Chapter 27: Current and Resistance

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics

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Book edition 4th

Author(s) Randall D. Knight

Pages 1240 pages

ISBN 9780133942651

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83 Questions for Chapter 27: Current and Resistance

Suppose a time machine has just brought you forward from 1750(post-Newton but pre-electricity) and you've been shown the lightbulb demonstration of FIGURE Q27.1. Do observations or simple measurements you might make-measurements that must make sense to you with your 1700'sknowledge-prove that something is flowing through the wires? Or might you advance an alternative hypothesis for why the bulb is glowing? If your answer to the first question is yes, state what observations and/or measurements are relevant and the reasoning from which you can infer that something must be flowing. If not, can you offer an alternative hypothesis about why the bulb glows that could be tested?

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1.0×1020electrons flow through a cross-section of a 2.0mmdiameter iron wire in 5.0s. What is the electron drift speed?

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The current in a 100wattlightbulb is 0.85A. The filament inside the bulb is 0.25mmin dia

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In an integrated circuit, the current density in a 2.5m-thick×75μm-widewide gold film is localid="1648893767234" 7.5×105A/m2. How much charge flows through the film in 15min?

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Which, if any, of these statements are true? (More than one may be true.) Explain. Assume the batteries are ideal.

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The current in an electric hair dryer is 10.0A. How many electrons flow through the hair dryer in 5.0min?

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When a nerve cell fires, the charge is transferred across the cell membrane to change the cell's potential from negative to positive. For a typical nerve cell, 9.0pCof charge flows in a time of 0.50ms. What is the average current through the cell membran

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The current in a2.0mm×2.0mmsquare aluminum wire is 2.5A. What are (a) the current density and (b) the electron drift sp

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15. A hollow copper wire with an inner diameter of 1.0mmand an outer diameter of 2.0mm carries a current of 10A. What is the current density in the w

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16. A car battery is rated at 90Ah, meaning that it can supply a 90A current for 1h before being completely discharged. If you leave your headlights on until the battery is completely dead, how much charge leaves the battery?

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