Electric Current
Electric Power
Series and Parallel Circuits
Word Problems
100
What is the current if there is 45V and 2ohms of resistance?

I=22.5A

100

There is 8V of voltage and a current of 2A, how much electric power is there?

P=16W

100

What is a series circuit?

Components connected end-to-end in a single path.

100

What is the common name for electrical potential difference?

Voltage

200

If there was a current of 3A with 6ohms of resistance, how much voltage is there?

V=18V

200

What is the amount of voltage, if there is 40A of current and 130W?

V=3.25V

200

What is a parallel circuit?

Components connected across common points, and have multiple paths to flow through.

200

What are the two types of currents and their directions?

-Direct current, flows in one direction

-Alternating current, alternates directions periodically

300

How much resistance would there be if the current was 45A and the voltage was 300V?

R=6.67ohms

300

How much resistance is there if there is a voltage of 30V and 54W?

R=1.67ohms

300

In a series circuit, all three resistances have 3.2ohms and a voltage of 15V. Determine the total amounts of amps after figuring out the total resistance.

I total=1.56A

300

What are the 3 key concepts, their units, and symbol?

-Current, amps, A

-Voltage, volts, V

-Resistance, ohms, Ω

400

Using 70kohms and 4.5A, what is the voltage?

V=315,000V

400

Using Ohm's Law, determine the amount of electrical power if there is a voltage of 3V and a resistance of 19V.

P=0.47W
400

A series circuit has two resistors with 2kohms while the third one has 2.4kohms, and a current of 16A. What is the amount of voltage for each resistor?

V1=32,000V

V2=32,000V

V3=38,400V

400

What are the equations to figure out the totals for each key concepts in series circuit?

I total=I1=I2=13

V total=V1+V2+V3

R total = R1+R2+R3

500

There is 4kV and 300A, how much resistance is there?

R=13.33ohms

500

The data says that there is 35 minutes and 120W, find the amount of joules of electrical energy and convert it into kwh (3.6x10^6 J).

252,000J/3.6*10^6 kwh= 0.07kwh

500

A 10ohm resistor and a 30ohm resistor are connected in a parallel circuit with 115V. What is the current in each resistor and in total?

I1=11.5A

I2=3.83A

I total=15.33A

500

What are the equations to figure out the totals for each key concepts in parallel circuit?

I total=I1+I2+I3

V total=V1=V2=V3

1/R total=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3

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