1.

Calculate the number of free electrons in a copper conductor having a

diameter of 0.064 in. in a length of 1,000 ft.

2. The current in a conductor varies as follows: during the first 8 seconds

there is a linear change from zero to 4 amp; during the next 15 sec the
current is constant at 4 amp; during a third period of 20 sec the current
decreases linearly to 3 amp. Determine (a) the total charge transferred
in the elapsed time of 43 sec, (b) the average current.
3. A conductor having a cross sectional area of 0.00161 sq. in. carries a
current of 4.5 amp. Calculate the electron velocity, assuming the wire to
be (a) copper, (b) aluminum.

4. Calculate the number of free electrons in a 100-ft length of copper wire

if its diameter is 0.46 in.
5. A coil copper wire (p=10.37) has a length of 600 ft. what is the length of
an aluminum conductor (p= 17), if its cross sectional area and resistance
are the same as those of the copper coil?

6. The Nichrome unit (p = 660) in a toaster has a resistance of 24 ohms.

What is the resistance of a copper conductor of equal cross sectional
area, but 10 times as long as the Nichrome wire?
7. The current density in the wires of an electric machine is not to exceed
4,500 amp per sq.in. What is the maximum permissible current in each
conductor if its diameter is 0.032 in.?

8. The average velocity of the electrons in a conductor carrying a current

of 65.5 amp is 0.0153in. per sec. What is the cross sectional area of the
conductor?
9. A 500 in. length 0f conductor is connected to a source of emf and carries
a steady current of 30 amp. If the cross sectional area of the wire is
0.0082 sq in., calculate the number of trips the electrons make during a
24 hour period?

10.A conductor carries a current that may be regarded as equivalent to the

sum of two components, one of them being a continuous direct current
of 6.2 amps and the other a superimposed full wave rectifier current. If
the latter has a maximum value of 4.4 amp, calculate the average current
in the wire (a) if both components have the same direction (b) if the two
components are oppositely directed.
1. A single layer of no. 24 AWG (d= 0.0201 in.) commercial iron wire is
wound over a ceramic tube whose diameter is 3.25 in. If the total wire
resistance is 41 ohms, determine the number of turns.

2. The heating unit for an electric iron has a resistance of 12 ohms. If the
cross section of the material is rectangular, 0.0045 x 0.125 in., and its
total length is 13 ft, determine (a) the resistivity of the material used, and
(b) the kind of wire.
3. A 1000 ft length of aluminum wire, whose diameter is 0.3655 in., has a
resistance of 0.13 ohms at 20ºC. What is its per cent conductivity?

4. The copper field winding of an electric machine has a resistance of 46

ohms at a temperature of 22ºC. What will be its resistance at a
temperature of 75ºC?
5. An incandescent lamp has a tungsten filament whose resistance is 96
ohms at its operating temperature of 2,900ºC. Calculate the filament
resistance when the lamp is disconnected from the electric source,
under which condition is 24ºC.

6. Calculate the temperature coefficient of resistance of aluminum at 2ºC.

Using the value thus obtained, determine the resistance of an aluminum
conductor at 62ºC if its resistance at 2ºC is 7.5 ohms.
7. The resistance of a given electric device is 46 ohms at 25ºC. If the
temperature coefficient of resistance of the material is 0.00454 at 20ºC,
determine the temperature of the device when its resistance is 92 ohms.

8. A coil annealed copper has 820 turns, the average length of which is 9
in. If the diameter of the wire is 32 mils, calculate the total resistance of
the coil at 20ºC.
9. A certain copper winding has a resistance of 0.25 ohm at a temperature
of 18ºC. Calculate the temperature rise in the winding when, after a
period of operation, the resistance increases to 0.31 ohm.

10.The resistivity of a copper rod 50 ft long and 0.25 in. in diameter is 1.76
microhm-cm at 20ºC. What is its resistance at -20ºC?
1. Three resistors A, B, and C are connected in series to a 117-volt source.
If Ra = 64 ohms, and Eb = 40 volts when the current is 0.5 amp, calculate
the resistances Rb and Rc.

2. A 6-ohm load is connected to a 119.6- volt source through a pair of 0.25-

ohm conductors. Calculate (a) the load current and voltage (b) the
voltage drop in the line wires.
3. Three resistors A, B, and C are connected in parallel and take a total of
7.9 amp. Resistor A takes 2.5 amp and has a resistance of 48 ohms; also
the current through B is twice as much as that through C. Calculate (a)
Ib and Ic (b) the line voltage (c) Rb and Rc.

4. Calculate the resistances of (a) a 100-watt 120-volt incandescent lamp,

(b) a 750-watt 115-volt toaster (c) a 1,300-watt 110-volt portable iron.
5. A 12-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a series combination of
resistors of 8 and 16 ohms. If the drop across the 8-ohm resistor is 48
volts, determine the total impressed emf and the total current.

6. To determine the resistance of three resistors A, B, and C the following

procedure is followed: Ra and Rb are connected in series and an emf of
21 volts is impressed for a current of 1 amp; Rb and Rc are next
connected in series and an emf of 27 volts is impressed for the same
adjusted current; finally Rc and Ra are connected in series and an emf
of 24 volts is impressed for the same adjusted current. What are the
ohmic values of A, B, and C?
7. Two resistors Ra=1.95 ohms and Rb=0.05 ohms are connected in
parallel and take a total of 50 amp. What is the current through each
resistor?

8. The following data are given in connection with the series-parallel

circuit of Fig3.4a; E=97.5 volts, R1=18 ohms, R2=9 ohms, R3=16 ohms,
R4= 14 ohms, R5= 7 ohms, I2= 2.5 amps. Calculate the (a) resistance of
R6 (b) the total equivalent of the circuit, (c) the total power.
9. Three resistors Ra, Rb, and Rc are connected in series to a 120-volt
source. If Rb= 2Ra, Rc= 3Ra, and the total power taken by the circuit is
200 watts, calculate (a) the resistance of each resistor, (b) the power in
each resistor.

10.When two resistors are connected in series, the total resistance is 108
ohms; when connected in parallel the equivalent resistance is 24 ohms.
What is the value of each unit?