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The document contains a tutorial problem set on current electricity and capacitors, featuring calculations for resistance, resistivity, charge, current, and capacitance. It includes specific problems with provided answers, covering various concepts such as the behavior of wires, batteries, light bulbs, and capacitors. Additionally, it discusses circuit configurations and factors affecting capacitance.

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Third Note 2

The document contains a tutorial problem set on current electricity and capacitors, featuring calculations for resistance, resistivity, charge, current, and capacitance. It includes specific problems with provided answers, covering various concepts such as the behavior of wires, batteries, light bulbs, and capacitors. Additionally, it discusses circuit configurations and factors affecting capacitance.

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Current Electricity & Capacitor – Tutorial (Problem Set 2)

1. Calculate the resistance of a uniform wire of diameter 0.32 mm and length 5.0 m. The resistivity of
the material is 5.0 x 10-7 Ωm. [Ans: 31 Ω]

2. A wire of uniform diameter 0.28 mm and length 1.50 m has a resistance of 45 Ω. Calculate:
(a) its resistivity,
(b) the length of this wire that has a resistance of 1.0 Ω. [Ans: (a) 1.8 x 10-6 Ωm; (b) 33 mm]

3. Calculate the number of electrons passing a point in a wire in 10 minutes when the current is 1.0
μA. [Ans: 3.8 x 1015]

4. A certain type of rechargeable battery is capable of delivering a current of 0.2 A for 4000 s before
its voltage drops and it needs to be recharged. Calculate:
(a) the total charge the battery can deliver before it needs to be recharged,
(b) the maximum time it could be used for without being recharged if the current through it was 0.5 A.
[Ans: (a) 800 C; (b) 1600 s]

5. A 6 V, 12 W light bulb is connected to a 6 V battery. Calculate: (a) the current through the bulb, (b)
the energy transfer to the light bulb in 1800 s. [Ans: (a) 2.0 A; (b) 22 kJ]

6. Two identical cells each of e.m.f. 2V and internal resistance 1.0 Ω are connected in parallel. The
combination is connected to an external load of 1.5 Ω. Calculate the current in the circuit. [Ans: 1.0 A]

7. A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 4 Ω at 0oC and 10 Ω at 100oC. Assuming the
resistance changes uniformly with temperature, calculate the resistance of the thermometer when the
temperature is 45oC. [Ans: 6.7 Ω]

8. A voltmeter is connected in parallel with a variable resistor R which is in series with an ammeter
and a cell. The cell is of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r.
(i) Draw the circuit diagram.
(ii) For one value R1 of the variable resistor, the ammeter reads 0.3 A and the voltmeter reads 0.9 V.
For another value R2 of the variable resistor, the ammeter reads 0.25 A and the voltmeter reads 1.0 V.
Neglecting the resistance of the meters, find the values of R1, R2, E and r. [Ans: R1 = 3 Ω, R2 = 4 Ω, E
= 1.5 V, r = 2 Ω]

9. (a)(i) Calculate the total capacitance of the circuit in Fig. 1


(ii) Calculate the energy in each capacitor.
(b) List two uses of capacitors. [Ans: (a)(i) 2 µF; (a)(ii) 2,400 µJ, 600 µJ, 600 µJ]

10. (a) (i) Find the charges on the capacitors in Fig. 2


(ii) Determine the potential differences across them.
(b) List two factors affecting the capacitance of a capacitor.

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