Exam 25: Direct-Current Circuits

For the circuit shown in the figure, the switch S is initially open and the capacitor voltage is 80 V. The switch is then closed at time t = 0. How long after closing the switch will the current in the resistor be 7.0 µA?

Two light bulbs, B₁ and B₂, are connected to a battery having appreciable internal resistance as shown in the figure. What happens to the brightness of bulb B₁ when we close the switch S?

A 4.0-mF capacitor is discharged through a 4.0-kΩ resistor. How long will it take for the capacitor to lose half its initial stored energy?

In the circuit shown in the figure, all the lightbulbs are identical. Which of the following is the correct ranking of the brightness of the bulbs?

An RC circuit is connected across an ideal DC voltage source through an open switch. The switch is closed at time t = 0 s. Which of the following statements regarding the circuit are correct? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

Thirteen resistors are connected across points A and B as shown in the figure. If all the resistors are accurate to 2 significant figures, what is the equivalent resistance between points A and B?

In the circuit shown in the figure, an ideal ohmmeter is connected across ab with the switch S open. All the connecting leads have negligible resistance. The reading of the ohmmeter will be closest to

A galvanometer coil having a resistance of 20 Ω and a full-scale deflection at 1.0 mA is connected in series with a 4980 Ω resistance to build a voltmeter. What is the maximum voltage that this voltmeter can read?

An uncharged 30.0-µF capacitor is connected in series with a 25.0-Ω resistor, a DC battery, and an open switch. The battery has an internal resistance of 10.0 Ω and the open-circuit voltage across its terminals is 50.0 V. The leads have no appreciable resistance. At time t = 0, the switch is suddenly closed. (a) What is the maximum current through the 25.0-Ω resistor and when does it occur (immediately after closing the switch or after the switch has been closed for a long time)? (b) What is the maximum charge that the capacitor receives? (c) When the current in the circuit is 0.850 A, how much charge is on the plates of the capacitor?

When a 20.0-ohm resistor is connected across the terminals of a 12.0-V battery, the voltage across the terminals of the battery falls by 0.300 V. What is the internal resistance of this battery?

A light bulb is connected in the circuit shown in the figure with the switch S open. All the connecting leads have no appreciable resistance and the battery has no internal resistance. When we close the switch, which statements below accurately describe the behavior of the circuit? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

A galvanometer with a resistance of 40.0 Ω deflects full scale at a current of 2.0 mA. What resistance should be used with this galvanometer in order to construct a voltmeter that can read a maximum of 50 V?

A light bulb is connected in the circuit shown in the figure with the switch S open and the capacitor uncharged. The battery has no appreciable internal resistance. Which one of the following graphs best describes the brightness B of the bulb as a function of time t after closing the switch?