{"id":126,"date":"2014-11-10T08:23:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T08:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/ppp-exercise-4b\/"},"modified":"2014-11-17T08:09:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T08:09:54","slug":"ppp-exercise-4b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/ppp-exercise-4b\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Exercise 4B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. A circuit consists of two resistors connected in series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-150\" title=\"Picture2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture2.png 767w, https:\/\/glow-prod-gc.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture2-300x159.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJ7%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIES9wyyncH6AZc7zY14joMqcGKp%2Fy9LhjF8uoSMJ9QHiAiAzaT5oyLDO1LTtauzoHkYybBf3Egmnn%2FlHYshbZNyAHiq4BQhnEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMdGvZ%2BKbOE1vVSH2tKpUF0gEjJFbBGTmiI1pbSsH9fgNtmivqG1vNGuCYNz3CEVpz5jusODwp9oF0M%2BdhMJ4z5%2FTOje0LilQ7JpJoQ%2FyYy%2FzunC5OtBZy5lAXpioa1GXSkcf2aEO1kuWx98R6o4QccJYzehzoCSCVehysAlv5SQXdZwKwqq5Gynol2QxXNAItZD%2Ff39xA7AirAdcxNFwi2uSXFliImenk4ib%2FnoRA4ftkfEerYjUaOmJnJbdGGCyWb%2B80cFL1Q3%2BviTT65jMlHYkB6WhdzFY7FW1uCCPYZz%2FWKhWlgVbUQ4wXlp3qUIWNfSoWUeNAcDdHEwnELbGi6LhH5LU6OYfV8fcSOwLPGSnZl%2FiyAOSaL9IvAD%2BM5OChZbNJQirBlqioIc6ATZv8qs185jdNBa6daA4OWWQqE93MNapy0bThHQPgNd6%2B23MhmhDiKh0RggVbq0Hrk4nWBynIZG%2B2rvo0%2Fv1HVYb2s5TnKoGr3RMNVnJi1Kg4fkumxQGU5Xi8g%2Fx4zvWhKwRuffQDhDuWvtOjdw3V05SxT4z9H%2BECGUlDyUCRZgw7qgnPcaVV5v3C4MEQqJufucrojYnSFKSfVSAlHXbqsQxKpgDTW6PEeFVXcJbsJKO8vPTDt65M3qaQnL7nvdThUWr0rRwJxCAECYjOQL%2Fad6hxaMlswIoPZXNToPZaXHx7bEiLkerqq5sjje%2BPu2ubUJvPcogTsCy%2BAv1ilI31W3Jr%2BTxp10w9naNPQKN4OoNMFdSWAFHoV4SdXD2UkCnVN1f8GuECdq2BhWrkHVuSvN8WDAOLTfI8DReoLlMlgCtv%2BUAU9BPyNLfeqU36aM72ftK3vYTWeFInjZQw%2FWRwsXuowzBsP8pZPswrZDWCwJnCTf86Wt5H2TD6i9vTBjqyAcyIDcko5YfQNn1GkhtuVjpf9N8ywAnc5fnzQL%2FQsoN%2B9ex3wgfKSmD28Vo%2F%2FjlKw8YN1jai5Zn9%2Bz0brG%2FaWjRr17QIM16f3wlJ6Murx7Css1qkERW8YDwGwqMe2bLI4xQOavy08iHMYx8pruCCMJ3O2rGqtyh3iK5pC8E5RB%2Fvr68%2Fo5%2Fx5MDCy%2BnDvcAHRVyOUvw96qEyiSGY7gAWhl1JvDv1CVwSbXFeMvZX98f4%2FUg%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UZ4PHPK2X%2F20260808%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260808T064102Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=634db48a099200aab936a3706c428dd97620d93f73018fc8679f1890c3115d96 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(a) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit.<br \/>\n(b) A 9 V cell is used as the power source. Calculate the current in the circuit<br \/>\n(c) Calculate the readings on:<br \/>\n(i) Voltmeter V1;<br \/>\n(ii) Voltmeter V2.<br \/>\n2. A pupil connects three resistors as shown in the circuit below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151\" title=\"Picture3\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture3.png 353w, https:\/\/glow-prod-gc.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture3-266x300.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJ7%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIES9wyyncH6AZc7zY14joMqcGKp%2Fy9LhjF8uoSMJ9QHiAiAzaT5oyLDO1LTtauzoHkYybBf3Egmnn%2FlHYshbZNyAHiq4BQhnEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMdGvZ%2BKbOE1vVSH2tKpUF0gEjJFbBGTmiI1pbSsH9fgNtmivqG1vNGuCYNz3CEVpz5jusODwp9oF0M%2BdhMJ4z5%2FTOje0LilQ7JpJoQ%2FyYy%2FzunC5OtBZy5lAXpioa1GXSkcf2aEO1kuWx98R6o4QccJYzehzoCSCVehysAlv5SQXdZwKwqq5Gynol2QxXNAItZD%2Ff39xA7AirAdcxNFwi2uSXFliImenk4ib%2FnoRA4ftkfEerYjUaOmJnJbdGGCyWb%2B80cFL1Q3%2BviTT65jMlHYkB6WhdzFY7FW1uCCPYZz%2FWKhWlgVbUQ4wXlp3qUIWNfSoWUeNAcDdHEwnELbGi6LhH5LU6OYfV8fcSOwLPGSnZl%2FiyAOSaL9IvAD%2BM5OChZbNJQirBlqioIc6ATZv8qs185jdNBa6daA4OWWQqE93MNapy0bThHQPgNd6%2B23MhmhDiKh0RggVbq0Hrk4nWBynIZG%2B2rvo0%2Fv1HVYb2s5TnKoGr3RMNVnJi1Kg4fkumxQGU5Xi8g%2Fx4zvWhKwRuffQDhDuWvtOjdw3V05SxT4z9H%2BECGUlDyUCRZgw7qgnPcaVV5v3C4MEQqJufucrojYnSFKSfVSAlHXbqsQxKpgDTW6PEeFVXcJbsJKO8vPTDt65M3qaQnL7nvdThUWr0rRwJxCAECYjOQL%2Fad6hxaMlswIoPZXNToPZaXHx7bEiLkerqq5sjje%2BPu2ubUJvPcogTsCy%2BAv1ilI31W3Jr%2BTxp10w9naNPQKN4OoNMFdSWAFHoV4SdXD2UkCnVN1f8GuECdq2BhWrkHVuSvN8WDAOLTfI8DReoLlMlgCtv%2BUAU9BPyNLfeqU36aM72ftK3vYTWeFInjZQw%2FWRwsXuowzBsP8pZPswrZDWCwJnCTf86Wt5H2TD6i9vTBjqyAcyIDcko5YfQNn1GkhtuVjpf9N8ywAnc5fnzQL%2FQsoN%2B9ex3wgfKSmD28Vo%2F%2FjlKw8YN1jai5Zn9%2Bz0brG%2FaWjRr17QIM16f3wlJ6Murx7Css1qkERW8YDwGwqMe2bLI4xQOavy08iHMYx8pruCCMJ3O2rGqtyh3iK5pC8E5RB%2Fvr68%2Fo5%2Fx5MDCy%2BnDvcAHRVyOUvw96qEyiSGY7gAWhl1JvDv1CVwSbXFeMvZX98f4%2FUg%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UZ4PHPK2X%2F20260808%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260808T064102Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=4eba7978caa3305a04c1cd24b37aa3446abfde655cc3356d5e628c78eed1c28c 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(a) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit.<br \/>\n(b) The current through the 4 \uf057 resistor is 3 A. Calculate the voltage across R3.<br \/>\n(c) State the voltage across R1 and R2.<br \/>\n(d) State the reading on meter V1.<br \/>\n(e) Calculate the current through:<br \/>\n(i) Resistor R1;<br \/>\n(ii) Resistor R2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. A circuit consists of two resistors connected in series. (a) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit. (b) A 9 V cell is used as the power source. Calculate the current in the circuit (c) Calculate the readings on: (i) Voltmeter V1; (ii) Voltmeter V2. 2. A pupil connects three resistors as shown in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/ppp-exercise-4b\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PPP Exercise 4B<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2454,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}