Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 443 · 40 questions

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 +.

1. 1.🔋 8 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
2. 2.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) half the voltage (b) double the voltage (c) no voltage (d) the same voltage
6. 6.🔋 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)? =
7. 7.🔋 7 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 longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
9. 9.🔋 8 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
10. 10.🔋 2 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
11. 11.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔋 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)? =
13. 13.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
14. 14.🔋 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
15. 15.🔋 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)? =
16. 16.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
17. 17.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔋 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)? =
19. 19.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 24 V?
20. 20.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
21. 21.🔋 6 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
22. 22.🔋 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)? =
23. 23.🔋 5 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). 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.🔋 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)? =
26. 26.🔋 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)? =
27. 27.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 18 V?
28. 28.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 9 V?
29. 29.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) cut them open (b) bury them in soil (c) throw them in a fire (d) give them for recycling
31. 31.🔋 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)? =
32. 32.🔋 6 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
33. 33.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 10.5 V?
34. 34.🔋 5 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
35. 35.🔋 8 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
36. 36.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 15 V?
37. 37.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.8 V?
38. 38.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
39. 39.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 9 V?
40. 40.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 0.5 V (b) 230 V (c) 1.5 V (d) 15 V

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