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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 717 · 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.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) a smaller voltage (b) a bigger voltage (c) the same voltage (d) no voltage
  2. 2.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  3. 3.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) cut them open (b) throw them in a fire (c) give them for recycling (d) bury them in soil
  4. 4.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  6. 6.🔋 4 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  7. 7.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  9. 9.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 2.4 V?
  10. 10.🔋 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)? =
  11. 11.🔋 What is a battery? (a) a kind of bulb (b) a switch with a lid (c) two or more cells joined (d) one single wire
  12. 12.🔋 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)? =
  13. 13.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  14. 14.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔋 6 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)? =
  16. 16.🔋 4 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  17. 17.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  18. 18.🔋 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)? =
  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.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔋 How many 3 V cells must be joined in series to give 6 V?
  22. 22.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.8 V?
  24. 24.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) double the voltage (b) the same voltage (c) no voltage (d) half the voltage
  25. 25.🔋 A 6 V battery and one 1.5 V cell are joined in series, all facing the same way. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  26. 26.🔋 4 identical 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 1.5 V cells are joined side by side in parallel (all + ends together, all − ends together). What is the voltage across them (in volts)? =
  28. 28.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔋 3 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  30. 30.🔋 8 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  31. 31.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 15 V (b) 230 V (c) 1.5 V (d) 0.5 V
  32. 32.🔋 3 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  33. 33.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔋 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)? =
  35. 35.🔋 6 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.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔋 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)? =
  38. 38.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a cell, “the end with a bump” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔋 7 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =

Answer key

  1. a bigger voltage
  2. + (positive)
  3. give them for recycling
  4. True
  5. + (positive)
  6. 6
  7. False
  8. − (negative)
  9. 2
  10. 1.5
  11. two or more cells joined
  12. 1.5
  13. + (positive)
  14. True
  15. 3
  16. 4.8
  17. − (negative)
  18. 6
  19. 2
  20. True
  21. 2
  22. True
  23. 4
  24. the same voltage
  25. 7.5
  26. 8
  27. 1.5
  28. False
  29. 6
  30. 16
  31. 1.5 V
  32. 3.6
  33. False
  34. 16.5
  35. 1.2
  36. True
  37. 3
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 8.4

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