Enrichment/ In-text activities.

Answer the following questions. Turn in your answers in google classroom in PDF or Document
format.

1. Determine the current resulting from the application of a 9 V battery across a network
with a resistance of 2.2.

Given:
𝑉 = 9𝑉
𝑅 = 2.2 Ω

Required: 𝐼

Solution:

𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅

𝑉 𝐼𝑅
=
𝑅 𝑅

𝑉
𝐼=
𝑅

9𝑉
𝐼=
2.2 Ω

𝐼 = 4.090909091 𝐴 or 4.09 𝐴

2. Calculate the resistance of a 60 W bulb if a current of 500 mA results from an applied

voltage of 120 V.

Given:
𝑃 = 60 𝑊
𝐼 = 500 𝑚𝐴 = 500 × 10−3 𝐴
𝑉 = 120 𝑉
 Required: 𝑅

Solution:

𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅

𝑉 𝐼𝑅
=
𝐼 𝐼

𝑉
𝑅=
𝐼

120 𝑉
𝑅=
500 × 10−3 𝐴

𝑅 = 240 Ω

3. Calculate the current through the 2 k resistor if the voltage drop across it is 16 V.

Given:
𝑉 = 16 𝑉
𝑅 = 2 𝑘Ω = 2 × 103 Ω

Required: 𝐼

Solution:

𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅

𝑉 𝐼𝑅
=
𝑅 𝑅

𝑉
𝐼=
𝑅

16 𝑉
𝐼=
2 × 103 Ω
 1
𝐼= 𝐴 or 8 𝑚𝐴
125

4. Calculate the voltage that must be applied across the soldering iron to establish a current
of 1.5 A through the iron if its internal resistance is 80 .

Given:
𝐼 = 1.5 𝐴
𝑅 = 80 Ω

Required: 𝑉

Solution:

𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅

𝑉 = (1.5 𝐴) × (80 Ω)

𝑉 = 120 𝑉