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51.

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. 0 V
B. 6 V
C. 12 V
D. 4 V
Answer» C. 12 V
52.

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» B. is decreased
53.

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» D. partly shorted
54.

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» B. 0.000240 mH inductor
55.

A 2 mH, a 3.3 mH, and a 0.2 mH inductor are connected in series. The total inductance is

A. 55 mH
B. less than 0.2 mH
C. less than 5.5 mH
D. 5.5 mH
Answer» E.
56.

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» E.
57.

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» C. 1.6 mV
58.

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» C. 120 mA
59.

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
B. at the negative terminal of the source
C. between the third and fourth resistors
D. at any point in the circuit
Answer» E.
60.

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» D. 163 mA
61.

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» C. 5 mA
62.

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» B. 2 V, 2 V
63.

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. 0 V
D. 6 V
Answer» B. 12 V
64.

Three 15 mH inductors are in series. The total inductance is

A. 15 mH
B. 30 mH
C. 45 mH
D. 5 mH
Answer» D. 5 mH
65.

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» C. 57 mA
66.

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» B. quadruples
67.

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
D. none of the above
Answer» B. the iron core is removed
68.

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» B. increases
69.

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» C. 100%
70.

On which of the following voltage range settings will a voltmeter present the minimum load on a circuit?

A. 1 V
B. 50 V
C. 500 V
D. 1,000 V
Answer» E.
71.

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. 6 V
C. 12 V
D. 5.7 V
Answer» E.
72.

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» C. 23 mA
73.

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
D. is 30 V
Answer» E.
74.

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. 3 A
B. 1 A
C. 4 A
D. 0.3 A
Answer» B. 1 A
75.

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» D. the total of the source voltage and the voltage drops
76.

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. 0 A
Answer» E.
77.

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. 0 A
D. 2.5 mA
Answer» B. 10 mA
78.

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» B. increases by one-third
79.

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. 3 W
D. 8 W
Answer» D. 8 W
80.

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. 9 V
B. 900 mV
C. 0 V
D. 18 V
Answer» B. 900 mV
81.

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. 8 V
B. 320 V
C. 3.2 V
D. 32 V
Answer» E.
82.

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» B. 1.4 V
83.

A resistance of 3.3 M is connected across a 500 V source. The resulting current is approximately

A. 15.1 A
B. 151 A
C. 66 mA
D. 660 mA
Answer» C. 66 mA
84.

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» E.
85.

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. 0 V
D. 6 V
Answer» B. 24 V
86.

Resistance is measured in

A. henries
B. ohms
C. hertz
D. watts
Answer» C. hertz
87.

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. 0 V
B. 1.2 V
C. 6 V
D. 0.6 V
Answer» D. 0.6 V
88.

The formula to find I when the values of V and R are known is

A. <i>I = VR</i>
B. <i>I = R/V</i>
C. <i>V = IR</i>
D. <i>I = V/R</i>
Answer» E.
89.

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» D. 590 mA
90.

Voltage is measured in

A. volts
B. farads
C. watts
D. ohms
Answer» B. farads
91.

The number 0.0003 multiplied by 10-3 is

A. 0.0000003
B. 0.0003
C. 3
D. 3,000
Answer» B. 0.0003
92.

Current is measured in

A. watts
B. volts
C. henries
D. amperes
Answer» E.
93.

Which of the following is not an electrical quantity?

A. voltage
B. current
C. distance
D. power
Answer» D. power
94.

Seven thousand volts can be expressed as

A. 7 kV
B. 7 MV
C. 7 mV
D. either 7 kV or 7 mV
Answer» B. 7 MV
95.

The number 4.4 106 ohms expressed using a metric prefix is

A. 4 k
B. 4.4 k
C. 4 M
D. 4.4 M
Answer» E.
96.

The number of microamperes in 2 milliamperes is

A. 2 A
B. 20 A
C. 200 A
D. 2,000 A
Answer» E.
97.

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» D. 600,000 mV
98.

Eighteen thousand watts is the same as

A. 18 mW
B. 18 MW
C. 18 kW
D. 18 W
Answer» D. 18 W
99.

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

A. 32 A
B. 3.3 A
C. 320 mA
D. 3,200 mA
Answer» B. 3.3 A
100.

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» B. 12 A