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HW08ElectricCurrent
Due:11:59pmonMonday,October3,2016
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Item1

PartA
Atroomtemperaturewhatisthestrengthoftheelectricfieldina12gaugecopperwire(diameter2.05mm)thatisneeded
tocausea2.50Acurrenttoflow?
ANSWER:
E

= 1.30102 V/m

Correct

PartB
Whatfieldwouldbeneededifthewireweremadeofsilverinstead?
ANSWER:
E

= 1.20102 V/m

Correct

Item2
Acopperwirehasasquarecrosssection2.9mmonaside.Thewireis4.3mlongandcarriesacurrentof3.6A.Thedensity
offreeelectronsis8.5 10 28 m3 .

PartA
Findthemagnitudeofthecurrentdensityinthewire.
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
J

= 4.3105 A/m2

Correct

PartB
Findthemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldinthewire.
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Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
E

= 7.4103 V/m

Correct

PartC
Howmuchtimeisrequiredforanelectrontotravelthelengthofthewire?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
t

= 1.4105 s

Correct

Item3
Youapplyapotentialdifferenceof4.50Vbetweentheendsofawirethatis2.50minlengthand0.654mminradius.The
resultingcurrentthroughthewireis17.6A.

PartA
Whatistheresistivityofthewire?
ANSWER:
= 1.37107 m

Correct

Item4
Considerthecircuitshowninthefigure.Theterminalvoltageofthe24.0Vbatteryis21.2V.Thecurrentinthecircuitis4.00A.

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PartA
Whatistheinternalresistancerofthebattery?
ANSWER:
= 0.700

Correct

PartB
WhatistheresistanceRofthecircuitresistor?
ANSWER:
R

= 5.30

Correct

Item5
WhenswitchSinthefigureisopen,thevoltmeterVofthebatteryreads3.13V.Whentheswitchisclosed,thevoltmeter
readingdropsto2.90V,andtheammeterAreads1.68A.Assumethatthetwometersareideal,sotheydonotaffectthe
circuit.

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PartA
FindtheemfE .
Expressyouranswerinvoltstothreesignificantdigits.
ANSWER:
E

= 3.13 V

Correct

PartB
Findtheinternalresistancerofthebattery.
Expressyouranswerinohmstofoursignificantdigits.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
ThevoltmeterreadingisequaltoE minusthevoltagedropacrosstheinternalresistor.Ifthereisnocurrentflowing,
thereisnovoltagedropacrosstheinternalresistor,butoncecurrentstartstoflow,therewillbeavoltagedropacross
it.
ANSWER:
= 0.1369

Correct

PartC
FindthecircuitresistanceR.
Expressyouranswerinohmstothreesignificantdigits.
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Hint1.Findthevoltagedropacrossthecircuitresistor
Whentheswitchisclosed,whatisthevoltagedropVR acrossthecircuitresistor(ofresistanceR)?
Expressyouranswerinvoltstothreesignificantdigits.
ANSWER:
VR

= 2.90 V

ANSWER:
R

= 1.73

Correct
Thisisthekindofcircuityouwoulduseinreallifetomeasuretheemfandinternalresistanceofabattery.Youneedthe
secondresistorRtoincreasetheresistanceinthecircuitsothatthecurrentflowingthroughtheammeterisnottoo
large.Infact,youwouldneedtofigureoutroughlyhowbigaresistancetouseonceyouhaddeterminedtheemfofthe
battery,dependingontherangeoftheammeteryouwereusing.

Item6
Thepowerratingofalightbulb(suchasa100Wbulb)isthepoweritdissipateswhenconnectedacrossa120Vpotential
difference.

PartA
Whatistheresistanceofa100Wbulb?
ANSWER:
R

= 144

Correct

PartB
Howmuchcurrentdoesthe100Wbulbdrawinnormaluse?
ANSWER:
I

= 0.833 A

Correct

PartC
W
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Whatistheresistanceofa60Wbulb?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
R

= 240

Correct

PartD
Howmuchcurrentdoesthe60Wbulbdrawinnormaluse?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
I

= 0.50 A

Correct

Item7
Aheartdefibrillatorisusedtoenablethehearttostartbeatingifithasstopped.Thisisdonebypassingalargecurrentof12.0A
throughthebodyat25.0Vforaveryshorttime,usuallyabout3.00ms.

PartA
Whatpowerdoesthedefibrillatordelivertothebody?
ANSWER:
P

= 300 W

Correct

PartB
Howmuchenergyistransferred?
ANSWER:
E

= 0.900 J

Correct

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Item8
A30.0bulbisconnectedacrosstheterminalsofa12.0Vbatteryhaving4.50ofinternalresistance.

PartA
Whatpercentageofthepowerofthebatteryisdissipatedacrosstheinternalresistanceandhenceisnotavailabletothe
bulb?
ANSWER:
Pr
Ptotal

= 13.0 %

Correct

Item9
Considerthecircuitshowninthefollowingfigure.Thebatteryhasemf57.0Vandnegligibleinternalresistance.R2 =3.00,
C1 =2.00F ,andC2 =7.00F .Afterthecapacitorshaveattainedtheirfinalcharges,thechargeonC1 isQ =15.0C .
1

PartA
WhatisthefinalchargeonC2 ?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
Q2

= 52.5C

Correct

PartB
R
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WhatistheresistanceR1 ?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
R1

= 19.8

Correct
ScoreSummary:
Yourscoreonthisassignmentis100%.
Youreceived10outofapossibletotalof10points.

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