Electric Circuits

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Q1:-Choose the correct answer

1. Ohm’s law states that
(a) current equals voltage times resistance (b) voltage equals current times resistance
(c) resistance equals current divided by voltage (d) voltage equals current squared times resistance

2. When the voltage across a resistor is doubled, the current will

(a) triple (b) halve (c) double (d) not change

3. When 10 V are applied across a resistor 20 Ω, the current is

(a) 10 A (b) 0.5 A (c) 200 A (d) 2 A

4. When there are 10 mA of current through a resistor 1.0 kΩ, the voltage across the resistor is
(a) 100 V (b) 0.1 V (c) 10 kV (d) 10 V

5. If 20 V are applied across a resistor and there are 6.06 mA of current, the resistance is
(a) 3.3 kΩ (b) 330 kΩ (c) 330 Ω (d) 3.03 kΩ

6. A current of 250 µA through a 4.7 kΩ resistor produces a voltage drop of

(a) 53.2 V (b) 1.175 mV (c) 18.8 V (d) 1.175 V

7. A resistance of 2.2 MΩ is connected across a 1 kV source. The resulting current is

approximately
(a) 2.2 mA (b) 455µA (c) 45.5µA (d) 0.455 A

8. Power can be defined as

(a) energy (b) heat
(c) the rate at which energy is used (d) the time required to use energy

9. For 10 V and 50 mA, the power is

(a) 500 mW (b) 0.5 W (c) 500,000µΩ (d) answers (a), (b), and (c)

10. When the current through a 10 kΩ resistor is 10 mA, the power is

(a) 1 W (b) 10 W (c) 100 mW (d) 1 mW

11. A 2.2 kΩ resistor dissipates 0.5 W. The current is

(a) 15.1 mA (b) 227µA (c) 1.1 mA (d) 4.4 mA

12. A 330 Ω resistor dissipates 2 W. The voltage is

(a) 2.57 V (b) 660 V (c) 6.6 V (d) 25.7 V

13. The power rating of a resistor that is to handle up to 1.1 W should be

(a) 0.25 W (b) 1 W (c) 2 W (d) 5 W

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14. A 22 Ω half-watt resistor and a 220 Ω half-watt resistor are connected across a 10 V source.
Which one(s) will overheat?
(a) 22 Ω (b) 220 Ω (c) both (d) neither

Q2:-Answer the following questions

1. A certain power supply provides a continuous 2 W to a load. It is operating at 60% efficiency.
In a 24 h period, how many kilowatt-hours does the power supply use?
2. The filament of a light bulb in the circuit of the following Figure (a) has a certain amount of
resistance, represented by an equivalent resistance in Figure (b). If the bulb operates with 220 V
and 0.8 A of current, what is the resistance of its filament?

3. A certain electrical device has an unknown resistance. You have available a 12 V battery
and an ammeter. How would you determine the value of the unknown resistance? Draw the
necessary circuit connections.
4. The following Figure is a graph of current versus voltage for three resistance values.
Determine R1, R2 , R3

5. If you wish to increase the amount of current in a resistor from 100 mA to 150 mA by
changing the 20 V source, by how many volts should you change the source? To what new
value should you set it?
6. The rheostat in the following Figure is used to control the current to a heating element.
When the rheostat is adjusted to a value of 8 Ω or less, the heating element can burn out.

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What is the rated value of the fuse needed to protect the circuit if the voltage across the
heating element at the point of maximum current is 100 V?

7. A 120-V dc motor with an efficiency of 89% draws 15 A from the source. What is its output
horsepower?
8. In a factory, two machines, each delivering 27 kW are used on an average for 8.7 h/day, 320
days/year. If the efficiency of the newer machine is 87% and that of the older machine is
72%, compute the difference in cost per year of operating them at $0.10 per kilowatthour.