Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries
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.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
- 2.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
- 3.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
- 4.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔋 What is a battery? (a) two or more cells joined (b) one single wire (c) a switch with a lid (d) a kind of bulb
- 6.🔋 2 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)? =
- 7.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 230 V (b) 15 V (c) 1.5 V (d) 0.5 V
- 8.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 3.6 V?
- 9.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
- 10.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔋 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)? =
- 12.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
- 13.🔋 5 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 14.🔋 8 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 15.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔋 A 12 V battery and four 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 17.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
- 18.🔋 8 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)? =
- 19.🔋 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)? =
- 20.🔋 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)? =
- 21.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) the same voltage (b) half the voltage (c) no voltage (d) double the voltage
- 22.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 16 V?
- 23.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) give them for recycling (b) bury them in soil (c) throw them in a fire (d) cut them open
- 24.🔋 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)? =
- 25.🔋 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)? =
- 26.🔋 5 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 27.🔋 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)? =
- 28.🔋 A 12 V battery and three 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 29.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) a smaller voltage (b) no voltage (c) a bigger voltage (d) the same voltage
- 30.🔋 2 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 31.🔋 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)? =
- 32.🔋 2 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 33.🔋 4 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 34.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 4 V?
- 36.🔋 7 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 37.🔋 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)? =
- 38.🔋 6 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 39.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.5 V?
- 40.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 12 V?
Answer key
- + (positive)
- − (negative)
- + (positive)
- False
- two or more cells joined
- 2
- 1.5 V
- 3
- − (negative)
- True
- 13.5
- + (positive)
- 7.5
- 12
- True
- 18
- − (negative)
- 9
- 10.5
- 6
- the same voltage
- 8
- give them for recycling
- 7.5
- 1.5
- 10
- 9
- 16.5
- a bigger voltage
- 4
- 3
- 2.4
- 6
- False
- 2
- 14
- 1.5
- 9
- 3
- 6
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