A Wheatstone bridge can be used to determine an unknown_____________?

The first goal to accomplish in analyzing a complex series-parallel circuit is to____________?

A. solve for all the voltage drops

B. solve for the total current and resistance

C. equate all series components

D. equate all parallel components

The positive (+) and negative (-) ends of the battery are called ___________?

A. circuit diagram

B. battery knobs

C. battery terminals

D. battery sides

When a Wheatstone bridge is in a balanced condition, the center voltmeter in the bridge will read_____________?

A. twice the source voltage

B. half the source voltage

C. zero volts

D. the same as the source voltage

In a series–parallel circuit, individual component power dissipation are calculated using_____________?

A. individual component parameters

B. a percent of the total power depending on resistor ratios

C. total current squared multiplied by the resistor values

D. a percent of the voltage division ratio squared

In a series–parallel circuit consisting of R1 and R2 in series and connected in parallel with R3, if R1 opens, then R2‘s voltage will:___________?

A. increase

B. remain the same

C. decrease

D. cannot tell