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Year 10 Circuit Exercises

This document from Dubai Gem Private School covers series and parallel circuits for Year 10 students. It includes examples of series and parallel circuits with batteries, resistors, and household appliances. Students are asked to calculate total resistances, currents, and voltages for various circuit diagrams. Concepts covered include series and parallel resistor combinations, Ohm's law, and basic circuit calculations.

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Year 10 Circuit Exercises

This document from Dubai Gem Private School covers series and parallel circuits for Year 10 students. It includes examples of series and parallel circuits with batteries, resistors, and household appliances. Students are asked to calculate total resistances, currents, and voltages for various circuit diagrams. Concepts covered include series and parallel resistor combinations, Ohm's law, and basic circuit calculations.

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DUBAI GEM PRIVATE SCHOOL SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS FOR YEAR 10

1. Fig. 1.1 shows a battery with an e.m.f of 12 V supplying power to two lamps.
The total power supplied is 150 W when both lamps are on.

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2. Fig. 2.1 shows a 240 V a.c. mains circuit to which a number of appliances are connected
and switched on.

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3. Fig. 3.1 shows a 12 V battery connected to a number of resistors.

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4. Fig. 4.1 shows two electrical circuits.

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5. A circuit is set up with two parallel resistors, each of a resistance of 250Ω.


a. What is the total resistance for this circuit?

b. If another resistor of resistance 300Ω is added in series with these


two parallel resistors, what is the total resistance?

c. If a voltage of 120V is put across the circuit in b, what will the current
be in the circuit?

6. A series/parallel circuit is set up as shown below. Find the total resistance


of the circuit and the current in the circuit.

8Ω
25ΩΩ 15Ω
8Ω

12V

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(e) Find the total resistance and the current for the circuit below:

25ΩΩ 10Ω

15Ω 30Ω

6V

(f) Find the total resistance and the voltage for the circuit below:
15Ω

3Ω
Total current in the circuit = 2.4 A
45ΩΩ

8Ω

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