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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 161 · 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.🔋 6 identical 3 V cells are joined side by side in parallel (all + ends together, all − ends together). What is the voltage across them (in volts)? =
  2. 2.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔋 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)? =
  4. 4.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔋 5 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  6. 6.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 15 V?
  7. 7.🔋 4 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  8. 8.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  9. 9.🔋 3 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)? =
  10. 10.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) the same voltage (b) double the voltage (c) half the voltage (d) no voltage
  11. 11.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) throw them in a fire (b) bury them in soil (c) give them for recycling (d) cut them open
  12. 12.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔋 5 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  15. 15.🔋 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)? =
  16. 16.🔋 7 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  17. 17.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 15 V (b) 0.5 V (c) 1.5 V (d) 230 V
  18. 18.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 3 V?
  19. 19.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  20. 20.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) a bigger voltage (b) the same voltage (c) no voltage (d) a smaller voltage
  22. 22.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 2.4 V?
  23. 23.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 21 V?
  25. 25.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 7.2 V?
  26. 26.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔋 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)? =
  29. 29.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  30. 30.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔋 What is a battery? (a) one single wire (b) a switch with a lid (c) two or more cells joined (d) a kind of bulb
  32. 32.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) a bigger voltage (b) the same voltage (c) no voltage (d) a smaller voltage
  33. 33.🔋 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)? =
  34. 34.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  35. 35.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 8 V?
  36. 36.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 18 V?
  37. 37.🔋 2 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)? =
  38. 38.🔋 A 6 V battery and four 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  39. 39.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  40. 40.🔋 A 3 V battery and three 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. False
  3. 4.5
  4. True
  5. 10
  6. 5
  7. 4.8
  8. + (positive)
  9. 1.5
  10. the same voltage
  11. give them for recycling
  12. False
  13. True
  14. 6
  15. 3
  16. 14
  17. 1.5 V
  18. 2
  19. − (negative)
  20. True
  21. a bigger voltage
  22. 2
  23. True
  24. 7
  25. 6
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 1.5
  29. − (negative)
  30. True
  31. two or more cells joined
  32. a bigger voltage
  33. 6
  34. + (positive)
  35. 4
  36. 6
  37. 1.5
  38. 12
  39. + (positive)
  40. 7.5

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