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Resistivity And Conductivity

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Consider the circuit:


R1=2Ω, R2=4Ω, R3=R4

The current flowing through the entire circuit is 40A

. What is the value of R3?

a)

0.77Ω

b)

2.6Ω

c)

1.5Ω

d)

0.54Ω

2.

Which of the following factors would decrease the resistance through an electrical cord?

a)

Decreasing the cross-sectional area of the cord

b)

Increasing the cross-sectional area of the cord

c)

Increasing the resistivity

d)

Increasing the length of the cord

3.

What is the current in a circuit with a 2Ω

resistor followed by a 3Ω

resistor that are both in parallel with a 5Ω

resistor? The voltage supplied to the circuit is 5V.

a)

5A

b)

1.5A

c)

2A

d)

1A

4.

By how much will resistivity change if resistance and length are constant, and cross sectional area is doubled?

a)

The resistivity will be quadrupled

b)

The resistivity will not change

c)

The resistivity will be halved

d)

The resistivity will double

5.

The unit of conductance cannot be expressed in

a)

mho

b)

(ohm)-1

c)

ohm/m

d)

siemens

6.

Good conductors have many loosely bound

a)

atoms

b)

protons

c)

molecules

d)

electrons

7.

The element with the highest conductivity is

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Copper

d)

Mercury

8.

The reciprocal of resistivity of a conductor is

a)

conductance

b)

capacitance

c)

conductivity

d)

none of these