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Question 1 (1 point)


An electric heater is constructed by applying a potential difference of 110 V across a wire with a
resistance of 5.0 W. What is the power rating of the heater?
Question 1 options:

1) 2.0 kW


2) 2.4 kW


3) 1.7 kW


4) 1.5 kW


5) 60 kW

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Question 2 (1 point)


How much energy is dissipated as heat during a two-minute time interval by a 1.5-kW resistor which has
a constant 20-V potential difference across its leads?
Question 2 options:

1) 58 J


2) 46 J


3) 32 J


4) 72 J


5) 16 J

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Question 3 (1 point)


If a mile of 24-gauge copper wire has a resistance of 0.14 kW and the resistivity of copper is 1.7 10-8 W
m, what is the diameter of the wire? (1 mile = 1.6 km)
Question 3 options:

1) 0.40 mm


2) 0.50 mm


3) 0.63 mm


4) 0.80 mm


5) 0.25 mm

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Question 4 (1 point)


A rod (length = 80 cm) with a rectangular cross section (1.5 mm 2.0 mm) has a resistance of 0.20 W.
What is the resistivity of the material used to make the rod?
Question 4 options:

1) 6.0 10-7 W m


2) 3.8 10-7 W m


3) 7.5 10-7 W m


4) 3.0 10-7 W m


5) 4.8 10-7 W m

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Question 5 (1 point)


In the Drude model of electrical conduction, the current density is directly proportional to
Question 5 options:

1) the average time interval between successive collisions.


2) the number of charge carriers per unit volume.


3) the square of the electron charge.


4) the electric field present in the wire.


5) the product of all four quantities listed above.

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Question 6 (1 point)


An electric device, which heats water by immersing a resistance wire in the water, generates 50 cal of
heat per second when an electric potential difference of 12 V is placed across its leads. What is the
resistance of the heater wire? (Note: 1 cal = 4.186 J)
Question 6 options:

1) 0.94 W


2) 0.81 W


3) 0.58 W


4) 0.69 W


5) 1.5 W

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Question 7 (1 point)


Jadeen says that you can increase the resistance of a copper wire by hammering the wire to make it
narrower and longer. Arnell says that you can increase its resistance by heating the wire. Which one, if
either, is correct, and why?
Question 7 options:

1) Arnell, because the resistivity of the wire increases when it is heated.


2) Arnell, because the resistivity of the wire decreases when it is heated.


3)
Jadeen, because the resistivity of a wire is inversely proportional to its area and directly
proportional to its length.


4)
Jadeen, because the resistivity of a copper wire does not decrease and might increase when it is
hammered.


5) Both are correct because (a) and (d) are both correct.

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Question 8 (1 point)


A wire (length = 2.0 m, diameter = 1.0 mm) has a resistance of 0.45W. What is the resistivity of the
material used to make the wire?
Question 8 options:

1) 5.6 10-7 W m


2) 1.2 10-7 W m


3) 1.8 10-7 W m


4) 2.3 10-7 W m


5) 7.1 10-7 W m

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Question 9 (1 point)


A cook plugs a 500 W crockpot and a 1000 W kettle into a 240 V power supply, all operating on direct
current. When we compare the two, we find that
Question 9 options:

1) Icrockpot < Ikettle and Rcrockpot < Rkettle.


2) Icrockpot < Ikettle and Rcrockpot > Rkettle.


3) Icrockpot = Ikettle and Rcrockpot = Rkettle.


4) Icrockpot > Ikettle and Rcrockpot < Rkettle.


5) Icrockpot > Ikettle and Rcrockpot > Rkettle.

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Question 10 (1 point)


Jadeen says that you can increase the resistance of a copper wire by hammering the wire to make it
narrower and longer. Arnell says that you can increase its resistance by heating the wire. Which one, if
either, is correct, and why?
Question 10 options:

1) Arnell, because the conductivity of the wire increases when it is heated.


2) Arnell, because the conductivity of the wire decreases when it is heated.


3)
Jadeen, because the conductivity of a wire is directly proportional to its area and inversely
proportional to its length.


4)
Jadeen, because the conductivity of a copper wire does not increase and might decrease when
it is hammered.


5) Both are correct because (b) and (d) are both correct.

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Question 11 (1 point)


What is the resistance of a wire made of a material with a resistivity of 3.2 10-8 W m if its length is
2.5 m and its diameter is 0.50 mm?
Question 11 options:

1) 0.16 W


2) 0.10 W


3) 1.28 W


4) 0.41 W


5) 0.81 W

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Question 12 (1 point)


A nichrome wire and an aluminum wire, each with the same initial resistance, have the same change in
resistance when heated separately. (rAl = 2.82 10-8 W m; aAl = 3.9 10-3 / C; rnichrome = 1.50 10-6
W m; anichrome = 0.40 10-3 / C.) The ratio of the temperature change of the nichrome wire to the
temperature change of the aluminum wire is
Question 12 options:

1) 0.019.


2) 0.10.


3) 0.18.


4) 9.8.


5) 53.

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Question 13 (1 point)


A 4.0-W resistor has a current of 3.0 A in it for 5.0 min. How many electrons pass through the resistor
during this time interval?
Question 13 options:

1) 7.5 1021


2) 5.6 1021


3) 6.6 1021


4) 8.4 1021


5) 2.1 1021

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Question 14 (1 point)


How many electrons pass through a 20-W resistor in 10 min if there is a potential drop of 30 volts across
it?
Question 14 options:

1) 5.6 1021


2) 7.5 1021


3) 9.4 1021


4) 1.1 1021


5) 3.8 1021

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Question 15 (1 point)


What maximum power can be generated from an 18-V emf using any combination of a 6.0-W resistor
and a 9.0-W resistor?
Question 15 options:

1) 54 W


2) 71 W


3) 90 W


4) 80 W


5) 22 W

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Question 16 (1 point)


The electron density in copper is 8.49 1028 electrons/m3. The electron charge is e = -1.60 10-19 C.
When a 1.00 A current is present in a copper wire with a 0.40 cm2 cross-section, the electron drift
velocity, in m/s, with direction defined relative to the current density, is
Question 16 options:

1) -1.84 10-6.


2) +1.84 10-6.


3) -1.84.


4) -5.43 105.


5) +5.43 105.

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Question 17 (1 point)


In the Drude model of electrical conduction, the current density is NOT directly proportional to
Question 17 options:

1) the average time interval between successive collisions.


2) the number of charge carriers per unit volume.


3) the square of the electron charge.


4) the electric field present in the wire.


5) the resistivity of the wire.

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Question 18 (1 point)


If 5.0 1021 electrons pass through a 20-W resistor in 10 min, what is the potential difference across the
resistor?
Question 18 options:

1) 21 V


2) 32 V


3) 27 V


4) 37 V


5) 54 V

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Question 19 (1 point)


The temperature coefficient of resistivity of iron is 5.0 10-3 / C; that of carbon is -0.50 10-3 / C.
When an iron wire and a carbon rod, each having the same 10 W resistance at 20C, are cooled from
that temperature to -80C, the new ratio of the resistance of the carbon rod to the resistance of the iron
wire at the lower temperature is
Question 19 options:

1) -0.10.


2) +1.9.


3) +2.1.


4) -10.


5) +10.

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Question 20 (1 point)


A rod of 2.0-m length and a square (2.0 mm 2.0 mm) cross section is made of a material with a
resistivity of 6.0 10-8 W m. If a potential difference of 0.50 V is placed across the ends of the rod, at
what rate is heat generated in the rod?
Question 20 options:

1) 3.0 W


2) 5.3 W


3) 8.3 W


4) 1.3 W


5) 17 W

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Question 21 (1 point)


A light bulb is rated at 30 W when operated at 120 V. How much charge enters (and leaves) the light
bulb in 1.0 min?
Question 21 options:

1) 17 C


2) 15 C


3) 14 C


4) 13 C


5) 60 C

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Question 22 (1 point)


To increase the current density in a wire of length and diameter D, you can
Question 22 options:

1) decrease the potential difference between the two ends of the wire.


2) increase the potential difference between the two ends of the wire.


3) decrease the magnitude of the electric field in the wire.


4) heat the wire to a higher temperature.


5) combine both (b) and (d).

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Question 23 (1 point)


A small bulb is rated at 7.5 W when operated at 125 V. The tungsten filament has a temperature
coefficient of resistivity a = 4.5 10-3 / C. When the filament is hot and glowing, its temperature is
seven times room temperature (20 C). What is the resistance of the filament (in ohms) at room
temperature?
Question 23 options:

1) 1280.


2) 1350.


3) 1911.


4) 4530.


5) 5630.

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Question 24 (1 point)


A small bulb is rated at 7.5 W when operated at 125 V. Its resistance (in ohms) is
Question 24 options:

1) 0.45.


2) 7.5.


3) 17.


4) 940.


5) 2100.

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Question 25 (1 point)


Light bulb A is rated at 60 W and light bulb B is rated at 100 W. Both are designed to operate at 110 V.
Which statement is correct?
Question 25 options:

1) The 60 W bulb has a greater resistance and greater current than the 100 W bulb.


2) The 60 W bulb has a greater resistance and smaller current than the 100 W bulb.


3) The 60 W bulb has a smaller resistance and smaller current than the 100 W bulb.


4) The 60 W bulb has a smaller resistance and greater current than the 100 W bulb.


5) We need to know the resistivities of the filaments to answer this question.

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Question 26 (1 point)


Most telephone cables are made of copper wire of either 24 or 26 gauge. If the resistance of 24-gauge
wire is 137 W/mile and the resistance of 26-gauge wire is 220 W/mile, what is the ratio of the diameter
of 24-gauge wire to that of 26-gauge wire?
Question 26 options:

1) 1.6


2) 1.3


3) 0.62


4) 0.79


5) 0.88

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