AP Physics 1 : AP Physics 1

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Example Questions

Example Question #187 : Electricity

A capacitor with a capacitance of  stores  of energy. What is the voltage across this capacitor?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The correct answer is .

We can obtain this answer with the following equation regarding capacitors:

 is the energy stored on the capacitor,  is the capacitance, and  is the voltage.

Solving for  we obtain:

Example Question #255 : Electricity And Waves

What is the power of a circuit with a resistance of  and  current?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We calculate the power in a circuit using the following equation

Given  and 

Example Question #189 : Electricity

What is the power of a circuit with a resistance of  and  current?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We calculate the power in a circuit using the following equation

Given  and 

Example Question #261 : Electricity And Waves

What is the power of a circuit with a voltage of  and  current?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We calculate the power in a circuit using the following equation

Given  and 

Example Question #261 : Electricity And Waves

What is the power of a circuit with a voltage of  and  current?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We calculate the power in a circuit using the following equation

Given  and 

Example Question #192 : Electricity

What is the power of a circuit with a voltage of  and resistance of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We calculate the power in a circuit using the following equation

Given  and 

Example Question #193 : Electricity

What is the power of a circuit with a voltage of  and resistance of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

What is the power of a circuit with a voltage of  and resistance of ?

We calculate the power in a circuit using the following equation

Given  and 

Example Question #194 : Electricity

Series curcuit

What is the power in the given circuit if  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the current we must first find the equivalent resistance. For resistors in series, the equivalent resistance is 

For this problem

Now we use Ohm's law, , to find the current, 

Now that we have found the current in the resistors we use the following equation to find the power in the circuit:

Example Question #195 : Electricity

Parallel circuit

What is the power in the below circuit if  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the current we must first find the equivalent resistance. For resistors in parallel, the equivalent resistance is 

For this problem

Now we use Ohm's law, , to find the current, 

Now that we have found the current in the resistors we use the equation

to find the power in the circuit.

Example Question #192 : Electricity

Combo circuit

What is the power in the given circuit if  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the current we must first find the equivalent resistance. This problem is a combination of resistors in series and parallel. First we find the equivalent resistance of resistors in series.

For resistors in series, the equivalent resistance is:

For this problem:

The resistors in series can be treated as one  resistor. Now we address the resistors in parallel. For resistors in parallel, the equivalent resistance is 

For this problem

Now we use Ohm's law, , to find the current, 

 

Now that we have found the current in the resistors we use the equation

to find the power in the circuit.

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