Ohm's Law Practice Problems and Solutions

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For quantities and units
1. When these numbers are multiplied, (6 × 103) (5 × 105), the result is
A. 3 × 108
B. 30 × 108
C. 300 × 109
D. 3,000 × 107
Answer: Option B
2. Resistance is measured in
A. henries
B. ohms
C. hertz
D. watts
Answer: Option B
3. The number 65,000 expressed in scientific notation as a number between 1 and 10 times a power of ten is
A. 0.65 × 104
B. 6.5 × 104
C. 65 × 104
D. 650 × 103
Answer: Option B
4. When converting 7,000 nA to microamperes, the result is
A. 0.007 µA
B. 0.7 µA
C. 700 µA
D. 7 µA
Answer: Option
5. The number of kilowatts in 135 milliwatts is
A. 1.35 × 10–4 kW
B. 135 × 10–3 kW
C. 0.0135 kW
D. 0.00135 kW
Answer: Option A
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6. The number 4.4 × 106 ohms expressed using a metric prefix is
A. 4k
B. 4.4 k
C. 4M
D. 4.4 M
Answer: Option D
7. The number of microamperes in 2 milliamperes is
A. 2 µA
B. 20 µA
C. 200 µA
D. 2,000 µA
Answer: Option D
8. The number of millivolts in 0.06 kilovolts is
A. 600 V
B. 6,000 mV
C. 60,000 mV
D. 600,000 mV
Answer: Option C
9. Eighteen thousand watts is the same as
A. 18 mW
B. 18 MW
C. 18 kW
D. 18 µW
Answer: Option C
10. The number 3.2 × 10–5 A expressed using a metric prefix is
A. 32 µA
B. 3.3 µA
C. 320 mA
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D. 3,200 mA
Answer: Option A
11. When converting 0.16 mA to microamperes, the result is
A. 16 µA
B. 160 µA
C. 1,600 µA
D. 0.0016 µA
Answer: Option B
12. When these numbers are added, (87 × 105) + (2.5 × 106), the result is
A. 1.12 × 104
B. 11.2 × 105
C. 112 × 105
D. 1,120 × 106
Answer: Option C
13. The quantity 3.3 × 103 is the same as
A. 330
B. 3,300
C. 33,000
D. 0.0033
Answer: Option B
14. Which of the following is not an electrical quantity?
A. voltage
B. current
C. distance
D. power
Answer: Option C
15. Seven thousand volts can be expressed as
A. 7 kV
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B. 7 MV
C. 7 mV
D. either 7 kV or 7 mV
Answer: Option A
16. The number 4,500,000 can be expressed as
A. 4,500 × 106
B. 4.5 × 106
C. 4.5 × 10-3
D. either 4,500 × 104 or 4.5 × 106

Answer: Option B
17. When converting 1,600 kilohms to megohms, the result is
A. 1,600,000 M
B. 160 M
C. 1.6 M
D. 0.160 M
Answer: Option C
18. What is (79 × 106)/(12 × 10–8)?
A. 6,580 × 1012
B. 658 × 1010
C. 6.58 × 1014
D. 0.658 × 1016
Answer: Option C
19. Fourteen milliamperes can be expressed as
A. 14 MA
B. 14 µA
C. 14 kA
D. 14 mA
Answer: Option D
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20. The number 4.38 × 10–3 expressed as a number having a power of 10–6 is
A. 4,380 × 10–6
B. 438 × 10–6
C. 43,800 × 10–6
D. 438,000 × 10–6
Answer: Option A
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21. Voltage is measured in
A. volts
B. farads
C. watts
D. ohms
Answer: Option A
22. The number 0.0003 multiplied by 10-3 is
A. 0.0000003
B. 0.0003
C. 3
D. 3,000
Answer: Option A
23. The number of megohms in 0.03 kilohms is
A. 0.00002 M
B. 0.0002 M
C. 3 × 10–5 M
D. either 0.00002 M or 0.0002 M

Answer: Option C
24. The quantity 43 × 10-3 is the same as
A. 0.043
B. 0.430
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C. 430
D. 43,000
Answer: Option A
25. Current is measured in
A. watts
B. volts
C. henries
D. amperes
Answer: Option D.
Ohm's Law
1. An electric heater draws 3.5 A from a 110 V source. The resistance of the heating element is approximately
A. 385
B. 38.5
C. 3.1
D. 31
Answer: Option D
2. If 750 µA is flowing through 11 k of resistance, what is the voltage drop across the resistor?
A. 8.25 V
B. 82.5 V
C. 14.6 V
D. 146 V
Answer: Option A
3. The formula to find I when the values of V and R are known is
A. I = VR
B. I = R/V
C. V = IR
D. I = V/R
Answer: Option D
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4. A resistor is connected across a 50 V source. What is the current in the resistor if the color code is red,
orange, orange, silver?
A. 2 mA
B. 2.2 mA
C. 214 mA
D. 21.4 mA
Answer: Option B
5. Approximately how many milliamperes of current flow through a circuit with a 40 V source and 6.8 k of
resistance?
A. 27.2 mA
B. 59 mA
C. 5.9 mA
D. 590 mA
Answer: Option C
6. How much resistance is required to limit the current from a 12 V battery to 3.6 mA?
A. 3.3 k
B. 33 k
C. 2.2 k
D. 22 k
Answer: Option A
7. What is the voltage source for a circuit carrying 2 A of current through a 36 resistor?
A. 1.8 V
B. 18 V
C. 7.2 V
D. 72 V
Answer: Option D
8. What is the approximate resistance setting of a rheostat in which 650 mA of current flows with a 150 V
source?
A. 9.7
B. 97
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C. 23
D. 230
Answer: Option D
9. How much voltage is needed to produce 2.5 A of current through a 200 resistor?
A. 50 V
B. 500 V
C. 80 V
D. 8V
Answer: Option B
10. When there is 12 mA of current through a 1.2 k resistor, the voltage across the resistor is
A. 14.4 V
B. 1.4 V
C. 100 V
D. 10 V
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
V = IR (Ohms Law)
= 12 X 10-3 X 1.2 X 10 3
= 12 X 1.2
= 14.4 V
11. A resistance of 3.3 M is connected across a 500 V source. The resulting current is approximately
A. 15.1 µA
B. 151 µA
C. 66 mA
D. 660 mA
Answer: Option B
12. You are measuring the current in a circuit that is operated on an 18 V battery. The ammeter reads 40 mA.
Later you notice the current has dropped to 20 mA. How much has the voltage changed?
A. 9V
B. 900 mV
C. 0V
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D. 18 V
Answer: Option A
13. The current through a flashlight bulb is 40 mA and the total battery voltage is 4.5 V. The resistance of the
bulb is approximately
A. 112
B. 11.2
C. 1.2
D. 18
Answer: Option A
14. If you wish to increase the amount of current in a resistor from 120 mA to 160 mA by changing the 24 V
source, what should the new voltage setting be?
A. 8V
B. 320 V
C. 3.2 V
D. 32 V
Answer: Option D
15. If 24 V are applied across a resistor and there are 10.9 mA of current, the resistance is
A. 220 k
B. 22 k
C. 2.2 k
D. 220
Answer: Option C
16. How much resistance is needed to draw 17.6 mA from a 12 volt source?
A. 212
B. 6.8 k
C. 68
D. 680
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Answer: Option D
17. How much current is produced by a voltage of 18 kV across a 15 k resistance?
A. 1.2 A
B. 12 A
C. 120 mA
D. 12 mA
Answer: Option A
18. A current of 200 µA through a 6.8 k resistor produces a voltage drop of
A. 34.4 V
B. 340 V
C. 13.6 V
D. 1.36 V
Answer: Option D
19. Four amperes of current are measured through a 24 resistor connected across a voltage source. How
much voltage does the source produce?
A. 960 V
B. 9.6 V
C. 96 V
D. 8V
Answer: Option C
20. Twelve volts are applied across a resistor. A current of 3 mA is measured. What is the value of the resistor?
A. 4
B. 400
C. 4k
D. 4.4
Answer: Option C
21. When 12 V are applied across a 68 resistor, the current is
A. 816 mA
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B. 17.6 mA
C. 176 mA
D. 8.16 mA
Answer: Option C
22. Approximately how much current flows through a 3.3 M resistor across a 30 V source?
A. 9 A
B. 90 A
C. 900 A
D. 9000 A
Answer: Option A
23. A 120 V lamp-dimming circuit is controlled by a rheostat and protected from excessive current by a 3 A fuse.
To what minimum resistance value can the rheostat be set without blowing the fuse? Assume a lamp
resistance of 20 ohms.
A. 40
B. 4
C. 2
D. 20
Answer: Option D
24. What is the approximate filament resistance of a light bulb if it operates from a 110 V source and 0.6 A of
current is flowing?
A. 183
B. 18.3
C. 66
D. 6.6
Answer: Option A
25. What is the approximate resistance of a rheostat if the voltage source is 18 V and the current is 220 mA?
A. 8.2 k
B. 820
C. 8.2
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D. 82
Answer: Option D
Series Circuits
1. When a fourth resistor is connected in series with three resistors, the total resistance
A. increases by one-fourth
B. increases
C. decreases
D. remains the same

Answer: Option B
2. A string of five series resistors is connected across a 6 V battery. Zero voltage is measured across all
resistors except R3. The voltage across R3 is
A. 0V
B. 1.2 V
C. 6V
D. 0.6 V
Answer: Option C
3. A series circuit consists of three resistors with values of 120 , 270 , and 330 . The total resistance
is
A. less than 120
B. the average of the values
C. 720
D. 120
Answer: Option C
4. A certain series circuit consists of a 1/8 W resistor, a 1/4 W resistor, and a 1/2 W resistor. The total
resistance is 1200 . If each resistor is operating in the circuit at its maximum power dissipation, total
current flow is
A. 27 mA
B. 2.7 mA
C. 19 mA
D. 190 mA
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Total P = P1 + P2 + P3 = 7/8w.
P = I2R.
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I = sqrt (P/R)
Now, P = 7/8w, R = 1200 ohm.
Therefore,
I= sqrt ( (7/8)/1200 ) = 0.0270030862 = 27 mA.
5. Which of the following series combinations dissipates the most power when connected across a 120 V
source?
A. one 220 resistor
B. two 220 resistors
C. three 220 resistors
D. four 220 resistors

Answer: Option A
6. When one of three series resistors is removed from a circuit and the circuit is reconnected, the current
A. increases
B. increases by one-third
C. decreases by one-third
D. decreases by the amount of current through the removed resistor

Answer: Option A
7. The total power in a certain circuit is 12 W. Each of the four equal-value series resistors making up the circuit
dissipates
A. 12 W
B. 48 W
C. 3W
D. 8W
Answer: Option C
8. The following resistors (one each) are connected in a series circuit: 470 , 680 ,1k , and 1.2 k .
The voltage source is 20 V. Current through the 680 resistor is approximately
A. 60 mA
B. 30 mA
C. 6 mA
D. 300 mA
Answer: Option C
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9. A series circuit consists of a 4.7 k , a 12 k , and a 2.2 k resistor. The resistor that has the most
voltage drop is
A. the 12 k
B. the 2.2 k
C. the 4.7 k
D. impossible to determine from the given information

Answer: Option A
10. All the voltage drops and the source voltage added together in a series circuit is equal to
A. the total of the voltage drops
B. the source voltage
C. zero
D. the total of the source voltage and the voltage drops

Answer: Option C
11. Two resistors are in series: a 5.6 k resistor and a 4.7 k resistor. The voltage drop across the 5.6 k
resistor is 10 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k resistor is
A. 8.39 V
B. 10 V
C. 2.32 V
D. 0V
Answer: Option A
12. Three 680 resistors are connected in series with a 470 V source. Current in the circuit is
A. 69 mA
B. 230 mA
C. 23 mA
D. 690 mA
Answer: Option B
13. There are five resistors in a given series circuit and each resistor has 6 V dropped across it. The source
voltage
A. is 6 V
B. depends on the current flow
C. depends on the resistor values
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D. is 30 V
Answer: Option D
14. If a 6 V and a 9 V source are connected series aiding, the total voltage is
A. 6V
B. 9V
C. 3V
D. 15 V
Answer: Option D
15. Five resistors are connected in a series and there is a current of 3 A into the first resistor. The amount of
current into the second resistor is
A. 3A
B. 1A
C. 4A
D. 0.3 A
Answer: Option A
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16. The total resistance of eight 5.6 k resistors in series is
A. 8
B. 5,600
C. 4,480
D. 44,800
Answer: Option D
17. A series circuit has a 24 V source and a total resistance of 120 . The current through each resistor is
A. 24 mA
B. 200 mA
C. 120 mA
D. 20 mA
Answer: Option B
18. To measure the current out of the second resistor in a circuit consisting of four resistors, an ammeter can be
placed
A. between the second and third resistors
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B. at the negative terminal of the source
C. between the third and fourth resistors
D. at any point in the circuit

Answer: Option D
19. A 12 V battery is connected across a series combination of 68 , 47 , 220 , and 33 . The amount
of current is
A. 326 mA
B. 16.3 mA
C. 32.6 mA
D. 163 mA
Answer: Option C
20. If a 24 V and a 6 V battery are series opposing, the total voltage is
A. 30 V
B. 24 V
C. 18 V
D. 0V
Answer: Option C
21. A series circuit consists of three resistors. Two resistors are 1.2 k each. The total resistance is 12 k .
The value of the third resistor
A. is 9,600
B. is 960
C. is 1.2 k
D. cannot be determined
Answer: Option A
22. Four equal-value resistors are in series with a 12 V battery and 13.63 mA are measured. The value of each
resistor is
A. 22
B. 220
C. 880
D. 88
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Total Resistance, r = 12 / 13.63

= 0.880 in ohms
Total Resistance, r= 880
Each resistance value = r/4
= 880/4
Each resistance value = 220 ohms
23. Two 1.5 V cells are connected series opposing across two 100 resistors in series. Total current flow is
A. 15 mA
B. 5 mA
C. 2 mA
D. 0A
Answer: Option D
24. The total resistance of a circuit is 680 . The percentage of the total voltage appearing across a 47
resistor that makes up part of the total series resistance is
A. 68%
B. 47%
C. 69%
D. 6.91%
Answer: Option D
25. Two 6 V batteries are connected series aiding across two 1.2 k resistors in series. Current through each
resistor is
A. 5 mA
B. 10 mA
C. 0A
D. 2.5 mA
Answer: Option A
Series-Parallel Circuits
1. The internal resistance of a 20,000 ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 5 V range is
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A. 20,000
B. 100,000
C. 200,000
D. 1,000,000
Answer: Option B
2. Two 1.2 k resistors are in series and this series combination is in parallel with a 3.3 k resistor. The total
resistance is
A. 138
B. 1,389
C. 5,700
D. 880
Answer: Option B
3. The output of a certain voltage divider is 12 V with no load. When a load is connected, the output voltage
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. becomes zero
Answer: Option A
4. A certain voltage divider consists of two 12 k resistors in series. Which of the following load resistors will
have the most effect on the output voltage?
A. 1M
B. 24 k
C. 18 k
D. 12 k
Answer: Option D
5. A voltage divider consists of two 68 k resistors and a 24 V source. The unknown output voltage is
A. 12 V
B. 24 V
C. 0V
D. 6V
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Answer: Option A
6. Three 10 k resistors are connected in series. A 20 k resistor is connected in parallel across one of the
10 k resistors. The voltage source is 24 V. The total current in the circuit is
A. 900 A
B. 9 mA
C. 90 mA
D. 800 A
Answer: Option A
7. A certain voltage divider consists of three 1 k resistors in series. Which of the following load resistors will
have the least effect on the output voltage?
A. 1M
B. 100 k
C. 1k
D. 330
Answer: Option A
8. The parallel combination of a 470 resistor and a 1.5 k resistor is in series with the parallel
combination of five 1 k resistors. The source voltage is 50 V. The percentage of the load current through
any single 1 k resistor is
A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 100%
D. 50%
Answer: Option B
9. A certain Wheatstone bridge has the following resistor values: R1 = 10 k , R2 = 720 , and R4 = 2.4 k .
The unknown resistance is
A. 24
B. 2.4
C. 300
D. 3,000
Answer: Option D
10. On which of the following voltage range settings will a voltmeter present the minimum load on a circuit?
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A. 1V
B. 50 V
C. 500 V
D. 1,000 V
Answer: Option D
11. The internal resistance of a 30,000 ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 50 V range is
A. 15,000
B. 150,000
C. 1,500,000
D. 15,000,000
Answer: Option C
12. The parallel combination of a 6.8 k resistor and a 10 k resistor is in series with the parallel
combination of a 2.2 k resistor and a 1 k resistor. A 100 V source is connected across the circuit. The
resistor(s) with the greatest voltage drop is (are)
A. 6.8 k
B. 2.2 k
C. 6.8 k and 10 k
D. 2.2 k and 1 k
Answer: Option C
13. When a load resistance is removed from the output of a voltage divider circuit, the current drawn from the
source
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. is cut off
Answer: Option A
14. A certain circuit is composed of two parallel resistors. The total resistance is 1,403 . One of the resistors
is 2 k . The other resistor value is
A. 1,403
B. 4.7 k
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C. 2k
D. 3,403
Answer: Option B
15. The parallel combination of a 470 resistor and a 680 resistor is in series with the parallel combination
of four 2 k resistors. The total resistance is
A. 1,650
B. 1,078
C. 77.8
D. 778
Answer: Option D
16. A 12 k resistor, a 15 k resistor, and a 22 k resistor are in series with two 10 k resistors that are
in parallel. The source voltage is 75 V. Current through the 15 k resistor is approximately
A. 14 mA
B. 1.4 mA
C. 5 mA
D. 50 mA
Answer: Option B
17. A 6 V battery output is divided down to obtain two output voltages. Three 2.2 k resistors are used to
provide the two taps. The two output voltages are
A. 2 V, 4 V
B. 2 V, 2 V
C. 2 V, 6 V
D. 4 V, 6 V
Answer: Option A
18. Two 3.3 k resistors are in series and this series combination is in parallel with a 4.7 k resistor. The
voltage across one of the 3.3 k resistors is 12 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k resistor is
A. 24 V
B. 12 V
C. 0V
D. 6V
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Answer: Option A
19. A balanced Wheatstone bridge consists of an R of 3,500 , an R2 of 200 , and an R3 of 680 . The
V
value of RUNK is
A. 680
B. 1,029
C. 200
D. 880
Answer: Option B
20. In a certain five-step R/2R ladder network, the smallest resistor value is 1 k . The largest value is
A. indeterminable
B. 2k
C. 10 k
D. 20 k
Answer: Option B
21. A voltage divider consists of two 100 k resistors and a 12 V source. What will the output voltage be if a
load resistor of 1 M is connected to the output?
A. 0.57 V
B. 6V
C. 12 V
D. 5.7 V
Answer: Option D
22. The parallel combination of a 470 resistor and a 1.2 k resistor is in series with the parallel
combination of three 3 k resistors. A 200 V source is connected across the circuit. The resistor with the
most current has a value of
A. 470 or 1.2 k
B. 3k
C. 470
D. 1.2 k
Answer: Option C
Branch, Loop and Node Analyses
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Find the node voltage VA.

1.
A. 6V
B. 12 V
C. 4.25 V
D. 3V
Answer: Option C
2. What is the current through R2?
A. 3.19 A
B. 319 mA
C. 1.73 A
D. 173 mA
Answer: Option D
3. Find branch current IR2.
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A. 5.4 mA
B. –5.4 mA
C. 113.0 mA
D. 119.6 mA
Answer: Option C
4. Find the node voltage VA.
A. 518 mV
B. 5.18 V
C. 9.56 V
D. 956 mV
Answer: Option B
5. Find I2.
4I1 + 4I2 = 2
6I1 + 7I2 = 4
A. 1A
B. –1 A
C. 100 mA
D. –100 mA
Answer: Option A
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6. What is the voltage drop across R1?
A. 850 mV
B. 7.82 V
C. 9.18 V
D. 918 mV
Answer: Option B
A. 3.5 V
B. 4.18 V
C. 1.5 V
D. 145 mV
Answer: Option B
8. In assigning the direction of branch currents,
A. the directions are critical
B. the directions are not critical
C. they must point into a node
D. they must point out of a node

Answer: Option B
9. Find I1.
4I1 + 4I2 = 2
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6I1 + 7I2 = 4
A. 0.5 A
B. 50 mA
C. –0.5 A
D. –50 mA
Answer: Option C
10. Using the mesh current method, find the branch current, IR1, in the above figure.
A. 115 mA
B. 12.5 mA
C. 12.5 A
D. 135 mA
Answer: Option A
11. What is the current through R2?
A. 177 mA
B. 250 mA
C. 500 mA
D. 125 mA
Answer: Option A.
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12. The first row of a certain determinant has the numbers 3 and 5. The second row has the numbers 7 and 2.
The value of this determinant is
A. 31
B. –31
C. 39
D. –29
Answer: Option D
13. The first row of a certain determinant has the numbers 10 and 6. The second row has the numbers 3 and 5.
The value of this determinant is
A. 18
B. 50
C. 32
D. –32
Answer: Option C
A. 112 mV
B. 11.25 V
C. 180 mV
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Answer: Option C
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15. The expansion method for evaluating determinants is
A. better than any other method
B. good for only one determinant
C. more flexible than the cofactor method
D. good for second- and third-order determinants

Answer: Option D
16. The branch current method uses
A. Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws
B. Thevenin's theorem and Ohm's law
C. Kirchhoff's current law and Ohm's law
D. the superposition theorem and Thevenin's theorem

Answer: Option A
Alternating Current and Voltage
1. If the rms voltage drop across a 15 k resistor is 16 V, the peak current through the resistor is
A. 15 mA
B. 1.5 mA
C. 10 mA
D. 1 mA
Answer: Option B
2. The conductive loop on the rotor of a simple two-pole, single-phase generator rotates at a rate of 400 rps.
The frequency of the induced output voltage is
A. 40 Hz
B. 100 Hz
C. 400 Hz
D. indeterminable
Answer: Option C
3. How many degrees are there in /3 rad?
A. 6°
B. 60°
C. 180°
D. 27°
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Answer: Option B
4. To produce an 800 Hz sine wave, a four-pole generator must be operated at
A. 200 rps
B. 400 rps
C. 800 rps
D. 1,600 rps
Answer: Option B
5. One sine wave has a positive-going zero crossing at 15° and another sine wave has a positive-going zero
crossing at 55°. The phase angle between the two waveforms is
A. 0°
B. 45°
C. 40°
D. none of the above

Answer: Option C
6. If the rms current through a 4.7 k resistor is 4 mA, the peak voltage drop across the resistor is
A. 4V
B. 18.8 V
C. 26.6 V
D. 2.66 V
Answer: Option C
7. A pulse waveform has a high time of 8 ms and a pulse width of 32 ms. The duty cycle is
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 1%
D. 100%
Answer: Option A
8.
A 20 kHz pulse waveform consists of pulses that are 15 s wide. The duty cycle
A. is 1%
B. is 30%
C. is 100%
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Answer: Option B
9. If the peak of a sine wave is 13 V, the peak-to-peak value is
A. 6.5 V
B. 13 V
C. 26 V

Answer: Option C
10. A sinusoidal current has an rms value of 14 mA. The peak-to-peak value is
A. 45.12 mA
B. 16 mA
C. 39.6 mA
D. 22.6 mA
Answer: Option C
11. A signal with a 400 s period has a frequency of
A. 250 Hz
B. 2,500 Hz
C. 25,000 Hz
D. 400 Hz
Answer: Option B
12. A sine wave of 15 kHz is changing at a faster rate than a sine wave with a frequency of
A. 25 kHz
B. 12 kHz
C. 18 kHz
D. 1.3 MHz
Answer: Option B
13. The average value of a 12 V peak sine wave over one complete cycle is
A. 0V
B. 1.27 V
C. 7.64 V
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D. 6.37 V
Answer: Option A
14. When a sine wave has a frequency of 100 Hz in 12 s it goes through
A. 1/100 cycle
B. 12 cycles
C. 120 cycles
D. 1,200 cycles
Answer: Option D
15. A sawtooth wave has a period of 10 ms. Its frequency is
A. 10 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 1,000 Hz
Answer: Option C
16. Two series resistors are connected to an ac source. If there are 7.5 V rms across one resistor and 4.2 V rms
across the other, the peak source voltage is
A. 16.54 V
B. 1.65 V
C. 10.60 V
D. 5.93 V
Answer: Option A
17. If a sine wave goes through 10 cycles in 20 s, the period is
A. 20 s
B. 4 s
C. 2 s
D. 100 s
Answer: Option C
18. A square wave has a period of 60 s. The first odd harmonic is
A. 5 kHz
B. 50 kHz
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C. 500 kHz
D. 33.33 kHz
Answer: Option B
19. Sine wave A has a positive-going zero crossing at 45°. Sine wave B has a positive-going zero crossing at
60°. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Wave A leads wave B by 15°.
B. Wave A lags wave B by 15°.
C. Wave A leads wave B by 105°.
D. Wave A lags wave B by 105°.

Answer: Option A
20. A phasor represents
A. the magnitude and a quantity direction
B. the width of a quantity
C. the phase angle
D. the magnitude of a quantity

Answer: Option A
21. A sine wave with a period of 4 ms is changing at a faster rate than a sine wave with a period of
A. 0.0045 s
B. 2 ms
C. 1.5 ms
D. 3,000 s
Answer: Option A
22. A waveform has a baseline of 3 V, a duty cycle of 20%, and an amplitude of 8 V. The average voltage value
is
A. 4V
B. 4.6 V
C. 1.6 V
D. 11 V
Answer: Option A
23. A sine wave with an rms value of 12 V is riding on a dc level of 18 V. The maximum value of the resulting
waveform is
A. 6V
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B. 30 V
C. 35 V
D. 0V
Answer: Option C
24. If the rms current through a 6.8 k resistor is 8 mA, the rms voltage drop across the resistor is
A. 5.44 V
B. 54.4 V
C. 7.07 V
D. 8V
Answer: Option B
25. The average half-cycle value of a sine wave with a 40 V peak is
A. 25.48 V
B. 6.37 V
C. 14.14 V
D. 50.96 V
Answer: Option A
Inductors
1. An inductance of 0.08 H is larger than
A. 0.0000008 H
B. 0.000000008 H
C. 0.000008 H
D. 0.00008 mH
Answer: Option B
2. A 240 H inductor is equivalent to a
A. 0.240 mH inductor
B. 0.000240 mH inductor
C. 240 mH inductor
D. 240 H inductor
Answer: Option A
3. A 2 mH, a 3.3 mH, and a 0.2 mH inductor are connected in series. The total inductance is
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A. 55 mH
B. less than 0.2 mH
C. less than 5.5 mH
D. 5.5 mH
Answer: Option D
4. A 5 mH, a 4.3 mH, and a 0.6 mH inductor are connected in parallel. The total inductance is
A. 9.9 mH
B. greater than 5 mH
C. 9.9 mH or greater than 5 mH
D. less than 0.6 mH

Answer: Option D
5. The voltage across a coil when di/dt = 20 mA/ s and L = 8 H is
A. 16 mV
B. 160 mV
C. 1.6 mV
D. 2.5 mV
Answer: Option B
6. A sine wave voltage is applied across an inductor. When the frequency of the voltage is decreased, the
current
A. is increased
B. is decreased
C. does not change
D. momentarily goes to zero

Answer: Option A
7. Two 10 H inductors are in parallel and the parallel combination is in series with a third 10 H inductor. What is
the approximate total reactance when a voltage with a frequency of 7 kHz is applied across the circuit
terminals?
A. 219 k
B. 66 k
C. 660 k
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D. 1.3 M
Answer: Option C
8. An ohmmeter is connected across an inductor and the pointer indicates zero ohms. The inductor is
A. good
B. open
C. shorted
D. partly shorted
Answer: Option C
9.
Two inductors, L1 and L2, are in parallel. L1 has a value of 25 H and L2 a value of 50 H. The parallel
combination is in series with L3, a 20 H coil. The entire combination is across an ac source of 60 Vrms at
300 kHz. The total rms current is
A. 87 mA
B. 870 mA
C. 87 A
D. 337 mA
Answer: Option B
10. An inductor, a 1 k resistor, and a switch are connected in series across a 6 V battery. At the instant the
switch is closed, the inductor voltage is
A. 0V
B. 6V
C. 12 V
D. 4V
Answer: Option B
11. The winding resistance of a coil can be increased by
A. increasing the number of turns
B. using a thinner wire
C. changing the core material
D. increasing the number of turns or using thinner wire

Answer: Option D
12. An inductance of 0.43 mH is smaller than
A. 43 H
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B. 430 H
C. 0.05 H
D. 0.00043 H
Answer: Option C
13. An inductor and a resistor are in series with a sine wave voltage source. The frequency is set so that the
inductive reactance is equal to the resistance. If the frequency is increased, then
A. VR ≥ VL
B. VL < VR
C. VL = VR
D. VL > VR

Answer: Option D
14. The current through a 120 mH coil is changing at a rate of 150 mA/s. The voltage induced across the coil is
A. 1.8 mV
B. 18 mV
C. 180 mV
D. 1.25 mV
Answer: Option B
15. When the current through an inductor decreases, the amount of energy stored in the electromagnetic field
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. doubles
Answer: Option B
16. Three 15 mH inductors are in series. The total inductance is
A. 15 mH
B. 30 mH
C. 45 mH
D. 5 mH
Answer: Option C
17. An 18 V power supply is connected across a coil with a winding resistance of 180 . Current flow in the
coil is
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A. 1 mA
B. 10 mA
C. 100 mA
D. 1A
Answer: Option C
18. A switch, a 220 resistor, and a 60 mH inductor are in series across a 20 V battery. What is the current
through the inductor two time constants after the switch is closed?
A. 91 mA
B. 78 mA
C. 57 mA
D. 400 mA
Answer: Option B
19. A 320 H coil is in series with a 3.3 k resistor. How long does it take for current to build up to its full
value?
A. 0.48 s
B. 0.48 ms
C. 0.48 s
D. 48 s
Answer: Option C
20. Five inductors are connected in series. The lowest value is 8 μH. If the value of each inductor is twice that of
the preceding one, and if the inductors are connected in order of ascending values, the total inductance is
A. 8H
B. 32 μH
C. 64 μH
D. 248 μH
Answer: Option D
21. The inductance of an iron-core coil decreases if
A. the number of turns is decreased
B. the iron core is removed
C. the length of the coil decreases

Answer: Option A
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22.
The following coils are in parallel: 75 H, 40 H, 25 H, and 15 H. The total inductance is
approximately
A. 6.9 H
B. 14 H
C. 2.2 H
D. 155 H
Answer: Option A
23. When the current through an inductor is cut in half, the amount of energy stored in the electromagnetic field
A. is quartered
B. quadruples
C. doubles
D. does not change

Answer: Option A
RC Circuits
1. In the complex plane, the number 14 – j5 is located in the
A. first quadrant
B. second quadrant
C. third quadrant
D. fourth quadrant
Answer: Option D
2. Point +4 on the complex plane is
A. 4 units above the origin on the j axis
B. 4 units below the origin on the j axis
C. 4 units right of the origin on the real axis
D. 4 units left of the origin on the real axis

Answer: Option C
3. A 470 resistor and a 0.2 F capacitor are in parallel across a 2.5 kHz ac source. The admittance, Y, in
rectangular form, is
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A. 212
B. 2.12 mS + j3.14 mS
C. 3.14 mS + j2.12 mS
D. 318.3
Answer: Option B
4. A positive angle of 30° is equivalent to a negative angle of
A. –30°
B. –330°
C. –60°
D. –180°
Answer: Option B
5. In a series RC circuit, 12 V(rms) is measured across the resistor and 15 V(rms) is measured across the capacitor.
The rms source voltage is
A. 3V
B. 27 V
C. 19.2 V
D. 1.9 V
Answer: Option C
6. A 6 kHz sinusoidal voltage is applied to a series RC circuit. The frequency of the voltage across the resistor is
A. 0 Hz
B. 12 kHz
C. 6 kHz
D. 18 kHz
Answer: Option C
7. The voltages in Problem 4 are measured at a certain frequency. To make the capacitor voltage greater than
the resistor voltage, the frequency
A. must be increased
B. must be decreased
C. is held constant
D. has no effect
Answer: Option B
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8. In the complex plane, the number 4 + j3 is located in the
A. first quadrant
B. second quadrant
C. third quadrant
D. fourth quadrant
Answer: Option A
9. When the frequency of the source voltage decreases, the impedance of a parallel RC circuit
A. increases
B. decreases
C. does not change
D. decreases to zero
Answer: Option A
10. A 47 resistor and a capacitor with a capacitive reactance of 120 are in series across an ac source.
What is the circuit impedance, Z?
A. 129
B. 12.9
C. 167
D. 73
Answer: Option A
11. What is the value of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides are 12 and 18?
A. 4.24
B. 3.46
C. 2.16
D. 21.63
Answer: Option D
12. The complex number 6 + j6 is equivalent to
A. 6 45°
B. 36 45°
C. 8.48 45°
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D. 8.48 90°
Answer: Option C
13. In a parallel RC circuit, there is 100 mA through the resistive branch and 100 mA through the capacitive
branch. The total rms current is
A. 200 mA
B. 100 mA
C. 282 mA
D. 141 mA
Answer: Option D
14. An ac circuit consists of a resistor and a capacitor. To increase the phase angle above 45°, the following
condition must exist:
A. R = XC
B. R > XC
C. R < XC
D. R = 5XC
Answer: Option C
15. What is the angular difference between +j4 and –j4?
A. 30°
B. 90°
C. 180°
D. 270°
Answer: Option C
16. A resistor and a capacitor are in series across a 20 V ac source. Circuit impedance is 4.33 k . Current flow
in the circuit is
A. 9.2 mA
B. 92 mA
C. 4.6 mA
D. 460 mA
Answer: Option C
17. For a certain load, the true power is 150 W and the reactive power is 125 VAR. The apparent power is
A. 19.52 W
B. 195.2 W
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C. 275 W
D. 25 W
Answer: Option B
18. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RC circuit is increased, the phase angle
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. becomes erratic
Answer: Option B
19. In a series RC circuit, when the frequency and the resistance are halved, the impedance
A. doubles
B. is halved
C. is reduced to one-fourth
D. cannot be determined without values

Answer: Option D
20.
A2k resistor is in series with a 0.015 F capacitor across a 15 kHz ac source. What is the magnitude
of the total impedance and the phase angle?
A. 73.4 and θ = –19.5°
B. 707 and θ = –19.5°
C. 2121 and θ = –19.5°
D. 734 and θ = –38.9°

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Xc = 1/2πfC = 707 Ω
Z = R - jXc = 2000 - j(707)
|z| = sqrt(R*R + Xc*Xc) = 2121 Ω
Phase angle = arctangent(Xc/R) = 19.5°
21.
A 12 k resistor is in series with a 0.02 F capacitor across a 1.2 kHz ac source. If the current is
expressed in polar form as I = 0.3 0° mA, what is the source voltage expressed in polar form?
A. 45.6 V
B. 411.3 V
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C. 0.411 V
D. 4.11 V
Answer: Option D
22. The complex number 40 55° is equivalent to
A. 55 + j55
B. 40 + j40
C. 45.88 + j65.52
D. 22.94 + j32.76
Answer: Option D
23. A 120 resistor is in parallel with a capacitor with a capacitive reactance of 40 . Both components are
across a 12 V ac source. What is the magnitude of the total impedance?
A. 37.9
B. 3.7
C. 14,400
D. 4,800
Answer: Option A
24. A 47 resistor and a capacitor with 150 of capacitive reactance are in series across an ac source. The
impedance, expressed in rectangular form, is
A. Z = 47 + j150
B. Z = 47 – j150
C. Z = 197
D. Z = 103
Answer: Option B
25.
A2k resistor and a 0.002 F capacitor are in series across an ac source. Current in the circuit is 6.50
mA. The true power is
A. 84.5 mW
B. 845 mW
C. 13 mW
D. 130 mW
Answer: Option A
26. A capacitor with 150 of capacitive reactance is across an ac source. The impedance, expressed in polar
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form, is
A. Z = 150
B. Z = 150 90°
C. Z = 150 –90°
D. Z = 150 180°
Answer: Option C
27. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RC circuit is decreased, the impedance
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. doubles
Answer: Option A
RLC Circuits and Resonance
1. A 10 resistor, a 90 mH coil, and a 0.015 F capacitor are in series across an ac source. The
impedance magnitude at 1,200 Hz below fr is
A. 1,616
B. 161
C. 3,387
D. 1,771
Answer: Option A
2. In a series RLC circuit that is operating above the resonant frequency, the current
A. lags the applied voltage
B. leads the applied voltage
C. is in phase with the applied voltage
D. is zero
Answer: Option A
3.
A 15 resistor, a 220 H coil, and a 60 pF capacitor are in series across an ac source. What is the
bandwidth of the circuit?
A. 138 MHz
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B. 10,866 Hz
C. 1,907 Hz
D. 138 kHz
Answer: Option B
4.
A resistor of 3 k , a 0.05 F capacitor, and a 120 mH coil are in series across a 5 kHz, 20 V ac source.
What is the impedance, expressed in polar form?
A. 636
B. 3,769
C. 433
D. 4,337
Answer: Option D
5.
A 12 resistor, a 40 F capacitor, and an 8 mH coil are in series across an ac source. The resonant
frequency is
A. 28.1 Hz
B. 281 Hz
C. 2,810 Hz
D. 10 kHz
Answer: Option B
6.
The impedance at the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit with L = 20 mH, C = 0.02 F, and RW =
90 is
A. 0
B. 90
C. 20 k
D. 40 k
Answer: Option B
7. A 6.8 k resistor, a 7 mH coil, and a 0.02 F capacitor are in parallel across a 17 kHz ac source. The
coil's internal resistance, RW, is 30 . The equivalent parallel resistance, Rp(eq), is
A. 1,878
B. 18,780
C. 18,750
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D. 626
Answer: Option B
8. Referring to Problem 20, what is the total parallel resistance (Rp(tot))?
A. 4.99
B. 499
C. 4,992
D. 6,800
Answer: Option C
9. A 200 resistor, a coil with 30 of reactance, and a capacitor of unknown reactance are in series
across an ac source. The circuit is at resonance. Circuit impedance
A. is 230
B. is 170
C. is 200
Answer: Option C
10. Referring to Problem 8, the total current is
A. 1.5 A
B. 573 mA
1. If the resistance in parallel with a parallel resonant circuit is reduced, the bandwidth
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C. 5.73 A
D. 1.19 A
Answer: Option C
A. disappears
B. becomes sharper
C. increases
D. decreases
Answer: Option D
12. A 90 resistor, a coil with 30 of reactance, and a capacitor with 50 of reactance are in series
across a 12 V ac source. The current through the resistor is
A. 9 mA
B. 90 mA
C. 13 mA
D. 130 mA
Answer: Option D
13. A resonant circuit has a lower critical frequency of 7 kHz and an upper critical frequency of 13 kHz. The
bandwidth of the circuit is
A. 7 kHz
B. 13 kHz
C. 20 kHz
D. 4 kHz
Answer: Option D
14. If the value of C in a series RLC circuit is decreased, the resonant frequency
A. is not affected
B. increases
C. is reduced to zero
D. decreases
Answer: Option B
15. A 24 resistor, an inductor with a reactance of 120 , and a capacitor with a reactance of 120 are in
series across a 60 V source. The circuit is at resonance. The voltage across the inductor is
A. 60 V
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B. 660 V
C. 30 V
D. 300 V
Answer: Option D
16. To tune a parallel resonant circuit to a higher frequency, the capacitance should be
A. increased
B. decreased
C. left alone
D. replaced with inductance

Answer: Option B
17. In a certain series resonant circuit, VC = 125 V, VL = 125 V, and VR = 40 V. The value of the source voltage is
A. 125 V
B. 250 V
C. 290 V
D. 40 V
Answer: Option D
18. A certain series resonant circuit has a bandwidth of 2 kHz. If the existing coil is replaced with one having a
higher value of Q, the bandwidth will
A. increase
B. remain the same
C. decrease
D. be less selective
Answer: Option C
19.
A 9 mH coil is in parallel with a 0.015 F capacitor across an 18 kHz ac source. The coil's internal
resistance, RW, is 60 . The circuit impedance is
A. 17,340
B. 1,734
C. 290
D. 1,018
Answer: Option A
20. A 15 resistor, an inductor with 8 inductive reactance, and a capacitor with 12 capacitive
reactance are in parallel across an ac voltage source. The circuit impedance is
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A. 12.7
B. 127
C. 4,436
D. 6,174
Answer: Option A
A certain series RLC circuit with a 200 Hz, 15 V ac source has the following values: R = 12 , C = 80
F, and L = 10 mH. The total impedance, expressed in polar form, is
A. 12.28 12.34°
B. 12.57 12.34°
C. 9.95 12.34°
D. 12.62 12.34°
Answer: Option A
Circuit Theorems in AC Analysis
1. Determine V when R is 180 and XL is 90 .

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A. 135 63.4° V
B. 13.5 63.4° V
C. 12.2 0° V
D. 122 0° V
Answer: Option B
2. For the given circuit, find VTH for the circuit external to RL.
A. 4.69 51.3° V
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B. 4.69 38.7° V
C. 469 38.7° mV
D. 6 0° V
Answer: Option B
3. Referring to the given circuit, find ZTH if R is 15 k and RL is 38 k .
A. 89.82 –51.3° k
B. 19.2 –38.3° k
C. 9.38 –51.3° k
D. 180 –38.3° k
Answer: Option C
4. For the circuit shown, determine ZTH for the portion of the circuit external to RL.
A. 66.7 –33.7° k
B. 6.67 –333.7° k
C. 14.4 –56.3° k
D. 1.44 –33.7° k
Answer: Option B
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5. Referring to the given circuit, what is ZTH if R1 is changed to 220 ?
A. 225 12.1°
B. 225 77.9°
C. 46 77.9°
D. 46 12.1°
Answer: Option C
6. Determine VTH for the circuit external to RL in the given figure.
A. 135 63.4° V
B. 13.5 63.4° V
C. 13.5 0° V
D. 135 0° V
Answer: Option B
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A. 1488 –70.7°
B. 3859 –31.2°
C. 5180 –50.5°
D. 1828 –50.2°
Answer: Option D
8. The two basic components of a Thevenin equivalent ac circuit are
A. the equivalent voltage source and the equivalent series impedance
B. the equivalent voltage source and the equivalent series resistance
C. the equivalent voltage source and the equivalent parallel impedance
D. the equivalent voltage source and the equivalent parallel resistance

Answer: Option A
9. Referring to the given circuit, find ZTH if VS is 18 0° V.
A. 9.82 –51.3° k
B. 9.38 –51.3° k
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C. 180 –38.3° k
D. 19.2 –38.3° k
Answer: Option B
10. In applying the superposition theorem,
A. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by their internal impedance
B. all sources are considered independently
C. all sources are considered simultaneously
D. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by their internal resistance
Answer: Option A
11. If two currents are in the same direction at any instant of time in a given branch of a circuit, the net current at
that instant
A. is zero
B. is the sum of the two currents
C. is the difference between the two currents
Answer: Option B
12. The Thevenin equivalent voltage is
A. equal to the source voltage
B. the same as the load voltage
C. the open circuit voltage

Answer: Option C
13. Referring to the given circuit, L
A. must be in parallel with RL
B. must be placed in parallel with VS
C. must have a reactance equal to XC
D. has no effect on the result

Answer: Option D
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14. Referring to the given circuit, find ZTH for the part of the circuit that is external to RL.
A. 129 21.4°
B. 43.7 68.6°
C. 43.7 21.4°
D. 12.9 68.6°
Answer: Option B
15. In order to get maximum power transfer from a capacitive source, the load must
A. have a capacitive reactance equal to circuit resistance
B. have an impedance that is the complex conjugate of the source impedance
C. be as capacitive as it is inductive

Answer: Option B
16. Referring to the given circuit, determine ZTH as seen by RL.
A. 1444 –48.5°
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B. 4176 –73.3°
C. 956 –48.5°
D. 1444 –73.3°
Answer: Option A
17. Referring to the given circuit, how much power, in watts, is delivered to the speaker at the determined
frequency if VS = 4.5 VRMS?
A. 226 mW
B. 2.26 mW
C. 4.24 mW
D. 424 mW
Answer: Option D
18. The Norton equivalent current is
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A. the current through the load
B. the open-current from the source
C. the short circuit current

Answer: Option C
19. Determine V if R is changed to 3.3 k .

TH 1
A. 0.574 16.7° V
B. 4.63 16.7° V
C. 4.63 39.5° V
D. 0.463 39.5° V
Answer: Option C
20. Referring to the given circuit, what is VTH if VS = 12 0° V?
A. 4.69 38.7° V
B. 9.38 38.7° V
C. 12 0° V
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D. 6 0° V
Answer: Option B
21. For the circuit given, determine the Thevenin voltage as seen by RL.
A. 0.574 16.7° V
B. 5.74 16.7° V
C. 0.574 –16.7° V
D. 5.74 –16.7° V
Answer: Option D
22. Determine the frequency at which the maximum power is transferred from the amplifier to the speaker in the
given figure.
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A. 1,027 Hz
B. 10,270 Hz
C. 6,330 Hz
D. 63,330 Hz
Answer: Option A
23. Norton's theorem gives
A. an equivalent current source in parallel with an equivalent impedance
B. an equivalent current source in series with an equivalent impedance
C. an equivalent voltage source in parallel with an equivalent impedance
D. an equivalent voltage source in series with an equivalent impedance

Answer: Option A
Three-Phase Systems in Power Applications
1. In a three-phase system, the voltages are separated by
A. 45°
B. 90°
C. 120°
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D. 180°
Answer: Option C
2. In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral current is
A. zero
B. one-third of maximum
C. two-thirds of maximum
D. at maximum
Answer: Option A
3. In a -connected source driving a -connected load, the
A. load voltage and line voltage are one-third the source voltage for a given phase
B. load voltage and line voltage are two-thirds the source voltage for a given phase
C. load voltage and line voltage cancel for a given phase
D. load voltage, line voltage, and source phase voltage are all equal for a given phase
Answer: Option D
4. In a certain three-wire Y-connected generator, the phase voltages are 2 kV. The magnitudes of the line
voltages are
A. 2,000 V
B. 6,000 V
C. 666 V
D. 3,464 V
Answer: Option D
5. In a -connected source feeding a Y-connected load,
A. each phase voltage equals the difference of the corresponding load voltages
B. each phase voltage equals the corresponding load voltage
C. each phase voltage is one-third the corresponding load voltage
D. each phase voltage is 60° out of phase with the corresponding load voltage
Answer: Option A
6. In a Y-Y source/load configuration, the
A. phase current, the line current, and the load current are all equal in each phase
B. phase current, the line current, and the load current are 120° out of phase
C. phase current and the line current are in phase, and both are 120° out of phase with the load current
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D. line current and the load current are in phase, and both are out of phase with the phase current
Answer: Option A
7. In a Y-connected circuit, the magnitude of each line current is
A. one-third the phase current
B. three times the corresponding phase current
C. equal to the corresponding phase current
D. zero
Answer: Option C
8. A constant load power means a uniform conversion of
A. mechanical to electrical energy
B. electrical to mechanical energy
C. current to voltage
D. voltage to current
Answer: Option B
9. A two-phase generator is connected to two 90 load resistors. Each coil generates 120 V ac. A common
neutral line exists. How much current flows through the common neutral line?
A. 1.33 A
B. 1.88 A
C. 2.66 A
D. 1.77 A
Answer: Option D
10. A single-phase sinusoidal voltage of 120 V is connected to a 90 load. Current in the circuit is
A. 13.3 mA
B. 133 mA
C. 1.33 A
D. 6.2 A
Answer: Option C
11. A three-phase generator is connected to three 90 load resistors. Each coil generates 120 V ac. A
common neutral line exists. How much current flows through the common neutral line?
A. 0A
B. 1.33 A
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C. 3.99 A
D. 2.66 A
Answer: Option A
12. Compare the total copper cross sections in terms of current-carrying capacity for a single-phase and a
three-phase 120 V system with effective load resistance of 15 .
A. single-phase 32 A; three-phase 16 A
B. single-phase 16 A; three-phase 8 A
C. single-phase 8 A; three-phase 4 A
D. single-phase 16 A; three-phase 0 A
Answer: Option B
13. If in a Y-connected ac generator, each phase voltage has a magnitude of 90 VRMS, what is the magnitude of
each line voltage?
A. 0V
B. 90 V
C. 156 V
D. 180 V
Answer: Option C
14. Polyphase generators produce simultaneous multiple sinusoidal voltages that are separated by
A. certain constant phase angles
B. certain constant frequencies
C. certain constant voltages
D. certain constant currents

Answer: Option A
15. In a balanced three-phase load, each phase has
A. an equal amount of power

16. In a certain Y-Y system, the source phase currents each have a magnitude of 9 A. The magnitude of each
load current for a balanced load condition is
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B. one-third of total power
C. two-thirds of total power
D. a power consumption equal to IL

Answer: Option A
A. 3A
B. 6A
C. 9A
D. 27 A
Answer: Option C
17. A three-phase -connected generator is driving a balanced load such that each phase current is 12 A in
magnitude. When I θa = 12 30° A, what are the polar expressions for the other phase currents?
A. I θb = 12 150° A, I θc = 12 –90° A
B. I θb = 12 120° A, I θc = 12 30° A
C. I θb = 12 30° A, I θc = 12 120° A
D. I θb = 12 90° A, I θc = 12 90° A

Answer: Option A
18. In a Y-connected circuit, between each line voltage and the nearest phase voltage, there is a phase angle of
A. 0°
B. 30°
C. 60°
D. 120°
Answer: Option B
19. The most common type of ac motor is the
A. single-phase induction motor
B. two-phase induction motor
C. three-phase induction motor
D. two-phase squirrel-cage motor

Answer: Option C
20. In a Y-connected source feeding a -connected load,
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A. each phase of the load has one-third of the full line voltage across it
B. each phase of the load has two-thirds of the full line voltage across it
C. each phase of the load has the full line voltage across it
D. each phase of the load has a voltage across it equal to

Answer: Option C
21. In a -connected generator, all of the phase voltages are
A. zero
B. equal in magnitude
C. one-third of total
D. one-sixth of total
Answer: Option B
Voltage, Current and Resistance
1. Materials with lots of free electrons are called
A. conductors
B. insulators
C. semiconductors
D. filters
Answer: Option A
2. The unit of electrical charge is the
A. coulomb
B. joule
C. volt
D. watt
Answer: Option A
3. Current flows in a circuit when
A. a switch is opened
B. a switch is closed
C. the switch is either open or closed
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D. there is no voltage
Answer: Option B
4. The minimum resistance value for a blue, gray, red, silver resistor is
A. 612
B. 6,120
C. 6,800
D. 6,460
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Because of 10% tolerance(last color silver), this resistance may vary 10% of 6800.
Minimum resistance value = 6800 - 680 = 6120
Maximum resistance value = 6800 + 680 = 7480
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5. The maximum resistance value for a brown, red, yellow, gold resistor is
A. 126,000
B. 126,600
C. 114,000
D. 132,000
Answer: Option A
6. Which of the following is not a type of energy source?
A. generator
B. rheostat
C. solar cell
D. battery
Answer: Option B
7. When placed close together, two positively charged materials will
A. attract
B. become neutral
C. become negative
D. repel
Answer: Option D
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8. The conductance of an 8 ohm resistance is
A. 12.5 mS
B. 8 mS
C. 12 S
D. 125 mS
Answer: Option D
9. Electrons in the outer orbit are called
A. nuclei
B. valences
C. waves
D. shells
Answer: Option B
10. A thermistor is a type of
A. switch
B. resistor
C. battery
D. power supply
Answer: Option B
11. A two-terminal variable resistor is known as a
A. potentiometer
B. thermistor
C. rheostat
D. wiper
Answer: Option C
12. Eight-tenths coulomb passes a point in 4 s. The current in amperes is
A. 1.6 A
B. 16 A
C. 2A
D. 0.2 A
Answer: Option D
13. When the current is 2.5 A, how many coulombs pass a point in 0.2 s?
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A. 12.5 C
B. 1.25 C
C. 0.5 C
D. 5C
Answer: Option C
14. The colored bands for a 4,700 ohm resistor with a ten percent tolerance are
A. yellow, violet, red, gold
B. yellow, violet, orange, gold
C. yellow, violet, red, silver
D. orange, violet, red, silver

Answer: Option C
15. A material that does not allow current under normal conditions is a(n)
A. insulator
B. conductor
C. semiconductor
D. valence
Answer: Option A
16. The unit of electrical charge is the
A. volt
B. ampere
C. joule
D. coulomb
Answer: Option D
17. A multimeter measures
A. current
B. voltage
C. resistance
D. current, voltage, and resistance

Answer: Option D
18. If there is 6 A of current through the filament of a lamp, how many coulombs of charge move
through the filament in 1.75 s?
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A. 10.5 C
B. 105 C
C. 3.4 C
D. 34 C
Answer: Option A
19. A wiper is the sliding contact in a
A. switch
B. photoconductive cell
C. thermistor
D. potentiometer
Answer: Option D
20. A neutral atom with an atomic number of five has how many electrons?
A. 1
B. 5
C. none
D. depends on the type of atom

Answer: Option B
21. A circuit breaker is a
A. fuse
B. switch
C. resettable protective device
D. resistor
Answer: Option C
22. An ammeter is an electrical instrument used to measure
A. current
B. voltage
C. resistance

Answer: Option A
23. A red, red, orange, gold resistor has a nominal value of
A. 22,000
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B. 2,200
C. 22
D. 2.2
Answer: Option A
24. An ohmmeter is an instrument for measuring
A. current
B. voltage
C. resistance
D. wattage
Answer: Option C
25. The current in a given circuit is not to exceed 24 A. Which value of fuse is best?
A. a fuse is not necessary
B. 10 A
C. 24 A
D. 20 A
Answer: Option C
Energy and Power
1. A 33 half-watt resistor and a 330 half-watt resistor are connected across a 12 V source.
Which one(s) will overheat?
A. 33
B. 330
C. both resistors
D. neither resistor
Answer: Option D
2. When the pointer of an analog ohmmeter reads close to zero, the resistor being measured is
A. overheated
B. shorted
C. open
D. reversed
Answer: Option B
3. In 0.025 W, there are
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A. 25 kW
B. 0.00025 mW
C. 2,500 µW
D. 25 mW
Answer: Option D
4. A certain appliance uses 350 W. If it is allowed to run continuously for 24 days, how many
kilowatt-hours of energy does it consume?
A. 20.16 kWh
B. 201.6 kWh
C. 2.01 kWh
D. 8.4 kWh
Answer: Option B
5. A power supply produces a 0.6 W output with an input of 0.7 W. Its percentage of efficiency is
A. 8.57%
B. 42.85%
C. 4.28%
D. 85.7%
Answer: Option D
6. A given power supply is capable of providing 6 A for 3.5 h. Its ampere-hour rating is
A. 0.58 Ah
B. 2.1 Ah
C. 21 Ah
D. 58 Ah
Answer: Option C
7. A 15 V source is connected across a 12 resistor. How much energy is used in three minutes?
A. 938 Wh
B. 0.938 Wh
C. 56.25 Wh
D. 5.6 Wh
Answer: Option B
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8. At the end of a 14 day period, your utility bill shows that you have used 18 kWh. What is your
average daily power?
A. 1.286 kWh
B. 12.85 kWh
C. 535 kWh
D. 252 kWh
Answer: Option A
9. A 120 resistor must carry a maximum current of 25 mA. Its rating should be at least
A. 4.8 W
B. 150 mW
C. 15 mW
D. 480 mW
Answer: Option B
10. If you used 400 W of power for 30 h, you have used
A. 1.3 kWh
B. 13.3 kWh
C. 1.2 kWh
D. 12 kWh
Answer: Option D
11. A 6 V battery is connected to a 300 load. Under these conditions, it is rated at 40 Ah. How long
can it supply current to the load?
A. 1h
B. 200 h
C. 2,000 h
D. 10 h
Answer: Option C
12. In 40 kW, there are
A. 0.4 mW
B. 40,000 W
C. 400 W
D. 5,000 W
Answer: Option B
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13. If you used 600 W of power for 60 h, you have used
A. 36 kWh
B. 3.6 kWh
C. 10 kWh
D. 1 kWh
Answer: Option A
14. If it takes 400 ms to use 12,000 J of energy, the power is
A. 30 kW
B. 30 W
C. 3W
D. 300 kW
Answer: Option A
15. How many watt-hours represent 65 W used for 18 h?
A. 11.7 Wh
B. 1,170 Wh
C. 11,700 Wh
D. 117,000 Wh
Answer: Option B
16. For 12 V and 40 mA, the power is
A. 480 mW
B. 0.480 W
C. 480,000 µW
D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
17. A 220 resistor dissipates 3 W. The voltage is
A. 73.3 V
B. 2.5 V
C. 25.7 V
D. 257 V
Answer: Option C
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18. A 3.3 k resistor dissipates 0.25 W. The current is
A. 8.7 mA
B. 87 mA
C. 8.7 µA
D. 8.7 A
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
W = I2R
I = square root(W/R)
= square root( 0.25/(3.3x1000) )
= 0.0087038828
= 8.7 mA
19. A half-watt is equal to how many milliwatts?
A. 5,000 mW
B. 5 mW
C. 500 mW
D. 50 mW
Answer: Option C
20. Three hundred joules of energy are consumed in 15 s. The power is
A. 2,000 W
B. 2W
C. 20 W
D. 200 W
Answer: Option C
21. The power rating of a carbon-composition resistor that is to handle up to 1.2 W should be
A. 2W
B. 1W
C. 5W
D. 0.5 W
Answer: Option A
22. How much continuous current can be drawn from a 60 Ah battery for 14 h?
A. 42.8 A
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B. 428 A
C. 4.28 A
D. 4.2 A
Answer: Option C
23. A 75 load uses 2 W of power. The output voltage of the power supply is approximately
A. 120 V
B. 1.2 V
C. 12 V
D. 6V
Answer: Option C
24. When the current through a 12 k resistor is 8 mA, the power is
A. 7.68 mW
B. 768 mW
C. 7.68 W
D. 76.8 W
Answer: Option B
25. A 68 resistor is connected across the terminals of a 3 V battery. The power dissipation of the
resistor is
A. 132 mW
B. 13.2 mW
C. 22.6 mW
D. 226 mW
Answer: Option A
Parallel Circuits
A. 55
B. 5.5
C. 50
D. 9
Answer: Option B
2. The total resistance of a parallel circuit is 50 . If the total current is 120 mA, the current through
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the 270 resistor that makes up part of the parallel circuit is approximately
A. 22 mA
B. 120 mA
C. 220 mA
D. 50 mA
Answer: Option A
3. The currents into a junction flow along two paths. One current is 4 A and the other is 3 A. The total
current out of the junction is
A. 1A
B. 7A
C. unknown
D. the larger of the two

Answer: Option B
4. 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
Answer: Option D
5. When a 1.6 k resistor and a 120 resistor are connected in parallel, the total resistance is
A. greater than 1.6 k
B. greater than 120 but less than 1.6 k
C. less than 120 but greater than 100
D. less than 100

Answer: Option C
6. If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch
currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is
A. 50 mA
B. 70 mA
C. 120 mA
D. 40 mA
Answer: Option B
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7. Three lights are connected in parallel across a 120 volt source. If one light burns out,
A. the remaining two will glow dimmer
B. the remaining two will glow brighter
C. the remaining two will not light
D. the remaining two will glow with the same brightness as before
Answer: Option D
8. 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
B. 200
C. 20 K
D. 50
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
10/(R/4) = 2 mA
40/R = 2 mA
R = 40/2 mA
= 40/0.002 A
= 20000 kohm (20 kohm)
9. 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
Answer: Option D
10. The power dissipation in each of four parallel branches is 1.2 W. The total power dissipation is
A. 1.2 W
B. 4.8 W
C. 0.3 W
D. 12 W
Answer: Option B
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11. A 470 resistor, a 220 resistor, and a 100 resistor are all in parallel. The total resistance is
approximately
A. 790
B. 470
C. 60
D. 30
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1/R = (1/470 + 1/220 + 1/100)
R = 59.98 ohm
12. 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
Answer: Option C
13. Four resistors of equal value are connected in parallel. If the total voltage is 15 V and the total resistance is
600 , the current through each parallel resistor is
A. 25 mA
B. 100 mA
C. 6.25 mA
D. 200 mA
Answer: Option C
14. Five 100 resistors are connected in parallel. If one resistor is removed, the total resistance is
A. 25
B. 500
C. 100
D. 20
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + 1/R4
1/R = 1/100 + 1/100 + 100 + 1/100
1/R = 4/100
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1/R = 1/25
Therefore R = 25 ohm.
15. Four 8 speakers are connected in parallel to the output of an audio amplifier. If the maximum voltage to
the speakers is 12 V, the amplifier must be able to deliver to the speakers
A. 18 W
B. 1.5 W
C. 48 W
D. 72 W
Answer: Option D
16. In a certain three-branch parallel circuit, R1 has 12 mA through it, R2 has 15 mA through it, and R3 has 25
mA through it. After measuring a total of 27 mA, you can say that
A. R3 is open
B. R1 is open
C. R2 is open
D. the circuit is operating properly

Answer: Option A
17. A sudden increase in the total current into a parallel circuit may indicate
A. a drop in source voltage
B. an open resistor
C. an increase in source voltage
D. either a drop in source voltage or an open resistor

Answer: Option C
18. The following currents are measured in the same direction in a three-branch parallel circuit: 200 mA, 340
mA, and 700 mA. The value of the current into the junction of these branches is
A. 200 mA
B. 540 mA
C. 1.24 A
D. 900 mA
Answer: Option C
19. The following resistors are in parallel across a voltage source: 220 , 470 , and 560 . The resistor
with the least current is
A. 220
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B. 470
C. 560
D. impossible to determine without knowing the voltage

Answer: Option C
20. Three 47 resistors are connected in parallel across a 110 volt source. The current drawn from the source
is approximately
A. 2.3 A
B. 780 mA
C. 47 mA
D. 7.06 A
Answer: Option D
21. 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. 0A
Answer: Option A
22. 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
Answer: Option D
23. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, the total resistance
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. doubles
Answer: Option B
24. Six resistors are in parallel. The two lowest-value resistors are both 1.2 k . The total resistance
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A. is less than 6 k
B. is greater than 1.2 k
C. is less than 1.2 k
D. is less than 600

Answer: Option D
25. In a five-branch parallel circuit, there are 12 mA of current in each branch. If one of the branches opens, the
current in each of the other four branches is
A. 48 mA
B. 12 mA
C. 0A
D. 3 mA
Answer: Option B
Circuit Theorems and Conversions
1. Find the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) between terminals A and B of the circuit given below.
A. 4.16 V, 120
B. 41.6 V, 120
C. 4.16 V, 70
D. 41.67 V, 70
Answer: Option D
2. A certain current source has the values IS = 4 µA and RS = 1.2 M . The values for an equivalent voltage
source are
A. 4.8 V, 1.2 M
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B. 1 V, 1.2 M
C. 4.8 V, 4.8 M
D. 4.8 V, 1.2 M
Answer: Option D
3. Find the total current through R3 in the given circuit.
A. 7.3 mA
B. 5.5 mA
C. 12.8 mA
D. 1.8 mA
Answer: Option D
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4. A 680 load resistor, RL, is connected across a constant current source of 1.2 A. The internal source
resistance, RS, is 12 k . The load current, RL, is
A. 0A
B. 1.2 A
C. 114 mA
D. 1.14 A
Answer: Option D
5. Find the current through R2 of the given circuit.
A. 30.7 mA
B. 104 mA
C. 74 mA
D. 134 mA
Answer: Option D
6. Determine IN for the circuit consisting of VS, R1, R2, and R3 shown in the given circuit.
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A. 676 mA
B. 245 mA
C. 431 mA
D. 75 mA
Answer: Option B
7. A 120 V voltage source has a source resistance, RS, of 60 . The equivalent current source is
A. 2A
B. 4A
C. 200 mA
D. 400 mA
Answer: Option A
8. A 12 V source has an internal resistance of 90 . If a load resistance of 20 is connected to the voltage

source, the load power, PL, is
A. 2.38 mW
B. 2.38 W
C. 238 mW
D. 23.8 W
Answer: Option C
9. In a two-source circuit, one source acting alone produces 12 mA through a given branch. The other source
acting alone produces 10 mA in the opposite direction through the same branch. The actual current through
the branch is
A. 22 mA
B. 12 mA
C. 10 mA
D. 2 mA
Answer: Option D
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10. Find the current through R1 in the given circuit.
A. 0.16 A
B. 0.24 A
C. 0.2 A
D. 0.04 A
Answer: Option A
11. What is the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) for the circuit given?
A. 6.4 V, 422
B. 6.4 V, 560
C. 6.4 V, 680
D. 30 V, 422
Answer: Option A
12. Referring to the given circuit, the voltage and current for the load resistor, RL, is
A. 450 mV, 4.5 mA
B. 4.50 V, 45 mA
C. 4.50 V, 4.5 mA
D. 450 mV, 45 mA
Answer: Option C
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13. Find the current in R2 of the given circuit, using the superposition theorem.
A. 16.7 mA
B. 33.3 mA
C. 50 mA
D. 16.6 mA
Answer: Option C
14. A 470 RL is connected across a voltage source, VS, of 120 V. The source's internal resistance, RS, is 12
. What is the output voltage across the load?
A. 120 V
B. 0V
C. 117 V
D. 12 V
Answer: Option C
15. A 2 RL is connected across a voltage source, VS, of 110 V. The source's internal resistance is 24 .
What is the output voltage across the load?
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A. 8.5 V
B. 85 V
C. 0V
D. 110 V
Answer: Option A
16. An 18 V source has an internal resistance of 70 . If a load resistance of 33 is connected to the

voltage source, the load power, PL, is
A. 0W
B. 1W
C. 175 mW
D. 18 mW
Answer: Option B
17. A certain voltage source has the values VS = 30 V and RS = 6 . The values for an equivalent current
source are
A. 5 A, 6
B. 30 A, 6
C. 5 A, 30
D. 30 A, 5
Answer: Option A
18. A 120 load is connected across an ideal voltage source with VS = 12 V. The voltage across the load
A. is 0 V
B. is 12 V
C. is 120 V
Answer: Option B
19. Find the Norton circuit, that is, IIN and RN, for the circuit given below.
A. 478 mA, 12.8
B. 750 mA, 12.8
C. 478 mA, 6.8
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D. 750 mA, 6.8

Answer: Option A
20. A 120 load is connected across a voltage source with VS = 12 V and RS = 8 . The voltage across the
load is
A. 11.25 V
B. 0V
C. 12 V
D. 1.13 V
Answer: Option A
21. Find RN for the circuit given.
A. 34
B. 68
C. 120
D. 154
Answer: Option D
22. Referring to circuit given, if R1 is changed to a 68 resistor, what will be the current through it?
A. 0.16 A
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B. 0.24 A
C. 0.2 A
D. 0.04 A
Answer: Option A
23. Find the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) between terminals A and B of the circuit given.
A. 562 mV, 167
B. 5.62 V, 167
C. 5.62 V, 188
D. 562 mV, 188

Answer: Option B
24. Referring to the given circuit, determine V and R if a 68 resistor is connected in parallel
TH TH
across R2 and R3.
A. 3.3 V, 148
B. 330 mV, 148
C. 3.3 V, 68
D. 330 mV, 68
Answer: Option A
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25. A 12 mA current source has an internal resistance, R , of 1.2 k . The equivalent voltage source is
S
A. 144 V
B. 14.4 V
C. 7.2 V
D. 72 mV
Answer: Option B
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
1. When the speed at which a conductor is moved through a magnetic field is increased, the induced voltage
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. reaches zero
Answer: Option A
2. The induced voltage across a coil with 250 turns that is located in a magnetic field that is changing at a rate of
8 Wb/s is
A. 1,000 V
B. 2,000 V
C. 31.25 V
D. 3,125 V
Answer: Option B
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A. reverses the flux lines

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C. increases the flux density
D. causes no change in flux density

Answer: Option C
4. If the cross-sectional area of a magnetic field increases, but the flux remains the same, the flux density
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. doubles
Answer: Option B
5. When the current through the coil of an electromagnet reverses, the
A. direction of the magnetic field reverses
B. direction of the magnetic field remains unchanged
C. magnetic field expands
D. magnetic field collapses

Answer: Option A
6. What is the reluctance of a material that has a length of 0.07 m, a cross-sectional area of 0.014 m2, and a
permeability of 4,500 Wb/At × m?
A. 1111 At/Wb
B. 111 At/Wb
C. 11 At/Wb
D. 1 At/Wb
Answer: Option A
7. A coil of wire is placed in a changing magnetic field. If the number of turns in the coil is decreased, the
voltage induced across the coil will
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain constant
D. be excessive
Answer: Option B
8. What is the flux density when the flux is 5.5 Wb and the cross-sectional area is 6 × 10–3 m2?
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A. 91.7 T
B. 917 T
C. 91 T
D. 9.7 T
Answer: Option B
9. The unit for reluctance is
A. tesla
B. At/Wb
C. At/m
D. Wb
Answer: Option B
10. If the steel disk in a crankshaft position sensor has stopped with the tab in the magnet's air gap, the induced
voltage
A. increases
B. decreases
C. is zero
D. will remain constant

Answer: Option C
11. There is 900 mA of current through a wire with 40 turns. What is the reluctance of the circuit if the flux is 400
Wb?
A. 14,400 At/Wb
B. 1,440 At/Wb
C. 9,000 At/Wb
D. 90,000 At/Wb
Answer: Option D
12. A basic one-loop dc generator is rotated at 90 rev/s. How many times each second does the dc output
voltage peak (reach maximum)?
A. 90
B. 180
C. 270
D. 360
Answer: Option B
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13.
What is the flux density in a magnetic field in which the flux in 0.1 m2 is 600 Wb?
A. 6,000 T
B. 600 T
C. 600 T
D. 6T
Answer: Option A
14. The unit for permeability is
A. Wb/At × m
B. At/m
C. At/Wb
D. Wb
Answer: Option A
15. What is the magnetomotive force in a 75-turn coil of wire when there are 4 A of current through it?
A. 18.75 At
B. 30 At
C. 300 At
D. 187 At
Answer: Option C
16. The direction of a magnetic field within a magnet is
A. from south to north
B. from north to south
C. back to front
D. front to back
Answer: Option A
17. When the north poles of two bar magnets are brought close together, there will be
A. no force
B. a downward force
C. a force of attraction
D. a force of repulsion
Answer: Option D
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18. The ability of a material to remain magnetized after removal of the magnetizing force is known as
A. permeability
B. reluctance
C. hysteresis
D. retentivity
Answer: Option D
19. The voltage induced across a certain coil is 200 mV. A 120 resistor is connected to the coil terminals.
The induced current is
A. 1.7 mA
B. 16 mA
C. 12 mA
D. 120 mA
Answer: Option A
20. The induced voltage across a stationary conductor in a stationary magnetic field is
A. zero
B. reversed in polarity
C. increased
D. decreased
Answer: Option A
21. An electromagnetic field exists only when there is
A. an increasing current
B. decreasing current
C. voltage
D. current
Answer: Option D
22. When a solenoid is activated, the force that moves the plunger is
A. an electromagnetic field
B. a permanent magnetic field
C. varying voltage
D. a steady current
Answer: Option A
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23. What is the magnetomotive force (mmf) of a wire with 8 turns carrying three amperes of current?
A. 2,400 At
B. 240 At
C. 24 At
D. 2.4 At
Answer: Option C
24. If a loop in a basic dc generator suddenly begins rotating at a faster speed, the induced voltage
A. remains unchanged
B. reverses polarity
C. increases
D. decreases
Answer: Option C
Capacitors
1. A 10 F, 20 F, 22 F, and 100 F capacitor are in parallel. The total capacitance is
A. 2.43 F
B. 4.86 F
C. 100 F
D. 152 F
Answer: Option D
2. A capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a sine wave generator. The frequency is set so that the
capacitive reactance is equal to the resistance and, thus, an equal amount of voltage appears across each
component. If the frequency is increased
A. VR > VC
B. VC > VR
C. VR = VC
D. VR and VC = 0

Answer: Option A
3.
A capacitor of 0.02 F is larger than
A. 0.000020 F
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B. 200,000 pF
C. 2,000 pF
D. all of the above

Answer: Option C
4. In Question 6, the capacitor will reach full charge in a time equal to approximately
A. 6 RC
B. 5 RC
C. RC

Answer: Option B
5. What is the capacitance when Q = 60 C and V = 12 V?
A. 720 F
B. 5 F
C. 50 F
D. 12 F
Answer: Option B
6. A 0.47 F capacitor is across a 2 kHz sine wave signal source. The capacitive reactance is
A. 170
B. 17
C. 0.000169
D. 1.7
Answer: Option A
7.
Four 0.15 F capacitors are in parallel. The total capacitance is
A. 0.15 F
B. 0.30 F
C. 0.6 F
D. 0.8 F
Answer: Option C
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8. Which of the following capacitors is polarized?
A. mica
B. ceramic
C. plastic-film
D. electrolytic
Answer: Option D
9. A capacitor of 2,000 pF is greater than
A. 0.02 F
B. 0.002 F
C. 0.0002 F
D. 0.0000002 F
Answer: Option C
10. A 220 resistor is in series with a 2.2 F capacitor. The time constant is
A. 48 s
B. 480 s
C. 2.42 s
D. 24 s
Answer: Option B
11. A 4.7 M resistor is in series with a 0.015 F capacitor. The combination is across a 12 V source. How
long does it take the capacitor to fully charge?
A. 35 ms
B. 352 ms
C. 3.5 s
D. 70.5 ms
Answer: Option B
12. A sine wave voltage is applied across a capacitor. When the frequency of the voltage is decreased, the
current
A. increases
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B. remains constant
C. decreases
D. ceases
Answer: Option C
13. Of the following capacitors, which one has the highest dielectric constant?
A. air
B. mica
C. glass
D. paper
Answer: Option C
14.
A 0.01 F capacitor equals how many picofarads?
A. 100 pF
B. 1,000 pF
C. 10,000 pF
D. 100,000 pF
Answer: Option C
15. A 12 kHz voltage is applied to a 0.33 F capacitor, and 200 mA of rms current is measured. What is the
value of the voltage?
A. 8V
B. 80 V
C. 80 mV
D. 800 mV
Answer: Option A
16. A 0.00022 F capacitor equals how many microfarads?
A. 22 F
B. 220 F
C. 2,200 F
D. 22,200 F
Answer: Option B
17. Two series capacitors (one 2 F, the other of unknown value) are charged from a 24 V source. The 2
F capacitor is charged to 16 V and the other to 8 V. The value of the unknown capacitor is
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A. 1 F
B. 2 F
C. 4 F
D. 8 F
Answer: Option C
18. A 330 pF capacitor and a 220 pF capacitor are each connected across a 6 V dc source. The voltage across
the 330 pF capacitor is
A. 3V
B. 6V
C. 4V
D. 0V
Answer: Option B
19. A 2 F, a 4 F, and a 10 F capacitor are connected in series. The total capacitance is less than
A. 2 F
B. 4 F
C. 10 F
D. 1.5 F
Answer: Option D
20. When the plate area of a capacitor increases,
A. the capacitance increases
B. the capacitance decreases
C. the capacitance is unaffected
D. the voltage it can withstand increases.

Answer: Option A
21.
Two 0.68 F capacitors are connected in series across a 10 kHz sine wave signal source. The total
capacitive reactance is
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A. 46.8
B. 4.68
C. 23.41
D. 11.70
Answer: Option A
22. An uncharged capacitor and a 1 k resistor are connected in series with a switch and a 6 V battery. At the
instant the switch is closed, the voltage across the capacitor is
A. 6V
B. 3V
C. 2V
D. 0V
Answer: Option D
23. When the voltage across a capacitor is tripled, the stored charge
A. triples
B. is cut to one-third
C. stays the same
D. doubles
Answer: Option A
Transformers
1. What kVA rating is required for a transformer that must handle a maximum load current of 8 A with a
secondary voltage of 2 kV?
A. 4 kVA
B. 0.25 kVA
C. 16 kVA
D. 8 kVA
Answer: Option C
2. The turns ratio required to match an 80 source to a 320 load is
A. 80
B. 20
C. 4
D. 2
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Answer: Option D
3. When the turns ratio of a transformer is 20 and the primary ac voltage is 12 V, the secondary voltage is
A. 12 V
B. 120 V
C. 240 V
D. 2,400 V
Answer: Option C
4. If a transformer has 50 turns in the primary winding and 10 turns in the secondary winding, what is the
reflective resistance if the secondary load resistance is 250 ?
A. 250
B. 25
C. 6,250
D. 62,500
Answer: Option C
5. A certain transformer has 400 turns in the primary winding and 2,000 turns in the secondary winding. The
turns ratio is
A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 5
D. 25
Answer: Option C
6. The primary winding of a transformer has 110 V ac across it. What is the secondary voltage if the turns ratio
is 8?
A. 8.8 V
B. 88 V
C. 880 V
D. 8,800 V
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
V2/V1 = N2/N1
Turns ratio = N2/N1 = 8.
V2/110 = 8
V2 = 8 x 110
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V2 = 880v.
7. To step 110 V ac down to 20 V ac, the turns ratio must be
A. 5.5
B. 18
C. 0.18
D. 0.018
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Vp/Vs = Np/Ns
Vs = (Ns/Np)Vp
We required turns ratio i.e., (Ns/Np)
= Vs/Vp
= 20/110
= 0.181818182
[Note: p - primary; s - secondary]
For step down transfer, the turns ratio will be less than 1.
8. The mutual inductance when k = 0.65, L1 = 2 H, and L2 = 5 H is
A. 2 mH
B. 2 H
C. 4 H
D. 8 H
Answer: Option B
9. If 25 W of power are applied to the primary of an ideal transformer with a turns ratio of 10, the power
delivered to the secondary load is
A. 25 W
B. 0W
C. 250 W
D. 2.5 W
Answer: Option A
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10. A transformer with a 110 V primary has a 15:1 turns ratio. The load resistance, RL, is 120 . What is the
approximate voltage across the load?
A. 7.3 V
B. 73 V
C. 88 V
D. 880 V
Answer: Option A
11. How many primary volts must be applied to a transformer with a turns ratio of 0.1 to obtain a secondary
voltage of 9 V?
A. 9V
B. 90 V
C. 900 V
D. 0.9 V
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
We know that, V2/V1 = N2/N1.
Given V2 = 9v, N2/N1 = 0.1
Therefore, 9v/V1 = 0.1
V1 = 9v/0.1 = 90v.
12. In a certain loaded transformer, the secondary voltage is one-fourth the primary voltage. The secondary
current is
A. one-fourth the primary current
B. four times the primary current
C. equal to the primary current
D. one-fourth the primary current and equal to the primary current

Answer: Option B
13. A certain transformer has a turns ratio of 1 and a 0.85 coefficient of coupling. When 2 V ac is applied to the
primary, the secondary voltage is
A. 1.7 V
B. 0.85 V
C. 1V
D. 0V
Answer: Option A
14. The primary coil of a transformer is connected to a 60 V ac source. The secondary coil is connected to a
330 load. The turns ratio is 3:1. What is the secondary voltage?
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A. 2V
B. 20 V
C. 180 V
D. 18 V
Answer: Option B
15. The primary winding of a power transformer should always be
A. open
B. shorted
C. switched
D. fused
Answer: Option D
16. A certain amplifier has 600 internal resistance looking from its output. In order to provide maximum
power to a 4 speaker, what turns ratio must be used in the coupling transformer?
A. 8
B. 0.8
C. 0.08
D. 80
Answer: Option C
17. A transformer
A. changes ac to dc
B. changes dc to ac
C. steps up or down dc voltages
D. steps up or down ac voltages

Answer: Option D
18. The primary of a transformer is connected to a 6 V battery. The turns ratio is 1:3 and the secondary load, RL,
is 100 . The voltage across the load is
A. 0V
B. 6V
C. 18 V
D. 2V
Answer: Option A
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19. To step 120 V ac up to 900 V ac, the turns ratio must be
A. 75
B. 750
C. 7.5
D. 0.13
Answer: Option C
20. When a 200 load resistor is connected across the secondary winding of a transformer with a turns ratio
of 4, the source "sees" a reflective load of
A. 50
B. 12.5
C. 800
D. 0
Answer: Option B
21. In a certain transformer, the input power to the primary is 120 W. If 8.5 W are lost to the winding resistance,
what is the output power to the load, neglecting any other issues?
A. 0W
B. 14.1 W
C. 111.5 W
D. 1,020 W
Answer: Option C
22. When a 6 V battery is connected across the primary of a transformer with a turns ratio of 8, the secondary
voltage is
A. 0V
B. 6V
C. 48 V
D. 0.75 V
Answer: Option A
23. What is the coefficient of coupling for a transformer in which 4% of the total flux generated in the primary
does not pass through the secondary?
A. 0.4
B. 4
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C. 9.6
D. 0.96
Answer: Option D
24. A transformer has a 1:6 turns ratio and a secondary coil load resistance of 470 . The load resistance as
seen by the source is
A. 1.3
B. 7.8
C. 78
D. 13
Answer: Option D
RL Circuits
1. A 1.5 k resistor and a coil with a 2.2 k inductive reactance are in series across an 18 V ac source. The
power factor is
A. 564
B. 0.564
C. 6.76
D. 55.7
Answer: Option B
2. The voltages in Problem 5 are measured at a certain frequency. To make the resistor voltage less than the
inductor voltage, the frequency is
A. increased
B. decreased
C. doubled
D. not a factor
Answer: Option A
3. In a series RL circuit, 12 V rms is measured across the resistor, and 14 V rms is measured across the
inductor. The peak value of the source voltage is
A. 18.4 V
B. 26.0 V
C. 2V
D. 20 V
Answer: Option B
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4. Referring to Problem 18, the circuit impedance is
A. 458 –76°
B. 4.58 –76°
C. 458 76°
D. 4.58 76°
Answer: Option C
5. To increase the current in a series RL circuit, the frequency
A. should be increased
B. should be decreased
C. should be constant

Answer: Option B
6. A 470 resistor and a coil with 125 inductive reactance are in parallel. Both components are across a
15 V ac voltage source. Current through the inductor is
A. 152 mA
B. 32 mA
C. 12 mA
D. 120 mA
Answer: Option D
7. A 1.2 k resistor is in series with a 15 mH coil across a 10 kHz ac source. The magnitude of the total
impedance is
A. 152.6
B. 1,526
C. 1,200
D. 942
Answer: Option B
8. When the frequency is decreased, the impedance of a parallel RL circuit
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. is not a factor
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Answer: Option B
9. A 470 resistor and a 200 mH coil are in parallel. Both components are across a 1.5 kHz ac source. The
total admittance of the circuit, in polar form, is
A. 12.60 –76° mS
B. 12.18 76° mS
C. 218 –76° mS
D. 12.18 –76° mS
Answer: Option D
10. Referring to Problem 23, the reactive power is
A. 10 mVAR
B. 100 mVAR
C. 6.76 mVAR
D. 148 mVAR
Answer: Option B
11. A 12 k resistor is in series with a 90 mH coil across an 8 kHz ac source. Current flow in the circuit,
expressed in polar form, is I = 0.3 0° mA. The source voltage, expressed in polar form, is
A. 3.84 20.6° V
B. 12.8 20.6° V
C. 0.3 20.6° V
D. 13.84 69.4° V
Answer: Option A
12. A 140 resistor is in parallel with an inductor having 60 inductive reactance. Both components are
across a 12 V ac source. The magnitude of the total impedance is
A. 5.51
B. 55.15
C. 90
D. 200
Answer: Option B
13. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RL circuit is decreased, the impedance
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A. decreases
B. increases
C. does not change

Answer: Option A
14. In a parallel RL circuit, there are 3 A rms in the resistive branch and 3 A rms in the inductive branch. The
total rms current is
A. 6A
B. 424 mA
C. 4.24 A
D. 42.4 A
Answer: Option C
15. A 47 resistor is in series with an inductive reactance of 120 across an ac source. The impedance,
expressed in polar form, is
A. 47 68.6°
B. 120 68.6°
C. 129 31.4°
D. 129 68.6°
Answer: Option D
16. When the resistor voltage in a series RL circuit becomes less than the inductor voltage, the phase angle
A. increases
B. decreases
C. is not affected
Answer: Option A
17. Which of the following power factors results in less energy loss in an RL circuit?
A. 1
B. 0.8
C. 0.4
D. 0.2
Answer: Option D
18. Referring to Problem 20,
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A. the applied voltage lags the current
B. the current lags the applied voltage
C. the applied voltage and the current are in phase
D. the current lags the applied voltage by 90°

Answer: Option B
19. A 3.3 k resistor and a 120 mH coil are in parallel. Both components are across a 2 kHz, 12 V ac source.
The total current in the circuit is
A. 8.74 mA
B. 874 mA
C. 874 A
D. 8.74 A
Answer: Option A
20. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RL circuit is increased, the phase angle
A. decreases
B. increases
C. does not change

Answer: Option B
21. If a load is purely inductive and the reactive power is 12 VAR, the apparent power is
A. 0 VA
B. 12 VA
C. 6 VA
D. 24 VA
Answer: Option B
22. If the frequency is halved and the resistance is doubled, the impedance of a series RL circuit
A. doubles
B. halves
C. remains constant

Answer: Option D
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Passive Filters
1. In a certain parallel resonant band-pass filter, the resonant frequency is 14 kHz. If the bandwidth is 4 kHz,
the lower frequency
A. is 7 kHz
B. is 10 kHz
C. is 12 kHz
Answer: Option C
2. An RL low-pass filter consists of a 5.6 mH coil and a 3.3 k resistor. The output voltage is taken across the
resistor. The circuit's critical frequency is
A. 93.8 kHz
B. 93.8 Hz
C. 861 Hz
D. 86.12 kHz
Answer: Option A
3. In a series resonant band-pass filter, a lower value of Q results in
A. a higher resonant frequency
B. a smaller bandwidth
C. a higher impedance
D. a larger bandwidth
Answer: Option D
4. The maximum output voltage of a certain low-pass filter is 15 V. The output voltage at the critical frequency
is
A. 0V
B. 15 V
C. 10.60 V
D. 21.21 V
Answer: Option C
5. A parallel resonant band-pass filter consists of a 90 resistor in series with a parallel network made up of
a 60 mH coil and a 0.02 F capacitor. The output is taken across the capacitor/coil. The coil winding has a
resistance of 20 . What is the center frequency of the filter?
A. 459 Hz
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B. 4,591 Hz
C. 999 Hz
D. 2,176 Hz
Answer: Option B
6. An RL high-pass filter consists of a 470 resistor and a 600 mH coil. The output is taken across the coil.
The circuit's critical frequency is
A. 125 Hz
B. 1,250 Hz
C. 564 Hz
D. 5,644 Hz
Answer: Option A
7. Referring to Problem 23, what will the output voltage be if the coil's internal resistance is neglected?
A. 0V
B. 200 mV
C. 11.1 mV
D. 111 mV
Answer: Option A
8. A parallel resonant band-pass filter consists of a 6.8 resistor in series with a parallel network made up of
an 8 H coil and a 120 pF capacitor. The output is taken across the capacitor/coil. Assume RW = 0 .
What is the center frequency of the filter?
A. 5.14 MHz
B. 514 kHz
C. 5.03 MHz
D. 503 kHz
Answer: Option A
9.
A series resonant band-pass filter consists of a 2 mH coil, a 0.005 F capacitor, and a 120 resistor.
The winding resistance of the coil is 12 . The output voltage is taken off the resistor. Input voltage is 12
Vrms. What is the output voltage magnitude at the center frequency (f0 )?
A. 10.9 V
B. 1.09 V
C. 1.1 V
D. 12 V
Answer: Option A
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10. The same signal in Problem 2 is applied to an RC high-pass filter. If the reactance is zero at the input
frequency, the output voltage is
A. 18 V peak-to-peak
B. zero
C. 9 V peak-to-peak
D. 12.73 V peak-to-peak
Answer: Option A
11. An RC low-pass filter consists of a 120 resistor and a 0.002 F capacitor. The output is taken across
the capacitor. The circuit's critical frequency is
A. 333 kHz
B. 633 kHz
C. 331 kHz
D. 60 kHz
Answer: Option B
12. Referring to Problem 8, assume the input voltage is 15 V ac. What is the output voltage at the critical
frequency,fc?
A. 0V
B. 7.07 V
C. 15 V
D. 10.6 V
Answer: Option D
13. Referring to Problem 21, the filter's bandwidth is
A. 11.5 Hz
B. 530 Hz
C. 53 Hz
D. 106 Hz
Answer: Option C
14. Referring to Problem 15, if the input voltage is a 6 V sine wave with a dc level of 10 V, what is the output
voltage magnitude?
A. 6V
B. 597 mV
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C. 5.97 V
D. 0V
Answer: Option C
15. In a certain low-pass filter, fc = 3.5 kHz. Its passband is
A. 0 Hz to 3.5 kHz
B. 0 Hz
C. 3.5 kHz
D. 7 kHz
Answer: Option A
16. An RC high-pass filter consists of an 820 resistor. What is the value of C so that Xc is ten times less
than R at an input frequency of 12 kHz?
A. 81 F
B. 161 F
C. 0.161 F
D. 220 F
Answer: Option C
17. A series resonant band-stop filter consists of a 68 resistor, a 110 mH coil, and a 0.02 F capacitor.
The internal resistance, RW, of the coil is 4 . Input voltage is 200 mV. Output voltage is taken across the
coil and capacitor in series. What is the output voltage magnitude at f0 ?
A. 1.1 mV
B. 11.1 mV
C. 111 mV
D. 200 mV
Answer: Option B
18. A sinusoidal voltage with a peak-to-peak value of 18 V is applied to an RC low-pass filter. If the reactance at
the input frequency is zero, the output voltage is
A. 18 V peak-to-peak
B. zero
C. 9 V peak-to-peak
D. 12.74 V peak-to-peak
Answer: Option B
19. Vout = 500 mV, and Vin = 1.3 V. The ratio Vout/ Vin expressed in dB is
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A. 0 dB
B. 8.30 dB
C. –8.30 dB
D. 0.8 dB
Answer: Option C
20. Referring to Problem 8, assume the input voltage is 15 V dc. What is the output voltage?
A. 0V
B. 15 V
C. 7.07 V
D. 10.6 V
Answer: Option B
21. At a certain frequency, the output voltage of a filter is 6 V and the input is 12 V. The voltage ratio in decibels
is
A. 6.02 dB
B. –6.02 dB
C. 12.04 dB
D. –12.04 dB
Answer: Option B
22. An RC high-pass filter consists of a 0.2 F capacitor and a 220 resistor. The output is taken across
the resistor. The circuit's critical frequency is
A. 723 Hz
B. 7,234 Hz
C. 362 Hz
D. 3,617 Hz
Answer: Option D
Time Response of Reactive Circuits
1. When a 15 V input pulse with a width equal to two time constants is applied to an RC integrator, the
capacitor charges to
A. 15 V
B. 12.9 V
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C. 8.6 V
D. 19.45 V
Answer: Option B
2. An integrator consists of a 3.3 k resistor and a 2 F capacitor. A single 30 V, 6 ms pulse is applied to

the input. How much will the capacitor charge?
A. 10.3 V
B. 30 V
C. 12.09 V
D. 17.91 V
Answer: Option D
3. Referring to Problem 5, how long will it take the capacitor to discharge if the internal resistance of the pulse
source is 100 ?
A. 300 s
B. 600 s
C. 900 s
D. 1.5 ms
Answer: Option D
4. With an RL integrator, at the instant of the rising pulse edge,
A. all the input voltage is across the resistor
B. all the input voltage is across the inductor
C. 63 percent of the input voltage is across the resistor
D. 63 percent of the input voltage is across the inductor

Answer: Option B
5. When a 12 V input pulse with a width equal to one time constant is applied to an RC integrator, the capacitor
charges to
A. 0V
B. 12 V
C. 6.3 V
D. 7.56 V
Answer: Option D
6. Referring this circuit, determine the maximum output voltage when a single pulse is applied as shown. The
total resistance is 60 .
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A. 2.73 V
B. 27.33 V
C. 30 V
D. 2.67 V
Answer: Option B
7. A steady-state condition is reached when
A. the output voltage reaches the average value of the input voltage
B. the output voltage reaches the input voltage
C. the output voltage reaches approximately 63% of the input voltage
D. the output voltage reaches the effective value of the input voltage
Answer: Option A
8. Referring to the give circuit, the output will
A. decay to zero at the end of the pulse
B. reach 6 V at the end of the pulse
C. reach 3.78 V at the end of the pulse
D. reach 5.16 V at the end of the pulse

Answer: Option A
9.
A single 6 V pulse with a width of 600 s is applied to an integrator consisting of a 150 k resistor and a
0.002 F capacitor. To what voltage will the capacitor charge?
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A. 0V
B. 3.78 V
C. 5.16 V
D. 6V
Answer: Option C
10. To understand how the output voltage is shaped by a differentiator, you must consider
A. the response to the rising pulse edge
B. the response between the rising and falling edges
C. the response to the falling pulse edge
D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
11. If the capacitor in an integrator becomes leaky,
A. the time constant will be effectively reduced
B. the waveshape of the output voltage across C is altered
C. the amplitude of the output is reduced
D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
12. Referring to the above figure, determine the voltage level that the output will reach during the pulse.
A. 0V
B. 15 V
C. 6.3 V
D. 9.45 V
Answer: Option D
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13. An RC differentiator acts as a
A. low-pass filter
B. high-pass filter
C. band-pass filter
D. band-stop filter
Answer: Option B
14. In an RL differentiator, when the input pulse goes from its low level to its high level,
A. the inductor prevents a sudden change in voltage
B. the inductor prevents a sudden change in current
C. voltage across the inductor instantly reaches 63% of input voltage
D. voltage across the inductor is zero

Answer: Option B
15. Referring this figure, on the falling edge,
A. the resistor voltage drops to –5 V and then goes back to zero exponentially
B. the resistor voltage jumps to –5 V and then goes back to zero exponentially
C. the capacitor voltage remains constant
D. the resistor voltage jumps to +5 V and then decreases exponentially to zero

Answer: Option B
16. In an RC differentiator, responding to repetitive pulses, the average value of the output
A. is zero
B. is equal to the input voltage
C. is 63 percent of the input voltage
Answer: Option A
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17. The output of an RC integrator is taken across the
A. diode
B. capacitor
C. resistor
D. source
Answer: Option B
18. In an RC differentiator, the sum of the capacitor voltage and the resistor voltage at any instant
A. must be zero
B. must be equal to the applied voltage
C. is less than the applied voltage but greater than zero
Answer: Option B
19. When a 24 V input pulse with a width equal to five time constants is applied to an RC integrator, the
capacitor charges to
A. 24 V
B. 15.12 V
C. 20.64 V
D. 12 V
Answer: Option A
20. If the RC time constant of an integrator is increased, as the time constant is increased
A. the capacitor charges more during a pulse and discharges less between pulses
B. the capacitor charges less during a pulse and discharges more between pulses
C. the capacitor charges more during a pulse and discharges more between pulses
D. the capacitor charges less during a pulse and discharges less between pulses
Answer: Option D
21. If a periodic pulse waveform has a pulse width and the time between pulses each equal to or greater than
five time constants, the capacitor will
A. partially charge and fully discharge during each period of the input waveform
B. fully charge and partially discharge during each period of the input waveform
C. fully charge and fully discharge during each period of the input waveform
D. partially charge and partially discharge during each period of the input waveform
Answer: Option C
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22. What is the highest frequency contained in a pulse that has a rise and fall time equal to 10 microseconds
(10 s)?
A. 35 kHz
B. 3.5 kHz
C. 10 kHz
D. 100 kHz
Answer: Option A
23. Referring to Problem 7, how much will the capacitor charge if the pulse width is increased to 12 ms?
A. 2.51 V
B. 25.14 V
C. 4.86 V
D. 12.76 V
Answer: Option B
24. In electronic systems, repetitive-pulse waveforms are encountered
A. more often than single pulses
B. less often than single pulses
C. about as often as single pulses
D. twice as often as single pulses

Answer: Option A
25. In an RC differentiator, the capacitor
A. charges exponentially at a rate depending on the RC time constant
B. charges exponentially at a rate depending on the input voltage
C. charges when the input voltage is decreasing
D. charges to approximately one time constant

Answer: Option A
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1. When these numbers are multiplied, (6 × 10​3​) (5 × 10​5​), the result is

4. When converting 7,000 nA to microamperes, the result is

5. The number of kilowatts in 135 milliwatts is

7. The number of microamperes in 2 milliamperes is

8. The number of millivolts in 0.06 kilovolts is

9. Eighteen thousand watts is the same as

10. The number 3.2 × 10​–5​ A expressed using a metric prefix is

11. When converting 0.16 mA to microamperes, the result is

13. The quantity 3.3 × 10​3​ is the same as

14. Which of the following is not an electrical quantity?

15. Seven thousand volts can be expressed as

16. The number 4,500,000 can be expressed as

D. either 4,500 × 10​4​ or 4.5 × 10​6

17. When converting 1,600 kilohms to megohms, the result is

18. What is (79 × 10​6​)/(12 × 10​–8​)?

19. Fourteen milliamperes can be expressed as

21. Voltage is measured in

22. The number 0.0003 multiplied by 10​-3​ is

23. The number of megohms in 0.03 kilohms is

D. either 0.00002 M or 0.0002 M

24. The quantity 43 × 10​-3​ is the same as

25. Current is measured in

17. How much current is produced by a voltage of 18 kV across a 15 k resistance?

18. A current of 200 µA through a 6.8 k resistor produces a voltage drop of

21. When 12 V are applied across a 68 resistor, the current is

D. remains the same

A. less than 120

B. the average of the values

Now, P = 7/8w, R = 1200 ohm.

I= sqrt ( (7/8)/1200 ) = 0.0270030862 = 27 mA.

A. one 220 resistor

B. two 220 resistors

C. three 220 resistors

D. four 220 resistors

D. decreases by the amount of current through the removed resistor

D. impossible to determine from the given information

A. the total of the voltage drops

B. the source voltage

D. the total of the source voltage and the voltage drops

B. depends on the current flow

C. depends on the resistor values

A. between the second and third resistors

B. at the negative terminal of the source

C. between the third and fourth resistors

D. at any point in the circuit

20. If a 24 V and a 6 V battery are series opposing, the total voltage is

Total Resistance, r = 12 / 13.63

Total Resistance, r= 880

Each resistance value = r/4

Each resistance value = 220 ohms

1. The internal resistance of a 20,000 ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 5 V range is

C. remains the same

C. remains the same

Branch, Loop and Node Analyses

Find the node voltage ​V​A​.

2. What is the current through ​R​2​?

3. Find branch current ​IR​2​.

4. Find the node voltage ​V​A​.

7. What is the voltage drop across ​R​2​?

8. In assigning the direction of branch currents,

A. the directions are critical

1. When these numbers are multiplied, (6 × 103) (5 × 105), the result is

10. The number 3.2 × 10–5 A expressed using a metric prefix is

13. The quantity 3.3 × 103 is the same as

D. either 4,500 × 104 or 4.5 × 106

18. What is (79 × 106)/(12 × 10–8)?

22. The number 0.0003 multiplied by 10-3 is

24. The quantity 43 × 10-3 is the same as

Find the node voltage VA.

2. What is the current through R2?

3. Find branch current IR2.

4. Find the node voltage VA.

7. What is the voltage drop across R2?

11. What is the current through R2?

14. What is the voltage drop across R3?

Alternating Current and Voltage

5. The voltage across a coil when di/dt = 20 mA/ s and L = 8 H is

B. VL < VR

D. VL > VR

1. In the complex plane, the number 14 – j5 is located in the

A. 4 units above the origin on the j axis

B. 4 units below the origin on the j axis

8. In the complex plane, the number 4 + j3 is located in the

12. The complex number 6 + j6 is equivalent to