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An electric toaster requires 900 W at 100 V.What is the resistance of the heating coil?


A) 3 Ω
B) 55 Ω
C) 28 Ω
D) 11 Ω
E) ​32 Ω

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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When an electric current exists within a conducting wire,which of the following statements describes the condition of any accompanying electric field?


A) must be zero
B) must be parallel to current flow
C) must be anti-parallel (opposite direction) to current flow
D) must be perpendicular to current flow

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The temperature coefficient of resistivity for a "perfect" ohmic material would be:


A) positive and constant.
B) zero.
C) negative.
D) positive and uniformly increasing.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A steam turbine at an electric power plant delivers 4,600 kW of power to an electrical generator which converts 85% of this mechanical energy into electrical energy.What is the current delivered by the generator if it delivers at 3,200 V?


A) 0.6 × 103 A
B) 1.7 × 103 A
C) 1.2 × 103 A
D) 1 × 103 A
E) ​0.7 × 103 A

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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A 55-W light bulb is in a socket supplied with 100 V.What is the current in the bulb?


A) 0.6 A
B) 1.8 A
C) 45 A
D) 5,500 A
E) ​2.8 A

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Ten coulombs of charge start from the negative terminal of a battery,flow through the battery and then leave the positive terminal through a wire,flow through a resistor and then return to the starting point on this closed circuit.In this complete process,the ten coulombs:


A) do positive work on the battery.
B) receive heat energy from the resistor.
C) have a net loss of potential energy.
D) have no net change in potential energy.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A certain material is in a room at 27°C.If the absolute temperature (K) of the material is doubled,its resistance triples.(Water freezes at 273 K. ) What is the value for α,the temperature coefficient of resistivity?


A) 0.074 (°C) −1
B) 0.01 (°C) −1
C) 0.0067 (°C) −1
D) 1.5 (°C) −1
E) ​0.037 (°C) −1

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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A wire 1 mm in diameter is connected to one end of a wire of the same material 2 mm in diameter of twice the length.A voltage source is connected to the wires and a current is passed through the wires.If it takes time T for the average conduction electron to traverse the 1-mm wire,how long does it take for such an electron to traverse the 2-mm wire?


A) T/4
B) T
C) 4T
D) 8T

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A metal wire has a resistance of 26 Ω under room temperature conditions of 19°C.When the wire is heated to 79°C the resistance increases by 0.9 Ω.What is the temperature coefficient of resistivity of this metal?


A) 5.8 × 10−4 (°C) −1
B) 4.2 × 10−3 (°C) −1
C) 18.2 × 10−3 (°C) −1
D) 4.6 × 10−3 (°C) −1
E) ​2.1 × 10−4 (°C) −1

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The number density of conduction electrons in a metal can be found from the density ρ of the metal,the mass per mole M of the metal,the number of conduction electrons per metal atom,and Avogadro's number NA.If we assume one conduction electron per atom,which of the following gives the number density of conduction electrons for a given metal?


A) NA ρ M
B) NA ρ /M
C) NA M/ρ
D) NA /ρ M

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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A 0.2-m-long metal rod has a radius of 3 cm and a resistance of 3 × 10−5 Ω.What is the resistivity of the metal?


A) 1.4 × 10−8 Ω⋅m
B) 42.4 × 10−8 Ω⋅m
C) 1.3 × 10−8 Ω⋅m
D) 2.1 × 10−8 Ω⋅m
E) ​14.1 × 10−8 Ω⋅m

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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A high-voltage transmission line carries 2,000 A at 1,400 kV for a distance of 300 miles.If the resistance in the wire is 1 Ω/mile,what is the power loss due to resistive losses? ​


A) 60 kW
B) 600 kW
C) 60 MW
D) 600 MW
E) 600 W

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The resistivity of a material is doubled when heated a certain amount.What happens to the resistance of a resistor made of this material when heated the same amount?


A) It doubles.
B) It quadruples.
C) It halves.
D) It stays the same.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The charge flowing through a light bulb attached to a 12-V battery in 14.0 s is 30.0 C.What is the average power supplied by the battery during this process? ​


A) 360 W
B) 12 W
C) 25.7 W
D) 5.6 W
E) 30 W

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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A wire has resistance R.A second wire has twice the length,twice the diameter,and twice the resistivity of the first wire.What is its resistance?


A) 8 R
B) R
C) R/4
D) The resistance is not given.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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If a lamp has a resistance of 105 Ω when it operates at 100 W,what current does it carry?


A) 1.02 A
B) 0.95 A
C) 0.98 A
D) 1.05 A
E) ​1.95 A

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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The charge flowing through a light bulb attached to a 11.0-V battery in 14.0 s is 25.0 C.What is the total energy delivered to the filament during this process?


A) 11 J
B) 275 J
C) 3,850 J
D) 154 J
E) ​625 J

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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A wire carries a steady current of 0.1 A over a period of 15 s.What total charge passes through the wire in this time interval? ​


A) 150 C
B) 15 C
C) 1.5 C
D) 0.007 C
E) ​0.1 C

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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A light bulb with a tungsten filament is attached to a source of variable voltage.As the voltage is increased on the bulb,


A) the bulb's resistance decreases.
B) the bulb's resistance increases.
C) the current in the bulb decreases.
D) the power dissipated remains constant.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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A superconducting wire's chief characteristic is which of the following?


A) an extremely great length
B) a large cross sectional area
C) an extremely high temperature
D) no resistance

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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