ITP 150 Unit 5

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When resistors of equal value are connected in series, they will develop voltage drops of_____ value.

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When resistors of equal value are connected in series, they will develop voltage drops of_____ value.

equal

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In a circuit, resistors of equal value are connected in series. One of the resistors malfunctions and shorts the circuit. The voltage drops across the remaining resistors will:

increase

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Two 25 ohm resistors connected in series will require_________ voltage source to produce a 6 volt voltage drop across one 25 ohm resistor.

12V

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How much voltage will be found across a blown fuse?

whatever the source voltage is

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How much is the voltage drop across a shorted resistor?

it is equal to zero

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What is the total resistance of a twelve-ohm and an eight-ohm resistor connected in parallel?

4.8 ohms

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Applications of series circuits

batteries, string lights, thermostats, electric water heater

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voltage drops in a series circuit

voltage divided at every load

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total voltage applied =

sum of all the voltage drops

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resistance total in a series circuit

sum of all the resistor values

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currents, formula in a series circuit

the same everywhere (total V = I x total R)

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power in a series circuit

sum of power dissipated by each resistance or total P = total E x I

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open circuit

switch is open, fuse/resistor burned out

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short circuit

 resistor is burned but metal wire is still touching (connected/jumper wire)

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open circuit in a series circuit (I, V, R)

no current, voltage is the total source voltage applied, infinite resistor

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short circuit in a series circuit (R, I, V)

0 resistance, increased total current, voltage drop 0

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applications of parallel circuit

everything in a house, appliances in the house, automobile lighting circuit, power strip

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series circuit is a ____ divider

voltage

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parallel circuit is a ____ divider

current

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parallel circuit: electron flow

electrons are divided into multiple paths (path with less resistance takes more)

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total current in a parallel circuit

add all of the individual currents

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parallel circuit: main line current

current entering/exiting voltage source (the same)

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parallel circuit: branch current

individual current

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resistance total (more than two) in a parallel circuit

(1/R1 + 1/R2 +…_) ^-1

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resistance total (only 2) in a parallel circuit

R1xR2/R1+R2

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voltage in a parallel circuit

constant

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total resistance is more or less than the value of any of the resistors in the branches of a parallel circuit

less

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current drop across ressitors in a parallel circuit

use ohm’s law with individual resistors to find individual currents

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power dissipation in a parallel circuit

power = voltage x current, not split evenly across all resistors

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open resistor in a parallel circuit (R, I)

infinite R, no current

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short resistor in a parallel circuit (R, I, where does current go)

zero R, increase total I, current goes to the shorted branch due to no resistance

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another way to calculate total resistance in a parallel circuit

total resistance = value of one resistor / number of resistors

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troubleshooting a parallel circuit measure:

current

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troubleshooting a series circuit measure:

voltage

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