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Physics Challenge Question 21: Solutions Part 1 As can be seen on the diagram, the 3 and the 2 resistors are in parallel. These two resistors are in series with the 5 resistor. (An electron flowing through the circuit can go through either the 3 or the 2 resistor, but after that it has to go through the 5 resistor.) 3 2 6V 5 Part 2 Since the 3 and the 2 resistors are in parallel, their effective resistance is 1 1 1 R parallel R1 R2 Cross-multiplying gives R R 3 2 6 1.2 R parallel 1 2 R1 R2 3 2 5 This “effective” resistor, as mentioned in part 1, is in series with the 5 W resistor, so the total resistance of the circuit is Rseries R1 R2 1.2 5 6.2 Part 3 Let us first find the current flowing in the circuit. We can use Ohm’s law: 6V V I total 0.97 A R 6.2 This is the current flowing throughout the circuit. Therefore, 0.97 A is also the current flowing through the 5 resistor. However, it splits up into I1 and I2 when reaching the two resistors in parallel, as shown on the diagram to the right. Let’s summarize what we know so far: V I R 3 resistor 3.00 2 resistor 2.00 5 resistor 0.97 A 5.00 Total 6.00 V 0.97 A 6.20 Itotal 6V I1 3 I2 2 5 Looking at our table, we can use Ohm’s law to find the potential difference over the 5 resistor: V I R 5.0 0.97 A 4.84 V Since the 5 resistor is in series with the two others, that means the remaining voltage must be over the 3 and the 2 resistors. Notice that since the 3 and the 2 resistors are in parallel with each other, they both have the same potential difference. Vseries V1 V2 V2 Vseries V1 6.00 V 4.84 V 1.16 V Now that we know the voltage over the two remaining resistors, we can use Ohm’s law to find the current through each of them: V 1.16 V 0.39 A The 3 : I R 3 V 1.16 V 0.58 A The 2 : I R 2 Notice that the 3 resistor gets less current. Since it is harder to go through that one, most of the current goes through the 2 resistor instead. Notice also that these two currents add up to the total (0.97 A), just like they should; no current is lost in the circuit. We have now completely filled in the table: V I R 3 resistor 1.16 V 0.39 A 3.00 2 resistor 1.16 V 0.58 A 2.00 5 resistor 4.84 V 0.97 A 5.00 Total 6.00 V 0.97 A 6.20 Part 4 Adding many resistors in parallel makes it easier for the current to flow. If I keep adding resistors in parallel, it eventually becomes “infinitely easy” for the current to flow. (It has more ways to go, which lowers the resistance.) This can also be seen from the equation: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 R parallel 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Eventually, gets really big, so Rtotal itself becomes essentially zero. Rtotal All that then remains is the 5 resistor; the total circuit resistance is 5 . Each of the 1 resistors has 0 V potential difference, since their total resistance is 0. Since there are so many, each only gets a tiny fraction of the current. (This will be close to 0 A if I just add enough resistors.) (However, notice that the total current in the circuit increases to 1.2 A by Ohm’s law.) Part 5 Adding 1 resistors in series, the total resistance of the circuit would be: Rseries 1.2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 The total circuit resistance becomes infinitely big. (The current has to go through each new resistor.) Since the resistance becomes infinitely big, no current can flow, and I = 0 A. The total voltage over the entire circuit is still 6 V, but it is now shared by an infinite number of resistors, so they each have a really small voltage. (This will be close to 0 V if I just add enough resistors.) Here are some diagrams that help explain parts 4 (top) and 5 (bottom). The added resistors are highlighted in red. 1 1 1 1 3 2 6V 5 3 6V 2 5 1 1 1 1