Calculating Equivalent Resistance and Number of Light Bulbs in a Series Circuit
6. Several Light Bulbs Connected in Series
Several light bulbs are connected in series across a 115 V source of EMF.
a. Equivalent Resistance Calculation
Question: What is the equivalent resistance if the current in the circuit is 1.70 A?
Explanation:
a) I = V / R
1.70 = 115 / R
R = 115 / 1.70
R = 67.647
R = 67.65 ohms
Therefore, equivalent resistance is 67.65 ohms
b. Number of Light Bulbs Calculation
Question: If each light bulb has a resistance of 1.50 ohms, how many light bulbs are in the circuit?
Equivalent resistance of circuit from above sum is 67.65 ohms
Given resistance of each bulb is 1.50 ohms
Number of light bulbs = Equivalent resistance / Resistance of each bulb
= 67.65 / 1.50
= 45
What is the equivalent resistance of the series circuit if the current in the circuit is 1.70 A? If each light bulb has a resistance of 1.50 ohms, how many light bulbs are in the circuit? The equivalent resistance of the series circuit is 67.65 ohms. There are 45 light bulbs in the circuit.