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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
EEM 1 – Basic Electrical Engineering
1st Semester, AY 2020-2021
Week 8 Activity

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Answer the following questions. Write your answer in a clean sheet of paper with name on the top.
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I. Write the word or words which most correctly complete the following statements.

1. A cell which converts ________ energy into ________ energy is called a chemical cell.
2. A cell in which the electrolyte is a liquid is commonly referred to as a ________ cell, while a cell in
which the electrolyte is in a paste form called a ________ cell.
3. Cells which can be effectively recharged are called ________ cells.
4. When charging a cell or a battery, its positive terminal is connected to the ________ terminal of the
battery charger, and its negative terminal is connected to the ________ terminal of the charger.
5. In order to obtain a greater current capacity, cells are connected in ________.

II. Match the type of cell in column 1 to its characteristic in column 2.

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
1. Lead-Acid a) Nickel-iron-alkaline
2. Carbon-Zinc b) 12-V battery
3. Nickel-Cadmium c) Secondary dry battery
4. Edison Cell d) 1.5-V primary cell
5. Mercury e) 5-V battery
f) Ideal for transistorized equipment

III. Problem Solving

1. A 6-V lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 0.02 Cl. How much current will flow if the battery
has a short circuit?

2. A new carbon-zinc cell has a voltage of 1.5 V. A battery made up of 30 cells connected in series ages
so that its no-load voltage drops 15 percent. What is the no-load voltage of the cell and battery?

3. What is the specific gravity of the electrolyte of a lead-acid battery with one-fourth part sulfuric acid and
three-fourths part water? Would a hydrometer reading of that solution indicate full charge, half-charge,
or discharge?

4. How many cells are necessary to produce a battery with double the voltage and current rating of a
single cell? Draw a schematic diagram.

5. Draw pictorial and schematic diagrams showing two 12-V lead-acid batteries being charged by a 15-V
source. Show the direction of current during charge.

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