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orbiting electron?
1, 2, 3 = straightforward, intermediate,
challenging 5. A small sphere that carries a charge
q is whirled in a circle at the end of an
Section 27.1 Electric Current insulating string. The angular frequency of
rotation is . What average current does this
1. In a particular cathode ray tube, the rotating charge represent?
measured beam current is 30.0 A. How
many electrons strike the tube screen every 6. The quantity of charge q (in
40.0 s? coulombs) that has passed through a
surface of area 2.00 cm2 varies with time
2. A teapot with a surface area of 700 according to the equation q = 4t3 + 5t + 6,
2
cm is to be silver plated. It is attached to where t is in seconds. (a) What is the
the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell instantaneous current through the surface
containing silver nitrate (Ag+ NO3). If the at t = 1.00 s? (b) What is the value of the
cell is powered by a 12.0-V battery and has current density?
a resistance of 1.80 , how long does it take
for a 0.133-mm layer of silver to build up on 7. An electric current is given by the
the teapot? (The density of silver is 10.5 expression I(t) = 100 sin(120t), where I is
103 kg/m3.) in amperes and t is in seconds. What is the
total charge carried by the current from t =
3. Suppose that the current through a 0 to t = (1/240) s?
conductor decreases exponentially with
time according to the equation I(t) = I0e t / 8. Figure P27.8 represents a section of a
where I0 is the initial current (at t = 0), and circular conductor of nonuniform diameter
is a constant having dimensions of time. carrying a current of 5.00 A. The radius of
Consider a fixed observation point within cross section A1 is 0.400 cm. (a) What is the
the conductor. (a) How much charge passes magnitude of the current density across A1?
this point between t = 0 and t = ? (b) How (b) If the current density across A2 is one-
much charge passes this point between t = 0 fourth the value across A1, what is the
and t = 10? (c) What If? How much charge radius of the conductor at A2?
passes this point between t = 0 and t = ?
39. What is the required resistance of an 43. A coil of Nichrome wire is 25.0 m
immersion heater that increases the long. The wire has a diameter of 0.400 mm
temperature of 1.50 kg of water from 10.0C and is at 20.0C. If it carries a current of
to 50.0C in 10.0 min while operating at 110 0.500 A, what are (a) the magnitude of the
V? electric field in the wire, and (b) the power
delivered to it? (c) What If? If the
40. One rechargeable battery of mass temperature is increased to 340C and the
15.0 g delivers to a CD player an average voltage across the wire remains constant,
current of 18.0 mA at 1.60 V for 2.40 h what is the power delivered?
before the battery needs to be recharged.
The recharger maintains a potential
44. Batteries are rated in terms of 48. We estimate that 270 million plug-in
ampere-hours (A h). For example, a electric clocks are in the United States,
battery that can produce a current of 2.00 A approximately one clock for each person.
for 3.00 h is rated at 6.00 A h. (a) What is The clocks convert energy at the average
the total energy, in kilowatt-hours, stored in rate 2.50 W. To supply this energy, how
a 12.0-V battery rated at 55.0 A h? (b) At many metric tons of coal are burned per
$0.060 0 per kilowatt-hour, what is the value hour in coal-fired electric generating plants
of the electricity produced by this battery? that are, on average, 25.0% efficient? The
heat of combustion for coal is 33.0 MJ/kg.
45. A 10.0-V battery is connected to a
120- resistor. Ignoring the internal 49. Compute the cost per day of
resistance of the battery, calculate the power operating a lamp that draws a current of
delivered to the resistor. 1.70 A from a 110-V line. Assume the cost of
energy from the power company is $0.060
46. Residential building codes typically 0/kWh.
require the use of 12-gauge copper wire
(diameter 0.205 3 cm) for wiring 50. Review problem. The heating
receptacles. Such circuits carry currents as element of a coffee maker operates at 120 V
large as 20 A. A wire of smaller diameter and carries a current of 2.00 A. Assuming
(with a higher gauge number) could carry that the water absorbs all of the energy
this much current, but the wire could rise to delivered to the resistor, calculate how long
a high temperature and cause a fire. (a) it takes to raise the temperature of 0.500 kg
Calculate the rate at which internal energy of water from room temperature (23.0C) to
is produced in 1.00 m of 12-gauge copper the boiling point.
wire carrying a current of 20.0 A. (b) What
If? Repeat the calculation for an aluminum 51. A certain toaster has a heating
wire. Would a 12-gauge aluminum wire be element made of Nichrome wire. When the
as safe as a copper wire? toaster is first connected to a 120-V source
(and the wire is at a temperature of 20.0C),
47. An 11.0-W energy-efficient the initial current is 1.80 A. However, the
fluorescent lamp is designed to produce the current begins to decrease as the heating
same illumination as a conventional 40.0-W element warms up. When the toaster
incandescent lightbulb. How much money reaches its final operating temperature, the
does the user of the energy-efficient lamp current drops to 1.53 A. (a) Find the power
save during 100 hours of use? Assume a delivered to the toaster when it is at its
cost of $0.080 0/kWh for energy from the operating temperature. (b) What is the final
power company. temperature of the heating element?
52. The cost of electricity varies widely 55. A charge Q is placed on a capacitor
through the United States; $0.120/kWh is of capacitance C. The capacitor is connected
one typical value. At this unit price, into the circuit shown in Figure P27.55,
calculate the cost of (a) leaving a 40.0-W with an open switch, a resistor, and an
porch light on for two weeks while you are initially uncharged capacitor of capacitance
on vacation, (b) making a piece of dark toast 3C. The switch is then closed and the circuit
in 3.00 min with a 970-W toaster, and (c) comes to equilibrium. In terms of Q and C,
drying a load of clothes in 40.0 min in a 5 find (a) the final potential difference
200-W dryer. between the plates of each capacitor, (b) the
charge on each capacitor, and (c) the final
53. Make an order-of-magnitude energy stored in each capacitor. (d) Find the
estimate of the cost of one persons routine internal energy appearing in the resistor.
use of a hair dryer for 1 yr. If you do not use
a blow dryer yourself, observe or interview
someone who does. State the quantities you
estimate and their values.
Additional Problems
63. The potential difference across the where is the coefficient of linear
filament of a lamp is maintained at a expansion (see Chapter 19). (b) Compare
constant level while equilibrium these two results for a 2.00-m-long copper
temperature is being reached. It is observed wire of radius 0.100 mm, first at 20.0C and
that the steady-state current in the lamp is then heated to 100.0C.
only one tenth of the current drawn by the
lamp when it is first turned on. If the 67. The temperature coefficients of
temperature coefficient of resistivity for the resistivity in Table 27.1 were determined at
lamp at 20.0C is 0.004 50 (C)1, and if the a temperature of 20C. What would they be
resistance increases linearly with increasing at 0C? Note that the temperature
temperature, what is the final operating coefficient of resistivity at 20C satisfies =
temperature of the filament? 0[1 + (T T0)], where 0 is the resistivity of
the material at T0 = 20C. The temperature
64. The current in a resistor decreases by coefficient of resistivity at 0C must
3.00 A when the voltage applied across the satisfy the expression = 0[1 + T],
resistor decreases from 12.0 V to 6.00 V. where 0 is the resistivity of the material at
Find the resistance of the resistor. 0C.
65. An electric car is designed to run off 68. An oceanographer is studying how
a bank of 12.0-V batteries with total energy the ion concentration in sea water depends
storage of 2.00 107 J. (a) If the electric on depth. She does this by lowering into the
motor draws 8.00 kW, what is the current water a pair of concentric metallic cylinders
delivered to the motor? (b) If the electric (Fig. P27.68) at the end of a cable and taking
motor draws 8.00 kW as the car moves at a data to determine the resistance between
steady speed of 20.0 m/s, how far will the these electrodes as a function of depth. The
car travel before it is out of juice? water between the two cylinders forms a
cylindrical shell of inner radius ra, outer
66. Review problem. When a straight radius rb, and length L much larger than rb.
wire is heated, its resistance is given by R = The scientist applies a potential difference
R0[1 + (T T0)] according to Equation V between the inner and outer surfaces,
27.21, where is the temperature coefficient producing an outward radial current I. Let
of resistivity. (a) Show that a more precise represent the resistivity of the water. (a)
result, one that includes the fact that the Find the resistance of the water between the
length and area of the wire change when cylinders in terms of L, , ra, and rb. (b)
heated, is Express the resistivity of the water in terms
of the measured quantities L, ra, rb, V, and current I = dq/dt is given by the equation on
I. the left in the following table:
I I 0 e e V / k B T 1