You are given a spotlight which takes 2 amperes of current designed to work off a 6-volt battery. If the available source is a 12-V battery, what values of resistance would you need to connect in series with the spotlight before you could safely switch it on? Draw the circuit diagram and show the values of voltages and currents.

You are given a spotlight which takes 2 amperes of current designed to work off a 6-volt battery. If the available source is a 12-V battery, what values of resistance would you need to connect in series with the spotlight before you could safely switch it on? Draw the circuit diagram and show the values of voltages and currents.

An Introduction to Physical Science

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305079137

Author:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Publisher:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Chapter8: Electricity And Magnetism

Section8.3: Simple Electric Circuits And Electrical Safety

Problem 8.2CE

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