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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 655 · 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) 1.5 V (b) 0.5 V (c) 15 V (d) 230 V
  2. 2.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) the same voltage (b) double the voltage (c) no voltage (d) half the voltage
  3. 3.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 3.6 V?
  5. 5.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔋 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)? =
  7. 7.🔋 7 identical 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) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  9. 9.🔋 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)? =
  10. 10.🔋 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)? =
  11. 11.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  12. 12.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  14. 14.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 6 V?
  15. 15.🔋 4 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  16. 16.🔋 A 6 V battery and three 1.5 V cells are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  17. 17.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) the same voltage (b) a bigger voltage (c) no voltage (d) a smaller voltage
  18. 18.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  19. 19.🔋 How many 1.5 V cells must be joined in series to give 12 V?
  20. 20.🔋 4 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)? =
  21. 21.🔋 What is a battery? (a) a switch with a lid (b) one single wire (c) a kind of bulb (d) two or more cells joined
  22. 22.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 12 V?
  23. 23.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 24 V?
  24. 24.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔋 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)? =
  26. 26.🔋 7 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  27. 27.🔋 3 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  28. 28.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔋 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)? =
  30. 30.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) give them for recycling (b) bury them in soil (c) cut them open (d) throw them in a fire
  31. 31.🔋 How many 2 V cells must be joined in series to give 10 V?
  32. 32.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.8 V?
  33. 33.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  34. 34.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  36. 36.🔋 4 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  37. 37.🔋 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)? =
  38. 38.🔋 3 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  39. 39.🔋 5 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  40. 40.🔋 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)? =

Answer key

  1. 1.5 V
  2. the same voltage
  3. False
  4. 3
  5. False
  6. 1.2
  7. 14
  8. + (positive)
  9. 6
  10. 4.5
  11. + (positive)
  12. True
  13. + (positive)
  14. 5
  15. 12
  16. 10.5
  17. a bigger voltage
  18. − (negative)
  19. 8
  20. 1.5
  21. two or more cells joined
  22. 4
  23. 8
  24. True
  25. 1.5
  26. 8.4
  27. 3.6
  28. True
  29. 7.5
  30. give them for recycling
  31. 5
  32. 4
  33. − (negative)
  34. False
  35. − (negative)
  36. 4.8
  37. 7.5
  38. 9
  39. 7.5
  40. 1.2

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