A sequence of potential differences V is applied across a wire ( diameter = 0.32 mm, length = 11cm) and the resulting currents I are measured as follows: Plot I vs. V. Based on this plot, can you conclude that the wire obeys Ohm’s law (i.e., did you obtain a straight line with the expected y-intercept, within the values of the significant figures)? If so, determine the wire’s resistance R.

A Wheatstone bridge is a type of “bridge circuit” used to make measurements of resistance. The unknown resistance to be measured, R_x, is placed in the circuit with accurately known resistances R₁, R₂ and R₃ (Fig. 26–73). One of these, R₃, is a variable resistor which is adjusted so that when the switch is closed momentarily, the ammeter shows zero current flow. (a) Determine R_x in terms of R₁, R₂ and R₃. (b) If a Wheatstone bridge is “balanced” when R₁ = 685 Ω, R₂ = 972Ω and R₃ = 78.6Ω, what is the value of the unknown resistance?

The cross section of a portion of wire increases uniformly as shown in Fig. 25–38 so it has the shape of a truncated cone. The diameter at one end is a and at the other it is b, and the total length along the axis is ℓ. If the material has resistivity ρ, determine the resistance R between the two ends in terms of a, b, ℓ, and ρ. Assume that the current flows uniformly through each section, and that the taper is small, i.e., ( b -a) ≪ ℓ.

Electricity can be a hazard in hospitals, particularly to patients who are connected to electrodes, such as an ECG. Suppose that the motor of a motorized bed shorts out to the bed frame, and the bed frame’s connection to a ground has broken (or was not there in the first place). If a nurse touches the bed and the patient at the same time, the nurse becomes a conductor and a complete circuit can be made through the patient to ground through the ECG apparatus. This is shown schematically in Fig. 26–79. Calculate the current through the patient.

Sketch the resistance as a function of current, for V > 0, for the diode shown in Fig. 40–38.

A zener diode voltage regulator is shown in Fig. 40–55. Suppose that R = 2.80 kΩ and that the diode breaks down at a reverse voltage of 130 V. (The current increases rapidly at this point, as shown on the far left of Fig. 40–38 at a voltage of -12V on that diagram.) The diode is rated at a maximum current of 120 mA. (a) If R_load = 21.0 kΩ, over what range of supply voltages will the circuit maintain the output voltage at 130 V? (b) If the supply voltage is 275 V, over what range of load resistance will the voltage be regulated?

(a) What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit shown in Fig. 26–80? (b) What is the current in the 18-Ω resistor? (c) What is the current in the 12-Ω resistor? (d) What is the power dissipation in the 4.5-Ω resistor?

(II) An ammeter whose internal resistance is 53 Ω reads 5.25 mA when connected in a circuit containing a battery and two resistors in series whose values are 760 Ω and 480 Ω. What is the actual current when the ammeter is absent?