Physics - Chapter 19 Study Guide

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1. How would total voltage be expressed in a series circuit with three resistors labeled R1, R2, and R3?

2. How would total current be expressed in a series circuit with three resistors labeled R1, R2, and R3?

3. How would total resistance be expressed in a series circuit with three resistors labeled R1, R2, and R3?

4. How would total voltage be expressed in a parallel circuit with three resistors labeled R1, R2, and R3?

5. How would total current be expressed in a parallel circuit with three resistors labeled R1, R2, and R3?

6. How would total resistance be expressed in a parallel circuit with three resistors labeled R1, R2, and R3?

7. How does the potential difference across the bulb in a flashlight compare with the terminal voltage of the batteries used to power the flashlight?

8. What is the relationship between the equivalent resistance in a parallel circuit and the resistance of the resistors in the circuit?

9. Draw a schematic diagram that contains one battery, three resistors in parallel, another resistor in series with the three resistors in parallel, and one closed switch.

10. Three resistors with values of 25 S, 15 S, and 8.0 S respectively, are connected in series. What is their equivalent resistance?

11. Two resistors with values of 7.0 S and 14 S are connected in parallel. This combination is connected in series with a 5.0 S resistor. What is the overall resistance of this combination?

11. What is the equivalent resistance for the resistors in each of the figures below?