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901.

What is the resonant frequency in the given circuit?

A. 6.5 kHz
B. 53.7 kHz
C. 107.4 kHz
D. 18.1 MHz
Answer» C. 107.4 kHz
902.

What is the approximate phase angle in a series RLC circuit when VC = 117 V, VR = 14.5 V, and VL = 3.3 V?

A. 45.0 degrees
B. 82.7 degrees
C. 90.0 degrees
D. 172.7 degrees
Answer» C. 90.0 degrees
903.

Which statement best describes reactance in a series RLC circuit?

A. Capacitive reactance is always dominant.
B. Inductive reactance is always dominant.
C. Resistance is always dominant.
D. The larger of the two reactances is dominant.
Answer» E.
904.

What is the band pass (F1 F2) of an RLC filter that resonates at 150 kHz and has a coil Q of 30?

A. 100.0 kHz to 155.0 kHz
B. 147.5 kHz to 152.5 kHz
C. 295.5 kHz to 4500 kHz
D. 149,970 Hz to 150,030 Hz
Answer» C. 295.5 kHz to 4500 kHz
905.

What is the total impedance of a 60 Hz series RLC circuit when XL = 7.5 ohms, XC = 265.3 ohms, and R = 33 ohms?

A. 257.8 ohms
B. 259.9 ohms
C. 290.8 ohms
D. 1989.75 ohms
Answer» C. 290.8 ohms
906.

A capacitor can be fully charged in 4 time constants.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
907.

Capacitors are often used as filters.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
908.

Capacitors in parallel have a higher total value than any individual capacitor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
909.

A high-pass filter heavily attenuates the higher frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
910.

The impedance of an RC series circuit is (R2 +C2)1/2.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
911.

A capacitor stores electric energy in the form of an electric field.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
912.

The frequency response curve for a low-pass filter illustrates that as the frequency of the input increases, the voltage of the output will decrease.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
913.

The phase angle of an RC series circuit is = invtan (XC/R) = invtan (VC/VR).

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
914.

The true power in an RC series circuit is PR = I2 x R.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
915.

This circuit is a low-pass filter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
916.

This circuit is a high-pass filter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
917.

By increasing the resistance of a coil you can increase the Q of the coil at resonance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
918.

In the given circuit, the voltage at point A equals ______.

A. 10 V
B. +1 V
C. +9 V
D. +10 V
Answer» E.
919.

In the given circuit, the voltage dropped across R1 equals _____.

A. 1 V
B. 9 V
C. 10 V
D. 19 V
Answer» C. 10 V
920.

___ is often used to analyze multiple-source circuits.

A. Thevenin's theorem
B. Superposition
C. Kirchhoff's law
D. Ohm's law
Answer» C. Kirchhoff's law
921.

If a Wheatstone bridge is balanced, its output voltage is ____.

A. the same as its input voltage
B. very high
C. dependent on the unknown resistor value
D. equal to 0 V
Answer» E.
922.

When a load is connected to a voltage divider, the total resistance of the circuit will ________.

A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D. double
Answer» C. remain the same
923.

The bandwidth of a filter is the range of frequencies between the half-power frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
924.

If the output voltage were taken from across the resistor in the given circuit, the circuit would be a band-pass filter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
925.

When inductive and capacitive reactance are present in the same series circuit, the magnitude of the total reactance is equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the individual reactances.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
926.

The quality factor at resonance of a series circuit is VR/VL.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
927.

The less selective a filter is, the steeper the slope of its curves at the cutoff frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
928.

If the given circuit in were operating at resonance, the total current would be maximum.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
929.

If the output voltage were taken across the resistor in the given circuit, the circuit would be a band-stop filter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
930.

In a series RLC circuit, at above resonance the circuit is more capacitive than it is inductive.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
931.

The voltage across the inductor is 77.8 volts.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
932.

If the given circuit were at resonance, the total current would be at its maximum.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
933.

Series LC combinations are used more often in tuned amplifier circuits than are parallel LC combinations.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
934.

The quality factor of a parallel circuit at resonance is VC/VS or VL/VS.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
935.

The impedance is 160 .

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
936.

The greater the selectivity, the wider the bandwidth.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
937.

A parallel tuned circuit can be used to couple energy from one circuit to another.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
938.

The impedance is 9684 .

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
939.

The diode's characteristic curve shows that current increases when voltage increases.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
940.

If a bridge rectifier is used, it is not necessary to use a transformer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
941.

Doping semiconductive material is the process of putting a small amount of pentavalent or trivalent atoms in with tetravalent atoms.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
942.

A common problem with rectifiers is open diodes.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
943.

The unit of capacitance is a farad; one farad stores one coulomb of charge or 6.24 x 1018 electrons.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
944.

The opposition to ac from a capacitor is called reluctance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
945.

The greater the distance between the plates of a capacitor, the smaller the capacitance value.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
946.

An ohmmeter can be used to test a capacitor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
947.

This circuit is an RC integrator.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
948.

In the given circuit, the voltage across the capacitor 1 ms after the switch is closed is 11.61 V.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
949.

The loading effect of a voltmeter can be ignored if ____.

A. the measured voltage is very high
B. the measured voltage is very low
C. the meter's resistance is at least 10 times greater than the resistance across which it is connected
D. the meter's resistance is at least 10 times less than the resistance across which it is connected
Answer» D. the meter's resistance is at least 10 times less than the resistance across which it is connected
950.

A Thevenin equivalent circuit contains _____.

A. a voltage source in series with a resistance
B. a current source in series with a resistance
C. resistors in a series-parallel configuration
D. many voltage sources
Answer» B. a current source in series with a resistance