In a series–parallel circuit consisting of R1 and R2 in series and connected in parallel with R3, if R1 opens, then R2‘s voltage will:___________?
A. increase
B. remain the same
C. decrease
D. cannot tell
The first goal to accomplish in analyzing a complex series-parallel circuit is to____________?
A. solve for all the voltage drops
B. solve for the total current and resistance
C. equate all series components
D. equate all parallel components
The positive (+) and negative (-) ends of the battery are called ___________?
A. circuit diagram
B. battery knobs
C. battery terminals
D. battery sides
A. twice the source voltage
B. half the source voltage
C. zero volts
D. the same as the source voltage
A. individual component parameters
B. a percent of the total power depending on resistor ratios
C. total current squared multiplied by the resistor values
D. a percent of the voltage division ratio squared
The current flowing through an unloaded voltage divider is called the____________?
A. bleeder current
B. load current
C. resistor current
D. voltage current