FORM: 3 ELECTRONICS TEST DATE:____

NAME: ____________________ Total: out of 60

Section A – Multiple Choice (Circle the correct letter)

Calculate the total resistance RT for numbers 1-10.

a) 831Ω

b) 1830Ω

c) 831KΩ

d) 151KΩ

a) 571KΩ

b) 1.77MΩ

c) 42.2MΩ

d) 1.47MΩ

a) 1.36KΩ

b) 1.15KΩ

c) 1.45KΩ

d) 278Ω
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a) 10KΩ

b) 5.5KΩ

c) .454KΩ

d) 2KΩ

a) 624Ω

b) 8.87KΩ

c) 1.48KΩ

d) 4.7KΩ

a) 10.8KΩ

b) 3.3KΩ

c) 6.63KΩ

d) 18.3KΩ

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a) 9.5KΩ

b) 11KΩ

c) 8.67KΩ

d) 12KΩ

a) 1.2MΩ

b) 688Ω

c) 3.3MΩ

d) 2.19KΩ

a) 990Ω

b) 271KΩ

c) 1.26KΩ

d) 2.71KΩ

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a) 206Ω

b) 216KΩ

c) 24.5KΩ

d) 206KΩ

11. Which of the following statements does not represent ohm’s Law?

a) V = R x I

b) I = V/R

c) R = V/I

d) I = R x V

12. The unit of current is _____________.

a) Ampere

b) Watt

c) Volt

d) Coulomb

12 marks

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SECTION B –

1. State whether the circuits below are connected in series, parallel or series-
parallel

a) ________________ b) _________________

c) _____________________ d) _____________________

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2. a) Identify the following components

6 marks

b) In the box provided below, draw the circuit diagram for the circuit below.

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Section C - Answer ALL of the following questions
1. A nichrome wire has an length (L) of 6 m, resistivity (ρ) = 1 and has a cross sectional
area of 0.2 m2
.

a) What is the Resistance of the wire? 3 mks

b) Calculate the diameter of the wire. 2 mks

2.

a) How much current flows through the 20  resistor? 3 marks

b) What is the Voltage drop across the 15 resistor? 3 marks

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NOTE: Use this table to answer questions 3 and 4.

3. Determine the resistance of the following resistances.

12 marks

4. Determine the resistance value of these resistors. Also, determine the tolerance value
as a percentage.

Red, Org, Blu, Gld = ____________ Yel, Vio, Red, Sil = _____________

Brn, Blk, Grn, Sil = ____________ Grn, Brn, Yel = _______________

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Blu, Blk, Brn, Gld = ____________ Wht, Blu, Blk, Sil = _____________
12 marks