King’s College Senior Secondary Physics

A426 – Electric Circuit Assignment

Name: ( ) Marks: / 27
Class: Date:
Date Due:

1 1
Resistors in parallel: R 
R1 R2
Resistors in series: R  R1  R2

1. Find I3, I6 and I10. (5 marks)

kq (⼴⽚51

f
= 0 66 F2
0
-

0
Byv =
1 k,
6
= -
160 *
号 ,
10 = EA

6 = /
s × 1
H
,13 =6
0
16 10 2 6 3A
= -
13 = -
=

2. In the circuit shown below, calculate the current through the 2-Ω light bulb when the switch is
(a) open,
(b) closed. (3 marks)

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Cworeal
。 贸

ω
) Rq = 2+ 10 = 122

V = ( R ,
1 =
卡 =

=
告
0 . 5A

Cb v =
/R

6 =
1× 2 ,
1= 8A

3. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the resistor network shown below. (3 marks)

栗
↓ d
-
⼝
⽇— 14v
m ⻔+
⼀⼝ 1
L⼝
L
“
↑
-
-

Kq = (÷+ 六 +÷+ 市 51
⼆ 0 -

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4. Consider the circuit shown below.

(a) Find the equivalent resistance between AB. (3 marks)

(b) Find the equivalent resistance of the whole resistor network. (2 marks)

(c) Find the potential difference across the 8-Ω resistor. (2 marks)

(d) Find the current passing through the 8-Ω resistor. (2 marks)

5. In the circuit shown below, XY is a uniform resistance wire of resistance 30 Ω. The e.m.f. of
the battery is 6 V.

(a) Describe the change in the brightness of the bulb when the sliding contact S is moved
towards Y. (1 mark)

(b) Suppose the current drawn from the battery is 0.8 A when S is at Y.
(i) Find the resistance of the bulb. (3 marks)

(ii) Find the current drawn from the battery when S is at the mid-point between X and
Y. (3 marks)