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B-005-04: Ohm's law - single resistors

B-005-04-01: If a current of 2 amperes flows through a 50-ohm resistor, what is the voltage across the resistor?

100 volts

48 volts

52 volts

25 volts



B-005-04-02: How is the current in a DC circuit calculated when the voltage and resistance are known?

Current equals voltage divided by resistance

Current equals resistance multiplied by voltage

Current equals resistance divided by voltage

Current equals power divided by voltage



B-005-04-03: How is the resistance in a DC circuit calculated when the voltage and current are known?

Resistance equals voltage divided by current

Resistance equals current multiplied by voltage

Resistance equals power divided by voltage

Resistance equals current divided by voltage



B-005-04-04: How is the voltage in a DC circuit calculated when the current and resistance are known?

Voltage equals current multiplied by resistance

Voltage equals current divided by resistance

Voltage equals resistance divided by current

Voltage equals power divided by current



B-005-04-05: If a 12-volt battery supplies 0.25 ampere to a circuit, what is the circuit's resistance?

48 ohms

3 ohms

12 ohms

0.25 ohm



B-005-04-06: Calculate the value of resistance necessary to drop 100 volts with current flow of .8 milliamperes:

125 kilohms

125 ohms

1250 ohms

1.25 kilohms



B-005-04-07: The voltage required to force a current of 4.4 amperes through a resistance of 50 ohms is:

220 volts

2220 volts

22.0 volts

0.220 volt



B-005-04-08: A lamp has a resistance of 30 ohms and a 6 volt battery is connected. The current flow will be:

0.2 ampere

2 amperes

0.5 ampere

0.005 ampere



B-005-04-09: What voltage would be needed to supply a current of 200 mA, to operate an electric lamp which has a resistance of 25 ohms?

5 volts

8 volts

175 volts

225 volts



B-005-04-10: The resistance of a circuit can be found by using one of the following:

R = E/I

R = I/E

R = E/R

R = E X I



B-005-04-11: If a 3 volt battery supplies 300 mA to a circuit, the circuit resistance is:

10 ohms

9 ohms

5 ohms

3 ohms





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