Physics (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 55PCE
Predict/Calculate Suppose the polarity of the 11.5-V battery in Figure 21-46 is reversed. (a) Do you expect this to increase or decrease the amount of current flowing in the circuit? Explain. (b) Calculate the magnitude and direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the current in this case.
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Find...Ch. 21 - Suppose point A is grounded (V = 0) in Figure...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate (a) Find the current in each...Ch. 21 - Two batteries and three resistors are connected as...Ch. 21 - Two capacitors, C1 = C and C2 = 2C, are connected...Ch. 21 - Predict/Explain Two capacitors are connected in...Ch. 21 - Predict/Explain Two capacitors are connected in...Ch. 21 - A 252-F capacitor is connected in series with a...Ch. 21 - A 36-F capacitor is connected in parallel with an...Ch. 21 - Find the equivalent capacitance between points A...Ch. 21 - A 15-V battery is connected to three capacitors in...Ch. 21 - Three different circuits, each containing a switch...Ch. 21 - Terminals A and B in Figure 21-50 are connected to...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate You would like to add a second...Ch. 21 - Two capacitors, one 7.5 F and the other 15 F, are...Ch. 21 - The equivalent capacitance of the capacitors shown...Ch. 21 - With the switch in position A, the 11.2-F...Ch. 21 - The switch on an RC circuit is closed at t = 0....Ch. 21 - The capacitor in an RC circuit (R = 120 , C = 45...Ch. 21 - Three RC circuits have the emf, resistance, and...Ch. 21 - Consider an RC circuit with = 12.0 V, R = 195 ,...Ch. 21 - The resistor in an RC circuit has a resistance of...Ch. 21 - A flash unit for a camera has a capacitance of...Ch. 21 - Figure 21-54 shows a simplified circuit for a...Ch. 21 - Nerve Impulse Propagation The speed with which...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate Consider the RC circuit shown in...Ch. 21 - CE Consider the circuit shown in Figure 21-56, in...Ch. 21 - CE Predict/Explain (a) Referring to Problem 83 and...Ch. 21 - CE Consider the circuit shown in Figure 21-57, in...Ch. 21 - CE Predict/Explain (a) When the switch is closed...Ch. 21 - Suppose that points A and B in Figure 21-41 are...Ch. 21 - CE The circuit shown in Figure 21-58 shows a...Ch. 21 - CE The three circuits shown in Figure 21-59 have...Ch. 21 - Electrical Safety Codes For safety reasons,...Ch. 21 - A portable CD player uses a current of 7.5 mA at a...Ch. 21 - An electrical heating coil is immersed in 6.6 kg...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate Consider the circuit shown in...Ch. 21 - Prob. 94GPCh. 21 - BIO Pacemaker Pulses A pacemaker sends a pulse to...Ch. 21 - Three resistors (R,12R,2R) are connected to a...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate Suppose we connect a 12.0-V...Ch. 21 - National Electric Code In the United States, the...Ch. 21 - Solar Panel Power The current-versus-voltage plot...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate A 15.0-V battery is connected to...Ch. 21 - When two resistors, R1 and R2, are connected in...Ch. 21 - The circuit shown in Figure 21-62 is known as a...Ch. 21 - BIO Footwear Safety The American National...Ch. 21 - BIO Footwear Safety The American National...Ch. 21 - BIO Footwear Safety The American National...Ch. 21 - The standard specifies that footwear should be...Ch. 21 - Referring to Example 21-13 Suppose the three...Ch. 21 - Referring to Example 21-13 Suppose R1 = R2 = 225 ...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate Referring to Example 21-18...Ch. 21 - Predict/Calculate Referring to Example 21-18...
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