College Physics1st EditionPaul Peter Urone, OpenStax, Roger Hinrichs Publisher: OpenStaxISBN: 9781938168048
College Physics
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Problem 1CQ:
Can a wire carry a current and still be neutral-that is, have a total charge of zero? Explain.Problem 2CQ:
Car batteries are rated in ampere-hours (A h ). To what physical quantity do ampere-hours...Problem 3CQ:
If two different wires having identical cross-sectional areas carry the same current, will the drift...Problem 4CQ:
Why are two conducting paths from a voltage source to an electrical device needed to operate the...Problem 5CQ:
In cars, one battery terminal is connected to the metal body. How does this allow a single wire to...Problem 6CQ:
Why isn't a bird sitting on a high-voltage power line electrocuted? Contrast this with the situation...Problem 7CQ:
The IR drop across a resistor means that there is a change in potential or voltage across the...Problem 8CQ:
How is the I R drop in a resistor similar to the pressure drop in a fluid flowing through a pipe?Problem 9CQ:
In which of the three semiconducting materials listed in Table 20.1 do impurities supply free...Problem 10CQ:
Does the resistance of an object depend on the path current takes through it? Consider, for example,...Problem 11CQ:
If aluminum and copper wires of the same length have the same resistance, which has the larger...Problem 12CQ:
Explain why R=R0(1 + a?T) for the temperature variation of the resistance R of an object is not as...Problem 13CQ:
Why do incandescent lightbulbs grow dim late in their lives, particularly just before their...Problem 14CQ:
The power dissipated in a resistor is given by P = V2/R, which means power decreases if resistance...Problem 15CQ:
Give an example of a use of AC power other than in the household. Similarly, give an example of a...Problem 16CQ:
Why do voltage, current, and power go through zero 120 times per second for 60-Hz AC electricity?Problem 17CQ:
You are riding in a train, gazing into the distance through its window. As close objects streak by,...Problem 18CQ:
Using an ohmmeter, a student measures the resistance between various points on his body. He finds...Problem 19CQ:
What are the two major hazards of electricity?Problem 20CQ:
Why isn’t a short circuit a shock hazard?Problem 21CQ:
What determines the severity of a shock? Can you say that a certain voltage is hazardous without...Problem 22CQ:
An electrified needle is used to burn off warts, with the circuit being completed by having the...Problem 23CQ:
Some surgery is performed with high-voltage electricity passing from a metal scalpel through the...Problem 24CQ:
Some devices often used in bathrooms, such as hairdryers, often have safety messages saying “Do not...Problem 25CQ:
We are often advised to not flick electric switches with wet hands, dry your hand first. We are also...Problem 26CQ:
Before working on a power transmission line, linemen will touch the line with the back of the hand...Problem 27CQ:
Why is the resistance of wet skin so much smaller than dry, and why do blood and other bodily fluids...Problem 29CQ:
In view of the small currents that cause shock hazards and the larger currents that circuit breakers...Problem 30CQ:
Note that in Figure 20.28, both the concentration gradient and the Coulomb force tend to move Na+...Problem 32CQ:
Explain the properties of myelinated nerves in terms of the insulating properties of myelin.Problem 1PE:
What is the current in milliamperes produced by the solar cells of a pocket calculator through which...Problem 2PE:
A total of 600 C of charge passes through a flashlight in 0.500 h. What is the average current?Problem 3PE:
What is the current when a typical static charge of 0.250 C moves from your finger to a metal...Problem 4PE:
Find the current when 2.00 nC jumps between your comb and hair over a 0.500-s time interval.Problem 5PE:
A large lightning bolt had a 20,000-A current and moved 30.0 C of charge. What was its duration?Problem 6PE:
The 200-A current through a spark plug moves 0.300 mC of charge. How long does the spark last?Problem 7PE:
(a) A defibrillator sends a 6.00-A current through the chest of a patient by applying a 10,000-V...Problem 8PE:
During open-heart surgery, a defibrillator can be used to bring a patient out of cardiac arrest. The...Problem 9PE:
(a) A defibrillator passes 12.0 A of current through the torso of a person for 0.0100 s. How much...Problem 10PE:
A clock battery wears out after moving 10,000 C of charge through the clock at a rate of 0.500 mA....Problem 11PE:
The batteries of a submerged non-nuclear submarine supply 1000 A at full speed ahead. How long does...Problem 12PE:
Electron guns are used in X-ray tubes. The electrons are accelerated through a relatively large...Problem 13PE:
A large cyclotron directs a beam of He ++ nuclei onto a target with a beam current of 0.250 mA. (a)...Problem 14PE:
Repeat the above example on Example 20.3, but for a wire made of silver and given there is one free...Problem 15PE:
Using the results of the above example on Example 20.3, find the drift velocity in a copper wire of...Problem 16PE:
A 14-gauge copper wire has a diameter of 1.628 mm. What magnitude current flows when the drift...Problem 17PE:
SPEAR, a storage ring about 72.0 m in diameter at the Stanford Linear Accelerator (closed in 2009),...Problem 18PE:
What current flows through the bulb of a 3.00-V flashlight when its hot resistance is 3.60 O ?Problem 19PE:
Calculate the effective resistance of a pocket calculator that has a 1.35-V battery and through...Problem 20PE:
What is the effective resistance of a car’s starter motor when 150 A flows through it as the car...Problem 21PE:
How many volts are supplied to operate an indicator light on a DVD player that has a resistance of...Problem 22PE:
(a) F ind the voltage drop in an extension cord having a 0.0600-O resistance and through which 5.00...Problem 23PE:
A power transmission line is hung from metal towers with glass insulators having a resistance of...Problem 24PE:
What is the resistance of a 20.0-m-long piece of 12-gauge copper wire having a 2.053-mm diameter?Problem 25PE:
The diameter of 0-gauge copper wire is 8.252 mm. Find the resistance of a 1.00-km length of such...Problem 26PE:
If the 0.100-mm diameter tungsten filament in a light bulb is to have a resistance of 0.200at...Problem 27PE:
Find the ratio of the diameter of aluminum to copper wire, if they have the same resistance per unit...Problem 28PE:
What current flows through a 2.54-cm-diameter rod of pure silicon that is 20.0 cm long, when 1,00 ...Problem 29PE:
(a) To what temperature must you raise a copper wire, originally at 20.0°C, to double its...Problem 30PE:
A resistor made of Nichrome wire is used in an application where its resistance cannot change more...Problem 31PE:
Of what material is a resistor made if its resistance is 40.0% greater at 100°C than at 20.0°C ?Problem 32PE:
An electronic device designed to operate at any temperature in the range from -10.0°C to 55.0°C...Problem 33PE:
a) Of what material is a wire made, if it is 25.0 m long with a 0.100 mm diameter and has a...Problem 34PE:
Assuming a constant temperature coefficient of resistivity, what is the maximum percent decrease in...Problem 35PE:
A wire is drawn through a die, stretching it to four times its original length. By what factor does...Problem 36PE:
A copper wire has a resistance of 0.500at 20.0°C, and an iron wire has a resistance of 0.525at the...Problem 37PE:
(a) Digital medical thermometers determine temperature by measuring the resistance of a...Problem 38PE:
Integrated Concepts (a) Redo Exercise 20.25 taking into account the thermal expansion of the...Problem 39PE:
Unreasonable Results (a) To what temperature must you raise a resistor made of constantan to double...Problem 41PE:
What power is supplied to the starter motor of a large truck that draws 250 A of current from a...Problem 42PE:
A charge of 4.00 C of charge passes through a pocket calculator’s solar cells in 4.00 h. What is the...Problem 43PE:
How many watts does a flashlight that has 6.00102C pass through it in 0.500 h use if its voltage is...Problem 44PE:
Find the power dissipated in each of these extension cords: (a) an extension cord having a 0,0600...Problem 49PE:
Electrons in an X-ray tube are accelerated through 1 .00 102 kV and directed toward a target to...Problem 50PE:
An electric water heater consumes 5.00 kW for 2.00 h per day. What is the cost of running it for one...Problem 51PE:
With a 1200-W toaster, how much electrical energy is needed to make a slice of toast (cooking time =...Problem 52PE:
What would be the maximum cost of a CFL such that the total cost (investment plus operating) would...Problem 53PE:
Some makes of older cars have 6.00-V electrical systems. (a) What is the hot resistance of a 30.0-W...Problem 54PE:
Alkaline batteries have the advantage of putting out constant voltage until very nearly the end of...Problem 55PE:
A cauterizer, used to stop bleeding in surgery, puts out 2.00 mA at 15.0 kV. (a) What is its power...Problem 56PE:
The average television is said to be on 6 hours per day. Estimate the yearly cost of electricity to...Problem 57PE:
An old lightbulb draws only 50.0 W, rather than its original 60.0 W, due to evaporative thinning of...Problem 58PE:
-gauge copper wire has a diameter of 9.266 mm. Calculate the power loss in a kilometer of such wire...Problem 59PE:
Integrated Concepts Cold vaporizers pass a current through water, evaporating it with only a small...Problem 60PE:
Integrated Concepts (a) What energy is dissipated by a lightning bolt having a 20,000-A current, a...Problem 61PE:
Integrated Concepts What current must be produced by a 12.0-V battery-operated bottle warmer in...Problem 62PE:
Integrated Concepts How much time is needed for a surgical cauterizer to raise the temperature of...Problem 63PE:
Integrated Concepts Hydroelectric generators (see Figure 20.43) at Hoover Dam produce a maximum...Problem 64PE:
Integrated Concepts (a) Assuming 95.0% efficiency for the conversion of electrical power by the...Problem 65PE:
Integrated Concepts A light-rail commuter train draws 630 A of 650-V DC electricity when...Problem 66PE:
Integrated Concepts (a) An aluminum power transmission line has a resistance of 0.0580/km. What is...Problem 67PE:
Integrated Concepts (a) An immersion heater utilizing 120 V can raise the temperature of a 1.00 102...Problem 68PE:
Integrated Concepts (a) What is the cost of heating a hot tub containing 1500 kg of water from...Problem 69PE:
Unreasonable Results (a) What current is needed to transmit 1.00 102MW of power at 480 V? (b) What...Problem 70PE:
Unreasonable Results (a) What current is needed to transmit 1.00 102 MW of power at 10.0kV? (b)...Problem 71PE:
Construct Your Own Problem Consider an electric immersion heater used to heat a cup of water to make...Problem 72PE:
(a) What is the hot resistance of a 25-W light bulb that runs on 120-V AC? (b) If the bulb’s...Problem 73PE:
Certain heavy industrial equipment uses AC power that has a peak voltage of 679 V. What is the rms...Problem 74PE:
A certain circuit breaker trips when the rms current is 15.0 A. What is the corresponding peak...Problem 75PE:
Military aircraft use 400-Hz AC power, because it is possible to design lighter-weight equipment at...Problem 76PE:
A North American tourist takes his 25.0-W, 120-V AC razor to Europe, finds a special adapter, and...Problem 77PE:
In this problem, you will verify statements made at the end of the power losses for Example 20.10....Problem 78PE:
A small office-building air conditioner operates or 408-V AC and consumes 50.0 kW. (a) What is its...Problem 81PE:
Two different electrical devices have the same power consumption, but one is meant to be operated on...Problem 82PE:
Nichrome wire is used in some radiative heaters. (a) Find the resistance needed if the average power...Problem 83PE:
Find the time after t = 0 when the instantaneous voltage of 60-Hz AC first reaches the following...Problem 84PE:
(a) At what two times in the first period following t = 0 does the instantaneous voltage in 60-Hz AC...Problem 85PE:
(a) Haw much power is dissipated in a short circuit of 240-V AC through a resistance of 0.250 ? (b)...Problem 87PE:
Find the current through a person and identify the likely effect on her if she touches a 120-V AC...Problem 88PE:
While taking a bath, a person touches the metal case of a radio. The path through the person to the...Problem 89PE:
Foolishly trying to fish a burning piece of bread from a toaster with a metal butter knife, a man...Problem 90PE:
(a) During surgery, a current as small as 20.0 ? applied directly to the heart may cause ventricular...Problem 91PE:
(a) What is the resistance of a 220-V AC short circuit that generates a peak power of 96.8 kW? (b)...Problem 92PE:
A heart defibrillator passes 10.0 A through a patient’s torso for 5.00 ms in an attempt to restore...Problem 93PE:
Integrated Concepts A short circuit in a 120-V appliance cord has a 0.500- resistance. Calculate the...Problem 94PE:
Construct Your Own Problem Consider a person working in an environment where electric currents might...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Nature Of Science And PhysicsChapter 2 - KinematicsChapter 3 - Two-dimensional KinematicsChapter 4 - Dynamics: Force And Newton's Laws Of MotionChapter 5 - Further Applications Of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, And ElasticityChapter 6 - Uniform Circular Motion And GravitationChapter 7 - Work, Energy, And Energy ResourcesChapter 8 - Linear Momentum And CollisionsChapter 9 - Statics And TorqueChapter 10 - Rotational Motion And Angular Momentum
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