The total amount of charge in coulombs that has entered a wire at time t is given by the expression Q=4t−t², where t is in seconds and t≥0. Graph I versus t for the interval 0≤t≤4 s.

The total amount of charge that has entered a wire at time t is given by the expression $Q=\left(20C\right)(1-e^{-\frac{t}{2.0s}})$, where t is in seconds and t≥0. What is the maximum value of the current?

The current supplied by a battery slowly decreases as the battery runs down. Suppose that the current as a function of time is $I=\left(0.75A\right)e^{-\frac{t}{6h}}$. What is the total number of electrons transported from the positive electrode to the negative electrode by the charge escalator from the time the battery is first used until it is completely dead?

What diameter should the nichrome wire in FIGURE P27.62 be in order for the electric field strength to be the same in both wires?

The two wires in FIGURE P27.63 are made of the same material. What is the electron drift speed in the 2.0-mm-diameter segment of the wire?

An aluminum wire consists of the three segments shown in FIGURE P27.64. The current in the top segment is 10 A. For each of these three segments, find the current density J. Place your results in a table for easy viewing.

An aluminum wire consists of the three segments shown in FIGURE P27.64. The current in the top segment is 10 A. For each of these three segments, find the drift velocity v_d. Place your results in a table for easy viewing.

You've decided to protect your house by placing a 5.0-m-tall iron lightning rod next to the house. The top is sharpened to a point and the bottom is in good contact with the ground. From your research, you've learned that lightning bolts can carry up to 50 kA of current and last up to 50 μs. How much charge is delivered by a lightning bolt with these parameters?

You've decided to protect your house by placing a 5.0-m-tall iron lightning rod next to the house. The top is sharpened to a point and the bottom is in good contact with the ground. From your research, you've learned that lightning bolts can carry up to 50 kA of current and last up to 50 μs. You don't want the potential difference between the top and bottom of the lightning rod to exceed 100 V. What minimum diameter must the rod have?

A 2.0-mm-diameter wire formed from a composite material has a resistivity that decreases with distance along the wire as ρ=ρ₀e^−αx, where ρ₀=4.0×10⁻⁵ Ω m, x (in m) is measured from one end of the wire, and the constant α=4.0 m⁻¹. What is the resistance of a 50-cm-long length of this wire?

Two 10-cm-diameter metal plates 1.0 cm apart are charged to ±12.5 nC. They are suddenly connected together by a 0.224-mm-diameter copper wire stretched taut from the center of one plate to the center of the other. Does the current increase with time, decrease with time, or remain steady? Explain.

A 300 μF capacitor is charged to 9.0 V, then connected in parallel with a 5000 Ω resistor. The capacitor will discharge because the resistor provides a conducting pathway between the capacitor plates, but much more slowly than if the plates were connected by a wire. Let t=0 s be the instant the fully charged capacitor is first connected to the resistor. At what time has the capacitor voltage decreased by half, to 4.5 V?