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Series Parallel

The document discusses a circuit with four resistors connected in series and parallel configurations with a 24V battery. It provides the steps to calculate the total current supplied by the battery and the voltage between two points in the circuit.

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Series Parallel

The document discusses a circuit with four resistors connected in series and parallel configurations with a 24V battery. It provides the steps to calculate the total current supplied by the battery and the voltage between two points in the circuit.

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Series-Parallel Connection

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Sometimes both series and parallel connections of resistors are used in single circuit. In
determining the current, voltage and resistance with the circuits in each part consider the
figure below.
A circuit composed of a 24V battery and four resistors, whose resistances are 110, 180,
220, and 250Ω.Find ( a ) the total current supplied by the battery and (b) the voltage between
points A and B in the circuit.
By applying the Ohms Law, I=V/R, where R is the equivalent resistance of four resistors.
The equivalent of resistance can be calculated by dealing the circuits in parts. The voltage
between the points A and B is also given by Ohms law, V=IR where I is the current and R is
the equivalent resistance between the two points.

Solution:
(a) The 220Ω resistor and the 250Ω resistor are in series, so the total resistance is
470Ω.The resistor is in parallel with 180Ω resistor. Their equivalent can be solve by:

RT = = 130Ω

110 Ω A 110Ω

220Ω
+ 24V 180Ω +
24V 180Ω 470Ω
-
250Ω -

The circuit is now equivalent to a circuit containing a 110Ω resistor is in series


with 130Ω resistor. The combination acts like a single resistor whose resistance is
R=110Ω +130Ω = 240Ω. The total current from battery is, then,

I= = = 0.10A
(b) The current I= 0.10 A passes through the resistance between points A and B.
Therefore, Ohm’s law indicates that the voltage across the 130Ω resistor between
points A and B is VAB = IRAB = (0.10A) (130Ω) = 13V

110Ω 110Ω

+
24V
+
180Ω 470Ω 130Ω
24V
- -

110Ω

+ +
130Ω 24V 240V
24V
- -

LET’S PRACTICE »»»

1. From the given voltage and resistance on the figure below, find the following

R2=3Ω R3=5Ω
Ω

R4= 6Ω

R1=4Ω

4.5 V

a. the total resistance of the whole circuit


b. the current passing through each resistors, and
c. the total current in the circuit.
Name: ________________________ Year Section: _____________Date:___________

Direction: Read and understand carefully the following word problems. Write your solution
on the Problem Solving Boxes provided below each problem.

1. From the given illustration below calculate the following:

R2=16Ω

R3=14Ω
R1=23Ω 120V

a.) total resistance

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b.) total current


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2. Two resistors connected in parallel with the same value of resistance 6Ω, connected in
series to 2Ω resistor .The total combination connected to 1.5V.What is the(a) total
resistance (b) total current and (c) the voltage drop across the 2Ω?
2Ω

1.5 V
6Ω 6Ω

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(b) total current

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(c) the voltage drop across the 2Ω?

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