Electrical Resistance and Wire Properties

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What is the primary function of electromotive force in an electric circuit?

  • To transfer energy to an electric circuit per unit of electric charge (correct)
  • To reduce the resistance of a wire
  • To increase the electric field in a wire
  • To oppose the flow of electric charge

What is the minimum number of components required to create a complete circuit with a steady current?

  • One resistor
  • One electromotive force source (correct)
  • Two electromotive force sources and a resistor
  • One wire

A wire has a resistance of 0.0290 Ω. If the diameter of the wire is 2.05 mm, what material is the wire most likely made of?

  • Aluminum
  • Silver
  • Copper (correct)
  • Gold

If the current through a wire is 17.6 A, and the wire is 2.50 m in length and 0.654 mm in radius, what can be calculated?

<p>The resistivity of the wire (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A gold wire has a diameter of 0.84 mm. If the electric field in the wire is known, what can be calculated?

<p>The current carried by the wire (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the resistance of a 24.0-m length of copper wire is known, what can be calculated?

<p>The resistivity of the wire (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of devices such as batteries and generators?

<p>To convert energy of other forms into electric potential energy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between electromotive force and potential difference?

<p>Electromotive force is the energy received by 1 coulomb of charge, while potential difference is the energy used by 1 coulomb of charge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol used to represent electromotive force?

<p>𝜀 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the terminal voltage of a battery when current flows through it?

<p>It decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the internal resistance of a battery due to?

<p>The chemicals within the battery (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the internal resistance of a generator due to?

<p>The wires and other components of the generator (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of electric circuits?

<p>They allow energy to be transported without any moving parts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of electric current?

<p>Ampere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of electric current defined as?

<p>The direction of positive charge flow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mathematical formula for electric current?

<p>I = Q/t (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an electric current?

<p>A motion of charge from one region to another (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the charge carriers in a conductor?

<p>Electrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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