Updated By SaraNextGen

On April 21, 2024, 11:35 AM

Question 1:

Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of three cells of 2 V each, a 5 Ω resistor, an 8 Ω resistor, and a 12 Ω resistor, and a plug key, all connected in series.

Answer:

Three cells of potential 2 V, each connected in series, is equivalent to a battery of potential 2 V + 2 V + 2 V = 6V. The following circuit diagram shows three resistors of resistances 5 Ω, 8 Ω and 12 Ω respectively connected in series and a battery of potential 6 V.

Question 2:

Redraw the circuit of Question 1, putting in an ammeter to measure the current through the resistors and a voltmeter to measure potential difference across the 12 Ω resistor. What would be the readings in the ammeter and the voltmeter?

Answer:

To measure the current flowing through the resistors, an ammeter should be connected in the circuit in series with the resistors. To measure the potential difference across the 12 Ω resistor, a voltmeter should be connected parallel to this resistor, as shown in the following figure.

The resistances are connected in series.

Ohm’s law can be used to obtain the readings of ammeter and voltmeter. According to Ohm’s law,

V = IR,

Where,

Potential difference, V = 6 V

Current flowing through the circuit/resistors = I

Resistance of the circuit, R =

= 0.24 A

Potential difference across 12 Ω resistor = 

Current flowing through the 12 Ω resistor, I = 0.24 A

Therefore, using Ohm’s law, we obtain

Therefore, the reading of the ammeter will be 0.24 A.

The reading of the voltmeter will be 2.88 V.