 13 C
XY. The voltmeter measures the p.d. across both
1 1 1 1 1 2
= + = + = the ammeter and the resistor, so its reading is
Req 10 R ′ 10 30 15
larger than the p.d. across the resistor.
⇒ Req = 7.5 Ω ∴ (1) is correct.
8 A The current through the ammeter and the
2
V V VA d
I= = = , where A = π resistor is always the same, so the ammeter
R ρ l ρl 2 reading is equal to the current through the
A
resistor.
Increasing V, increasing d or decreasing l can
∴ (2) is incorrect.
increase the current. V
By R = , the measured resistance is larger
9 A I
than the actual resistance.
Thus, only a small part of the voltage The lamps are connected in parallel and
measured in circuit 2 is contributed by current can still flow through other
the voltage across the ammeter. 1A lamps when one of the branches is
30 (a) (i) The brightness of P decreases and broken. 1A
that of Q increases. 1A Therefore, the other lamps still light.
(ii) P goes out and Q attains maximum (b) No, 1A
brightness. 1A the potential difference across each
(iii) P attains maximum brightness and branch remains the same even if more
Q goes out. 1A lamps are connected. 1A
(b) Bulb Q is short-circuited, so XY and bulb (c) Assume that n lamps are connected in
P are connected in parallel to the battery. the chain.
By V = IR , 1M Equivalent resistance of all the lamps
1 −1
1.5 = 2 × 1M 1 360
1 1 = × n = Ω 1M
+ 180 + 180 n
3 RP
V
RP = 1 Ω 1A By I = ,
R
1M
The resistance of P is 1 Ω. V
I < 20 ⇒ < 20
31 (a) No, 1A R
220
the cable, although having a very high < 20
360
potential, is not connected to other n
objects of lower potential through the
n < 32.7
bird. 1A The maximum number of lamps that can
Therefore, there is no current passing
be connected is 32. 1A
through the bird. 1A
(d) (i)
(b) If the kite touches the cable, it will A
connect the cable with the earth through X