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Electronics Worksheet: Cells and Batteries

Electronics lesson 6: Cells and batteries · Set 870 · 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 “usually the red wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  2. 2.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 4.8 V?
  3. 3.🔋 On a cell, does “the longer symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  4. 4.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  5. 5.🔋 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)? =
  6. 6.🔋 On a cell, does “the end with a bump” mean the + end or the − end? (a) − (negative) (b) + (positive)
  7. 7.🔋 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)? =
  8. 8.🔋 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)? =
  9. 9.🔋 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)? =
  10. 10.🔋 What is a battery? (a) one single wire (b) a switch with a lid (c) two or more cells joined (d) a kind of bulb
  11. 11.🔋 Identical cells side by side (in parallel) give … (a) double the voltage (b) half the voltage (c) no voltage (d) the same voltage
  12. 12.🔋 How many volts does one ordinary torch cell give? (a) 0.5 V (b) 15 V (c) 230 V (d) 1.5 V
  13. 13.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the − (negative) end. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔋 6 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)? =
  15. 15.🔋 3 identical 3 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  16. 16.True or false: on a cell, “the shorter symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔋 3 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)? =
  18. 18.🔋 On a cell, does “the shorter symbol line” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  19. 19.🔋 3 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  20. 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. 21.🔋 Cells joined + to − in a row (series) give … (a) a bigger voltage (b) no voltage (c) a smaller voltage (d) the same voltage
  22. 22.🔋 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)? =
  23. 23.🔋 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)? =
  24. 24.🔋 On a cell, does “the flat end” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
  25. 25.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the + (positive) end. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔋 How many 1.2 V cells must be joined in series to give 9.6 V?
  27. 27.🔋 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)? =
  28. 28.🔋 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)? =
  29. 29.True or false: on a cell, “the longer symbol line” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔋 8 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  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.True or false: on a cell, “the flat end” means the − (negative) end. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔋 5 identical 1.5 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  34. 34.🔋 6 identical 1.2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  35. 35.True or false: on a cell, “usually the black wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a cell, “usually the red wire” means the + (positive) end. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔋 8 identical 2 V cells are joined in series (+ of one cell to − of the next). What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
  38. 38.🔋 What should you do with used-up cells? (a) give them for recycling (b) cut them open (c) bury them in soil (d) throw them in a fire
  39. 39.🔋 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)? =
  40. 40.🔋 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)? =

Answer key

  1. + (positive)
  2. 4
  3. + (positive)
  4. − (negative)
  5. 1.2
  6. + (positive)
  7. 1.5
  8. 4.5
  9. 3
  10. two or more cells joined
  11. the same voltage
  12. 1.5 V
  13. False
  14. 2
  15. 9
  16. False
  17. 3
  18. − (negative)
  19. 4.5
  20. 6
  21. a bigger voltage
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. − (negative)
  25. False
  26. 8
  27. 6
  28. 7.5
  29. True
  30. 12
  31. 12
  32. True
  33. 7.5
  34. 7.2
  35. False
  36. True
  37. 16
  38. give them for recycling
  39. 18
  40. 7.5

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