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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 16 · 40 questions
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Remember (Line them up, add them up): Series (+ to −): total voltage = add the cells; n identical cells = n × one cell. Parallel (identical cells, + with +): the voltage stays the same as one cell. The bump end is +, the flat end is −; the long line in the symbol is +.

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  1. 1.🔋 What is a battery? (a) two or more cells joined (b) one single wire (c) a kind of bulb (d) a switch with a lid
  2. 2.🔋 2 identical 1.2 V cells are joined side by side in parallel (all + ends together, all − ends together). What is the voltage across them (in volts)? =
  3. 3.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  5. 5.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) no voltage (b) half the voltage (c) the same voltage (d) double the voltage
  6. 6.🔋 A 9 V battery and four 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  7. 7.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  8. 8.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔋 4 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series, but one of them is put in the wrong way round. What is the total voltage now (in volts)? =
  10. 10.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.5 V?
  11. 11.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔋 5 identical 1.5 V cells are joined side by side in parallel (all + ends together, all − ends together). What is the voltage across them (in volts)? =
  13. 13.🔋 3 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  14. 14.🔋 3 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series, but one of them is put in the wrong way round. What is the total voltage now (in volts)? =
  15. 15.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 230 V (b) 0.5 V (c) 15 V (d) 1.5 V
  16. 16.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  17. 17.🔋 A 3 V battery and two 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  18. 18.🔋 A 9 V battery and two 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  19. 19.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 3.6 V?
  20. 20.🔋 3 identical 2 V cells are joined side by side in parallel (all + ends together, all − ends together). What is the voltage across them (in volts)? =
  21. 21.🔋 5 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series, but one of them is put in the wrong way round. What is the total voltage now (in volts)? =
  22. 22.🔋 6 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series, but one of them is put in the wrong way round. What is the total voltage now (in volts)? =
  23. 23.🔋 6 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  24. 24.🔋 7 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  25. 25.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) bury them in soil (b) cut them open (c) throw them in a fire (d) give them for recycling
  26. 26.🔋 3 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  27. 27.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔋 A 3 V battery and one 1.5 V cell are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  29. 29.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 14 V?
  30. 30.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 21 V?
  32. 32.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  33. 33.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 9 V?
  34. 34.🔋 6 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  35. 35.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  36. 36.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔋 5 identical 2 V cells are joined side by side in parallel (all + ends together, all − ends together). What is the voltage across them (in volts)? =
  39. 39.🔋 2 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  40. 40.🔋 A 12 V battery and one 1.5 V cell are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =

Answer key

  1. two or more cells joined
  2. 1.2
  3. True
  4. + (positive)
  5. the same voltage
  6. 15
  7. + (positive)
  8. True
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. False
  12. 1.5
  13. 9
  14. 1.5
  15. 1.5 V
  16. − (negative)
  17. 6
  18. 12
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. 4.5
  22. 6
  23. 18
  24. 21
  25. give them for recycling
  26. 4.5
  27. False
  28. 4.5
  29. 7
  30. False
  31. 7
  32. − (negative)
  33. 6
  34. 7.2
  35. − (negative)
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. 13.5

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