Questions tagged [batteries]
Devices to store chemical energy and convert it to electrical energy.
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Why is there no current between two capacitors connected in series?
I want to ask a question about the figure below.
Why the current does not flow from $-Q$ term to $+Q$ term or from a to b since there is a voltage?
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When the external resistor increases in temperature, why is the calculated value for internal resistance higher?
Say we had a circuit with a cell (with internal resistance)and an external resistor of 10 ohms as shown:
The 10 ohm resistor then increases in temperature, leading to an increase in resistance in ...
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Why does the potential difference across a type of parallel circuit not act like a potential divider?
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In this attached circuit, when $R_1=0\Omega$, I am failing to understand how the two cells affect the potential difference across the central resistor R3. I understand that ...
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Voltmeter reads zero with two same batteries connected in series [on hold]
this is an a level physics question, can someone here please explain why voltmeter reads zero and how changing resistance of variable resistor effects voltmeter reading.
The main concept i want to ...
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Voltage in a potential divider circuit [closed]
I am considering the following circuit:
I need to find the voltage across the $30$ Ohm resistor when the variable resistor's contact is halfway between X and Y, such that its resistance is $5$ Ohms. ...
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Does the voltage of the battery change if you use it? [closed]
If you use the battery to charge a capacitor does the voltage of the battery decrease or still the same? Does the voltage of a capacitor decrease if you use it to charge another capacitor?
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Current through lamp when an extra component is added in the circuit
I cant figure out part ii. (the lamp is the X)
I calculated the total current in the circuit, which increased to 10.24A. thus, the voltage drop increased and voltage across the lamp decreased to 11....
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Kinetic energy and current
When a battery is connected to a resistance circuit, we know that it loses energy because heat is emitted as a result of the collisions between the electrons and stuff, but my question is, is the ...
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Finding the charge on a capacitor (RC circuit)
I am having trouble finding the charge on the capacitor for $t\rightarrow \infty$ after the switch has been closed at $t=0$. I already know the current $I$. I also have to find out on which sides the ...
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Resistors parallel to short circuit
I have a trouble solving this problem.
(Actually, each resistor is not parallel with the bottom wire since the voltage across each of them is different with that of wire.)
In the manual, the bottom ...
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Theoretical physics for better batteries?
It is Earth day, so I started thinking about the theoretical physics problems that could help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and fight climate change.
We actually have a reasonable range of ways to ...
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What do we mean by positive terminal and negative terminal?
What do we mean by positive terminal and negative terminal of battery ? What is the electric potential of both positive terminal and negative terminal ? Does positive terminal mean positive electric ...
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Would Kirchhoff’s rules not hold in this circuit?
On my E&M test I was given the circuit diagram below and asked to find the charge on the capacitor after a long time or as $ t \to \infty $. In class we had used Kirchhoff’s voltage rule on the ...
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How do electrons gain energy in a cell?
When electrons reach the positive terminal, how does the cell do work on them?
I’ve read in a book that states voltage is literally the push that the cell exerts on electrons, which thus does work on ...
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Battery operation, charge and discharge processes misconceptions
I'm trying to elaborate a simple and concise explanation (and conceptually correct) of how a battery charges and discharges, and why we say things like "the charge stored in the battery is x Ah". For ...
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Calculating energy capacity of a battery
I understand that you can easily calculate the energy capacity of a battery simply by multiplying the mAh rating by the Voltage. However, my question is how do the manufacturers calculate the mAh ...
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Nernst Equation and Energy
I have a question regarding the Nernst equation and energy in a system. I know this is also a chemistry question, but I was interested in the thermodynamics (the energy of a system), so I decided to ...
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How to choose the method of circuit analysis?
I was just doing some revision, and I was wondering how to figure out which method to use for solving a given circuit? I tried using mesh analysis on the attached circuit but I got it completely wrong....
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Does Stopping Voltage actually produce 0 photocurrent?
The stopping voltage is the voltage applied across the photoelectric plates to measure the maximum KE of ejected electrons. This is as the electric field will apply a force against the velocity of the ...
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Question about amp-hour and batteries in series
I am a little confused about this wiring batteries in series and parallel and the effect of this on total time that these batteries can last(I suppose this is called amp-hour, correct me if I'm wrong) ...
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Different batteries in a parallel circuit
I have come across this question in my physics textbook. Two batteries are connected in parallel to a resistor (see the above image). The first battery generates $U1 = 9V$ of voltage and its internal ...
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RC circuit discharge while being connected to a battery?
I am facing a conceptual problem in analyzing the following situation which was part of a physics exam;
A series RC circuit with $R = 200k \Omega$ and $C = 10 \mu F$ is connected to a 5V battery and ...
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What happens when a battery is dead?
While studying circuits I am having a question that when we say a battery is dead.Do we mean that the voltage difference between the ends has become zero?If no,then what actually happens?
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Can anyone tell me why the answer to this question is D? [closed]
I think the current will go through earth wire but my physics teacher told us the current will continue to flow through the circuit.
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Practical usage of batteries connected in parallel
Is there any practical usage in real devices for connecting batteries in parallel? Or is it more a theoretical construct? It seems to me that only batteries in series are used nowdays.
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Empty and fresh battery in series
If you have 2 (e.g. 1.5V) batteries in series and one is dead/empty, what is the reason why a device is not working? Lack of voltage (1.5 + 0 is simply not enough for the device to operate)? From my ...
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Why did a 12V battery affect my motor more than two 9v batteries in series?
In class, we made a coil of wire and used it to make a simple electric motor with a magnet. I put two square 9v batteries in series for a total of 18v to power the motor.
I then used a larger 12v ...
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The importance and the role of a switch in an electrical circuit
There is this simple test:
Three identical bulbs are connected in the circuit illustrated in the figure. When switch $S$ is closed:
a] The brightness of $A$ and $B$ remains the same, while $C$ goes ...
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For a real battery, why is two identical bulbs in parrallel slightly more dim than just one in series
Image for reference:
$$\begin{align}
&r = 0.8\,\Omega\\
&\mathscr{E} = 1.5\,\mathrm V\\
&A = B = 6\,\Omega.
\end{align}$$
The current when the switch is open, the only other resistor is ...
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Direct current electric circuit
Why when I reverse one of the three batteries in a torch light, the bulb does not light up?
The three batteries (one of them is reversed) and the bulb suppose to form a closed loop.
According to ...
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Why do we subtract the voltage of the resistor from the emf voltage to find the terminal voltage?
I attached an image of a question from homework.
I calculated the current in step 1) and then I calculated the voltage of the resistor. But why do I need to subtract that voltage from the emf voltage ...
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Doubt while simulating electric circuits
Today, I was simulating DC electric circuits just for knowledge and fun using PhET interactive simulations. But I'm having trouble understanding these circuits which I made.
I think that both these ...
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Voltage when lamp burns out [closed]
In the question below, shouldn't the voltmeter read zero V because the circuit is broken and there is no current flowing? (the answer in the text is 12v)
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Question about electrochemical reaction in fuel cell
The electrochemical reaction on the anode side of a fuel cell can be expressed as hydrogen split into hydrogen protons and electrons. I'm doing some research about the electrochemical reaction in a ...
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Why doesn't the flow electrons occur in a broken circuit?
Take a battery and connect a small led bulb across it with the help of two wires. The bulb will glow, but if I cut a small piece of wire from any part of the connecting wires,the circuit will not work ...
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Intuition behind swapping the known and unknown resistance in a slide wire meter bridge
Today I was learning about wheatstones and balanced meter bridges. But while learning about the sources of error while working with the meter bridge (measuring unknown resistance), I couldn't ...
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How do voltmeters measure work done over a component?
In my physics class, we were shown the picture below to measure the current and potential difference through a component. We were told that the resistance of the ammeter is as low as possible, and the ...
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Does the resistance of the voltmeter affect the behavior of this circuit?
I have this setup.
It consists of a battery of no internal resistance with voltage $V$ and a resistor with resistance $R$. It also consists of a voltmeter of some (not so large) resistance as good ...
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Power in a simple electrical circuit [closed]
In this picture, as we know power due to heating of the resistance is $V^2/R$ .
Now, if we add a parallel resistance to the circuit, the power dissipated through this resistor is also $V^2/R$ ...
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Voltmeter connection across motor
I want to measure the voltage(potential difference) acorss the motor A.
Where should I connect the voltmeter?
I am confused between two possibilities:
between X and Y (between two ends of the motor ...
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Uncertainty estimation of a quantity after its calibration
I have to calibrate power output of a diode to its input voltage. The voltage source has negligible error but the power meter has significant uncertainty (a couple %). I take a number of power ...
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Electronegative - Electropositive atoms can attract ions?
Well I was just wondering how a copper-zinc battery works, with electrolyte an equilibrium of water and NaOH. It says that NaOH is dissolved (I understand that) into water forming H$_4$O$_8$Na+ ions ...
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Is (DC/battery) voltage a result of charge? or energy? or both?
Backstory: I’m a software engineer just getting into electronics and it seems that everything I’ve ever been told about electricity my whole life is a candy-coated lie. I can’t find consistent logical ...
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How does resistance *really* work? (DC, battery, LED, atoms, electrons)
Backstory: I’m a software engineer just getting into electronics and it seems that everything I’ve ever been told about electricity my whole life is a candy-coated lie. I can’t find consistent logical ...
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What is difference between current and voltage? [closed]
If current passes through the bulb not using it up then how battery becomes weak after sometime?
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Why are(n’t) rechargeable batteries damaged by partial charging?
Originally asked in ElectricalEngineering.SE, but I was told Physics.SE might be a better place to ask.
Over the years, I've come across websites and people with different opinions on the "correct" ...
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Misconception about flow of charges
Let's say I have a 5V battery connected in the manner shown in the diagram. I've tried this setup with all sorts of things like pouring brine(salt water) into the soil to decrease its resistance so ...
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Does current flow when you connect a battery to earth?
Let's say that the earth has 0V and everything is ideal,
does current still flow and why?
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Potential Difference of a battery - What does it mean?
I have studied current electricity for a while now. When I look back at basic concepts, I am quite clear about what current, electron, resistance is. But I cannot imagine about the potential ...
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Electrons and wires [duplicate]
The electrons that carry the electric energy are in wires or in the battery ? battery provides a potential difference but from where electrons flow to make for example a bulb light. If they flow from ...
