An ammeter has an internal resistance of 50 Ω. The meter movement itself can handle up to 1 mA. If 10 mA is applied to the meter, the shunt resistor, RSH1, is approximately___________?

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1. Four resistors are connected in parallel. Fifteen mA flows through resistor R. If the second resistor is 2R, the third resistor 3R, and the fourth resistor 4R, the total current in the circuit is______________?

   A. 60 mA
   B. 15 mA
   C. 135 mA
   D. 31.25 mA

2. A 470 Ω resistor, a 220 Ω resistor, and a 100 Ω resistor are all in parallel. The total resistance is approximately________________?

   A. 790 Ω
   B. 470 Ω
   C. 60 Ω
   D. 30 Ω

3. When a 1.6 kΩ resistor and a 120Ω resistor are connected in parallel, the total resistance is____________?

   A. greater than 1.6 kΩ
   B. greater than 120 but less than 1.6 kΩ
   C. less than 120 but greater than 100 Ω
   D. less than 100 Ω

4. Four equal-value resistors are connected in parallel. Ten volts are applied across the parallel circuit and 2 mA are measured from the source. The value of each resistor is______________?

   A. 12.5 Ω
   B. 200 Ω
   C. 20 KΩ
   D. 50 Ω

5. A set of Christmas tree lights is connected in parallel across a 110 V source. The filament of each light bulb is 1.8 k. The current through each bulb is approximately___________?

   A. 610 mA
   B. 18 mA
   C. 110 mA
   D. 61 mA

6. Five light bulbs are connected in parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is rated at 200 W. The current through each bulb is approximately___________?

   A. 2.2 A
   B. 137 mA
   C. 1.8 A
   D. 9.09 A

7. Four resistors of equal value are connected in parallel. If the total voltage is 15 V and the total resistance is 600 Ω, the current through each parallel resistor is____________?

   A. 25 mA
   B. 100 mA
   C. 6.25 mA
   D. 200 mA

8. Five 100 Ω resistors are connected in parallel. If one resistor is removed, the total resistance is______________?

   A. 25 Ω
   B. 500 Ω
   C. 100 Ω
   D. 20 Ω

9. When an additional resistor is connected across an existing parallel circuit, the total resistance____________?

   A. remains the same
   B. decreases by the value of the added resistor
   C. increases by the value of the added resistor
   D. decreases

10. There is a total of 800 mA of current into four parallel resistors. The currents through three of the resistors are 40 mA, 70 mA, and 200 mA. The current through the fourth resistor is______________?

    A. 490 mA
    B. 800 mA
    C. 310 mA
    D. 0 A