Tutorial 2

SFE3013 Basic Electronics

Dr. Nurul Syafiqah Yap Abdullah

Instruction: Answer all questions, show your calculations.

1. Calculate IC, IB, IE, VC, VB of the following circuit. Given β=200. What type of transistor is this?

Answer: IB =15µA, Ic =3mA, IE =3.02mA, VC =4V, VB =0.7V

2. A cheaper cord utilizes thinner wire and has a resistance of 0.300Ω0.300Ω. What is the
voltage drop in it when 5.00 A flows?
Answer: 1.50 V

3. An electric circuit consists of four resistors, R1 = 12 Ω, R2 = 12 Ω, R3 = 3 Ω and R4 = 6 Ω, are
connected with source of emf E1 = 6 V, E2 = 12 V. Determine the electric current flows in the
circuit as shown in figure below.

Answer: 0.4A

4. Find the value of the Thevenin voltage, V TH and Thevenin resistance, Rth of the circuits below.

(a)

Answer (a): Rth = 32 Ω, VTH = -16 V

(b)
Answer (b): Rth = 3.6 Ω, VTH = -3.2 V