27. Resistors & DC Circuits

Power Rating of a Resistor. The power rating of a resistor is the maximum power the resistor can safely dissipate without too great a rise in temperature and hence damage to the resistor. (b) A 9.0-kΩ resistor is to be connected across a 120-V potential difference. What power rating is required?

Power Rating of a Resistor. The power rating of a resistor is the maximum power the resistor can safely dissipate without too great a rise in temperature and hence damage to the resistor. (a) If the power rating of a 15-kΩ resistor is 5.0 W, what is the maximum allowable potential difference across the termi-nals of the resistor?

A triangular array of resistors is shown in Fig. E26.5.

(d) If the battery has an internal resistance of 3.00Ω, what current will the array draw if the battery is connected across bc?

A triangular array of resistors is shown in Fig. E26.5.

What current will this array draw from a 35.0-V battery having negligible internal resistance if we connect it across (c) ac?

A triangular array of resistors is shown in Fig. E26.5.

What current will this array draw from a 35.0-V battery having negligible internal resistance if we connect it across (b) bc?

A triangular array of resistors is shown in Fig. E26.5.

What current will this array draw from a 35.0-V battery having negligible internal resistance if we connect it across (a) ab?

A machine part has a resistor X protruding from an opening in the side. This resistor is connected to three other resistors, as shown in Fig. E26.2. An ohmmeter connected across a and b reads 2.00 Ω.

What is the resistance of X?

A uniform wire of resistance R is cut into three equal lengths. One of these is formed into a circle and connected between the other two (Fig. E26.1).

What is the resistance between the opposite ends a and b?

You have a 2.0 Ω resistor, a 3.0 Ω resistor, a 6.0 Ω resistor, and a 6.0 V battery. Draw a diagram of a circuit in which all three resistors are used and the battery delivers 9.0 W of power.

Draw a circuit diagram for the circuit of FIGURE EX28.2.