MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY

PHY – 102

Tutorial Sheet 6

1. Compute the current flowing through a copper wire of cross-sectional area 1.25×10−6 𝑚2
assuming that the drift velocity is 2×10−4 𝑚/𝑠 and the charge carrier density is 1.0×1029/𝑚3.

2. (a) Calculate the resistance per unit length of a 22-gauge Nichrome wire of radius 0.321 mm.

(b) If a potential difference of 10.0 V is maintained across a 1.00 m length of the Nichrome wire,
what is the current in the wire?

3. A metal wire of diameter 2 𝑚𝑚 and length 300 𝑚 has a resistance of 1.642 Ω at 20 ℃ and 2.415
Ω at 150 ℃. Find the values of 𝛼0, 𝑅0 and 𝜌20.

4. A 60-volts potential difference is applied to the circuit below. Find the (i) equivalent resistance
of the circuit. (ii) the current in the circuit. (iii) the current in the 10-ohm resistor.

5. For the circuit below, calculate (i) the current from the battery. (ii) the terminal potential
difference of the battery. (iii) the power dissipated by the 12 Ω resistor.
6. A 150 𝑝𝐹 capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 60 𝑉. The charging battery is then
disconnected. The capacitor is then connected in parallel with a second (initially uncharged)
capacitor. The measured potential difference drops to 50 𝑉. Find the capacitance of the second
capacitor.

7. A 900 𝑝𝐹 capacitor is charged by a 100 𝑉 battery. (i) How much energy is stored in the
capacitor? (ii) The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and connected to another 900 𝑝𝐹
capacitor. What is the electrostatic energy stored by the system?

8. An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a source of e.m.f. If 𝐸=9.00 𝑉,
𝐶= 20.0μ𝐹, and 𝑅=100 Ω, find (a) the time constant of the circuit, (b) the maximum charge on the
capacitor, and (c) the charge on the capacitor after one time constant.

9. Calculate the steady-state current in the 2 Ω resistor. The internal resistance of the battery is
negligible, and the capacitor has a capacitance of 0.2 𝜇𝐹. All the resistances are in ohms.