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A circuit is constructed with five resistors and one real battery as shown above

ID: 1465772 • Letter: A

Question

A circuit is constructed with five resistors and one real battery as shown above right. We model. The real battery as an ideal emf V = 12 V in series with an internal resistance r as shown above left. The values for the resistors are: R1 = R3 = 36 , R4 = R5 = 128 and R2 = 158 . The measured voltage across the terminals of the batery is Vbattery = 11.69 V.

1)

What is I1, the current that flows through the resistor R1?mA

2)

What is r, the internal resistance of the battery?

3)

What is I3, the current through resistor R3?mA

4)

What is P2, the power dissipated in resistor R2?W

5)

What is V2, the magnitude of the voltage across the resistor R2?V

6)

Resistor R2 is now shorted out as shown. How does the magnitude of the voltage across the battery change? (PICK THE CORRECT ANSWER)

Vbattery decreases

Vbattery increases

Vbattery remains the same

Explanation / Answer

  R345 = R3+R4+R5 = 36+128*2 = 1640ohm

R2345 = R2//R345 = 158*1640/(158+1640) = 144.11 ohm

R12345 = R1+R2345 =36+144.11 =180.11 ohm

I = V/R12345 = 11.69/180.11 = 0.0649 A = 64.89 mA

r = (E-V)/I = (12-11.69)/0.0649 =4.77ohm =469.9 mA

I3 = V-(I*R1)/R345 = (11.69-0.0649*36)/1640 = 0.057 A = 57mA(your result is wrong)

V2 = V-R1*I = 11.69-0.0649*36 = 9.35 V..(your result is wrong)

P2 = V2^2/R2 = 9.35^2/158= 0.55 w ..(your result is wrong

If you shorten R2, then just R1 remains with r i series :
V' = E*R1/(R1+r) = 12*36/32.29 = 13.37 V
The voltage on the battery becomes lower than the former one.

Vbattery remains the same.

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