Balboa Academy
Advanced Physics
Final Exam Study Guide Teacher: Mr. Chan
Name: _______________________________________
Problem 1: Calculate the force between two charges, if one is 5.0 x 10-8 C and the other is 1.0 x 10-7
C and they are 5.0 cm apart?
Problem 2: What is the magnitude of the force a 1.5 μC charge exerts on a 3.2 x 10-4 C located 1.5
m away?
Problem 3: What is the electric field at a location where a charged particle of 1.60 x10-19 C
experiences a force of 3.2 x 10-9 N?
Problem 4: A fly accumulates 3.0 x10-10 C of positive charge as it flies through the air.
What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a location 2.0 cm away from the fly?
Problem 5: What is the potential difference across an electrical load that has a resistance of 4 Ω
and a current of 3 A flowing through it?
Problem 6: Calculate the current an electric clothes dryer draws when it is connected to a 230 V
source and has a resistance
of 9.2 Ω.
Problem 7: What is the resistance in a circuit if a potential difference of 110 V causes a current of
10 A?
Problem 8: What is the potential difference across a hand-held fan that has a resistance of 120 Ω
and a current of 50 mA flowing through it?
Problem 9: An electric toaster has a resistance of 12 Ω. What current will it draw from a 120 V
supply?
Problem 10: A portable radio connected to a 9.0 V battery draws a current of 25 A.
a) What is the resistance of the radio?
b) What type of energy is the electrical energy from the battery being converted into in this device?
Problem 11: A 12 v battery is connected to two parallel plates which are separated by a distance
of 0.5 cm. This creates a uniform electric field between the two plates. Find the magnitude of the
electric field.
Problem 12: what is the work done on a particle with 4 C of charge moving through a potential
difference of 6 v?
Problem 13: what is the work done in moving 3 electrons through a potential difference of 4 v?
Problem 14: Determine the amount of charge stored on either plate of a capacitor (4x10-6 F) when
connected across a 12 volt battery.
Problem 15: If the plate separation for a capacitor is 2.0x10-3 m, determine the area of the plates if
the capacitance is exactly 1 F.
Problem 16: Calculate the voltage of a battery connected to a parallel plate capacitor with a plate
area of 2.0 cm2 and a plate separation of 2 mm if the charge stored on the plates is 4.0pC.
Problem 17: A parallel plate capacitor is constructed of metal plates, each with an area of 0.2 m2.
The capacitance is 7.9nF. Determine the plate separation distance.
Problem 18: A lamp with the voltage provided as 12 V & current of 4A. What is the power of the
lamp?
Problem 19: Find the value of the following resistors:
Problem 20:
Problem 21: A
Problem 22:
Problem 23:
Problem 24: Let R1 = 10 Ω, R2 = 20 Ω, R3 =30 Ω, and the battery of the circuit = 6 V. Fill out the
table:
Voltage (V) Current (A) Resistance (Ω)
ΔV1 = I1 = R1 =
ΔV2 = I2 = R2 =
ΔV3 = I3 = R3 =
Total: ΔV = I= Requ =
Problem 25: Given the following circuit, fill out the table:
Voltage (V) Current (A) Resistance (Ω)
ΔV1 = I1 = R1 =
ΔV2 = I2 = R2 =
ΔV3 = I3 = R3 =
ΔV4 = I4 = R4 =
Total ΔV = I= Requ =
Formulas:=
Formulas:
Formulas
Ohm’s law Current
Electrical Power
=
Answers:
1) 0.018 N
2) 1.92 N
3) 2.0 x 1010 N/C
4) 6800 N/C away from the fly
5) 12 v
6) 25 A
7) 11 Ω
8) 6 v
9) 10 A
10) a) 0.36 Ω b) sound and heat
11) 2.4 x 103 N/C
12) 24 J
13) 1.92 x 10-18 J
14) 48 x 10-6 C
15) 2.3 x 108 m2
16) 4.5 v
17) 0.22 mm
18) 48 W
19) 82 Ω ±20%
20) 33 Ω ± 5%
21) 330 Ω ± 5%
22) 63 Ω ±5%
23) 470000 Ω ±5%
24)
25)
Voltage (V) Current (A) Resistance (Ω)
ΔV1 = 14 V I1 = 2 A R1 =7Ω
ΔV2 =10 V I2 = 1 A R2 = 10Ω
ΔV3 = 6 V I3 = 1 A R3 = 6Ω
ΔV4 = 4 V I4 =1 A R4 =4Ω
Total ΔV = 24 V I=2A Requ =12Ω
