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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 181 · 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.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 15 V (b) 1.5 V (c) 230 V (d) 0.5 V
  2. 2.🔋 A 3 V battery and four 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  3. 3.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 8 V?
  4. 4.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 9 V?
  5. 5.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) no voltage (b) a smaller voltage (c) the same voltage (d) a bigger voltage
  6. 6.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  7. 7.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  8. 8.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔋 6 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)? =
  11. 11.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 7.2 V?
  12. 12.🔋 8 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  13. 13.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  14. 14.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  15. 15.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  16. 16.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔋 7 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)? =
  18. 18.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔋 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)? =
  20. 20.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  21. 21.🔋 2 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  22. 22.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) bury them in soil (b) throw them in a fire (c) give them for recycling (d) cut them open
  23. 23.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔋 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)? =
  25. 25.🔋 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)? =
  26. 26.🔋 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)? =
  27. 27.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔋 4 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)? =
  32. 32.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 6 V?
  33. 33.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) no voltage (b) half the voltage (c) double the voltage (d) the same voltage
  35. 35.🔋 5 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)? =
  36. 36.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 15 V?
  37. 37.🔋 A 9 V battery and one 1.5 V cell are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  38. 38.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 6 V?
  39. 39.🔋 2 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  40. 40.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 7.5 V?

Answer key

  1. 1.5 V
  2. 9
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. a bigger voltage
  6. − (negative)
  7. + (positive)
  8. False
  9. False
  10. 1.5
  11. 6
  12. 9.6
  13. + (positive)
  14. − (negative)
  15. − (negative)
  16. True
  17. 7.5
  18. False
  19. 2
  20. + (positive)
  21. 3
  22. give them for recycling
  23. False
  24. 3
  25. 6
  26. 1.5
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. 1.2
  32. 5
  33. False
  34. the same voltage
  35. 1.2
  36. 5
  37. 10.5
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 5

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