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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 214 · 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.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  2. 2.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 6 V?
  3. 3.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) half the voltage (b) double the voltage (c) the same voltage (d) no voltage
  4. 4.🔋 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)? =
  5. 5.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 21 V?
  6. 6.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) bury them in soil (b) give them for recycling (c) cut them open (d) throw them in a fire
  7. 7.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  8. 8.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  9. 9.🔋 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)? =
  10. 10.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  11. 11.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  13. 13.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.8 V?
  14. 14.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 15 V (b) 230 V (c) 0.5 V (d) 1.5 V
  15. 15.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  16. 16.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔋 What is a battery? (a) a kind of bulb (b) one single wire (c) two or more cells joined (d) a switch with a lid
  19. 19.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 7.5 V?
  20. 20.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔋 8 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  22. 22.🔋 4 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)? =
  23. 23.🔋 A 6 V battery and two 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  24. 24.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔋 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)? =
  26. 26.🔋 2 identical 3 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) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔋 7 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  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, “the longer symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔋 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)? =
  32. 32.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 2.4 V?
  33. 33.🔋 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)? =
  34. 34.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) a bigger voltage (b) the same voltage (c) no voltage (d) a smaller voltage
  35. 35.🔋 A 9 V battery and three 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  36. 36.🔋 8 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  37. 37.🔋 7 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  38. 38.🔋 8 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  39. 39.🔋 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)? =
  40. 40.🔋 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)? =

Answer key

  1. − (negative)
  2. 2
  3. the same voltage
  4. 1.5
  5. 7
  6. give them for recycling
  7. − (negative)
  8. + (positive)
  9. 4.5
  10. + (positive)
  11. True
  12. + (positive)
  13. 4
  14. 1.5 V
  15. − (negative)
  16. False
  17. False
  18. two or more cells joined
  19. 5
  20. False
  21. 16
  22. 3
  23. 9
  24. False
  25. 7.5
  26. 6
  27. False
  28. 8.4
  29. True
  30. True
  31. 12
  32. 2
  33. 7.5
  34. a bigger voltage
  35. 13.5
  36. 24
  37. 21
  38. 12
  39. 12
  40. 1.2

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