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Calculate the current that gives a charge flow of in a time of .

Important Questions on Electric Current, Potential Difference and Resistance
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In a circuit, a charge of passes a point in . Calculate the current in the circuit.

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A car battery is labelled . This means that it can supply a current of for one hour
(a) For how long could the battery supply a continuous current of 200 A needed to start the car?

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A car battery is labelled . This means that it can supply a current of for one hour
(b) Calculate the charge that flows past a point in the circuit in this time.

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Calculate the number of protons that would have a charge of one coulomb. (Proton charge .)

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Which of the following quantities of electric charge is possible? Explain how you know. .

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Calculate the current in a gold wire of crosssectional area when the mean drift velocity of the electrons in the wire is . The electron number density for gold is .

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Calculate the mean drift velocity of electrons in a copper wire of diameter with a current of . The electron number density for copper is .

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A length of copper wire is joined in series to a length of silver wire of the same diameter. Both wires have a current in them when connected to a battery. Explain how the mean drift velocity of the electrons will change as they travel from the copper into the silver. Electron number densities:
Copper
Silver .
