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    Abu Dhabi University Review Problems

    College of CAS Chapter 25. Current and Resistance


    PHY201. Physics II.

    1. If the magnitude of the drift velocity of free electrons in a copper wire is 7.84 ×10-4 m/s,
    what is the electric field in the conductor? The molar mass of copper is M = 63.5 g/mol.
    Avogadro’s number of atoms (NA = 6.02 = 1023 mol–1). The density of copper is ρd =8.92 g/cm3
    and copper resistivity ρcu =1.7 ×10−7 Ω. m. Ans: 1.8V/m

    Equivalent resistance

    4. A light bulb is rated at 30 W when operated at 120 V. How much charge passes through this
    bulb in 1 minute? Ans. 15 C

    18 C

    5. A rod (length = 80 cm) with a rectangular cross section (1.5 mm × 2 mm) has a resistance of
    0.2 . What is the resistivity of the material used to make the rod? Ans. 7.5 × 10-7.m

    PHY201 -Review Problems Page1


    6. A 50 V potential difference is maintained across a 2 m length wire that has a diameter of 0.5
    mm. If the wire is made of material that has a resistivity of 7 × 10-8.m, what is the current in
    the wire? Ans. 70 A

    8. A conductor of radius r, length l and resistivity ρ has resistance R. What is the new
    resistance if it is stretched to 4 times its original length?

    9. A small bulb is rated at 7.5 W when operated at 125 V. The tungsten filament has a
    temperature coefficient of resistivity α = 4.5 × 10-3 /oC. When the filament is hot and glowing,
    its temperature is seven times room temperature (20 °C). What is the resistance of the filament
    at room temperature? Ans. 1350 

    PHY201 -Review Problems Page2


    10. What maximum power can be generated from an 18V emf using any combination of a
    6.0  resistor and a 9.0  resistor? Ans. 90 W

    11. A 4  resistor has a current of 3 A in it for 5 min. How many electrons pass through the
    resistor during this time interval?

    a. 7.5  1021
    b. 5.6  1021
    c. 6.6  1021
    d. 8.4  1021
    e. 2.1  1021

    12. Determine the temperature at which the resistance of an aluminum wire will be twice its
    value at 20oC. Assume its coefficient of resistivity o -1
    C
    remains constant.
    Ans: 276oC

    PHY201 -Review Problems Page3


    13. What is the resistance of a wire made of a material with a resistivity of 3.2  108m, if
    its length is 2.5 m and its diameter is 0.50 mm? Ans: 0.41 

    14. The current in a conductor varies in time as shown in the figure below.

    (a) How many coulombs of charge pass through a cross section of the conductor in the
    Interval from t = 0 to t = 5.0 s?

    (b) What constant current would transport the same total charge during the 5.0-sinterval
    as does the actual current?

    15. Two wires A and B with circular cross sections are made of the same metal and have equal
    lengths, but the resistance of wire A is three times greater than that of wire B.
    (i) What is the ratio of the cross-sectional area of A to that of B?
    (a) 3 (b) √ 3 (c) 1 (d) 1/√ 3 (e) 1/3

    (ii) What is the ratio of the radius of A to that of B?


    PHY201 -Review Problems Page4
    (a) 3 (b) √ 3 (c) 1 (d) 1/√ 3 (e) 1/3

    16. Two conductors made of the same material are connected across the same potential
    difference. Conductor A has twice the diameter and twice the length of conductor B. What is
    the ratio of the power delivered to A to the power delivered to B?

    (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1 (e) 1/2

    17. Two conducting wires A and B of the same length and radius are connected across the same
    potential difference. Conductor A has twice the resistivity of conductor B. What is the ratio of
    the power delivered to A to the power delivered to B?

    (a) 2 (b)√ 2 (c) 1 (d) 1/ √ 2 (e) 1/2

    PHY201 -Review Problems Page5

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