RC EXAM – ELEC 1

An uncharged capacitor of 0.01 F is charged first by a current of 2 mA for 30 seconds and then
by a current of 4 mA for 30 seconds. Find the final voltage in it.

20 V
15 V
10 V
18 V
Solution:

Wattage rating is the maximum power that the resistor can dissipate assuming which of the
following factors?

All of the choices

A specific life
A stated long term drift from its no-load value.
A standard ambient temperature

The resistance of a wire is 'R' ohm. If it is melted and stretched to 'n' times its original length,
what will be its new resistance?

nR₁²
n²R₁
nR₁
n²R₁²
A 400 mm length of conductor carrying a current of 25 A is situated at right-angles to a
magnetic field between two poles of an electric motor. The poles have a circular cross-
section. If the force exerted on the conductor is 80 N and the total flux between the pole faces
is 1.27 mWb, determine the diameter of a pole face.

12.4 mm
11.3 mm
14.2 mm
13.1 mm
Solution:

The fact that the sum of the individual branch currents equals the total current in a parallel
circuit is the basis for _____.

Node-voltage analysis.
Kirchhoff`s current law.
Method of mesh currents.
Kirchhoff`s voltage law.

A magnet moves inside a coil. Consider the following factors:

I. Strength of the magnet
II. Number of turns in the coil
III. Speed at which the magnet moves
Which can affect the emf induced in the coil?

II only
I, and II, III
III only
I only

Which of the following is not an industry standard in color coding potentiometer terminals for
identification?

Blue
Yellow
Green
Red

An air capacitor has two parallel plates 10 cm² in area and 0.5 cm apart. When a dielectric slab
of area 10 cm² and thickness 0.4 cm was inserted between the plates, one of the plates has to
be moved by 0.4 cm to restore the capacitance. What is the dielectric constant of the slab?

5
7
1
Solution:
An iron ring 30 cm mean diameter is made of square of iron of 2 cm × 2 cm cross-section and
is uniformly wound with 400 turns of wire of 2 mm² cross-section. Calculate the value of the
self-inductance of the coil. Assume μ_r = 800.

59.6 mH
63.8 mH
56.9 mH
68.3 mH
Solution:
The motion of ion charges in a liquid or gas is called ______.

superconductivity
ionization current
hole flow
the corona effect

What class of ceramic capacitors are stable temperature-compensating capacitors that have
essentially linear characteristics with properties independent of frequency over the normal
range?

Class II
Class IV
Class I
Class III

A conductor moves with a velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 90° to a magnetic field produced
between two square-faced poles of side length 2.5 cm. If the flux on the pole face is 60 mWb,
find the magnitude of the induced e.m.f. in each case.

49 V
47 V
45 V
48 V
olution:
For the magnetic circuit shown below, find the current I in the coil needed to produce a flux of
0.45 mWb in the air-gap. The silicon iron magnetic circuit has a uniform cross-sectional area
of 3 cm² and its magnetizing force is 3500 A/m.

0.82 A
0.81 A
0.83 A
0.84 A
Solution:
Two coils A and B each having 1200 turns are placed near each other. When coil B is open-
circuited and coil A carries a current of 5 A, the flux produced by coil A is 0.2 Wb and 30% of
this flux links with all the turns of coil B. Determine the voltage induced in coil B on open-
circuit when the current in the coil A is changing at the rate of 2 A/s.

28.8 V
30.4 V
24.9 V
26.8 V
olution:

Find the magnetic field strength and the magnetomotive force needed to produce a flux
density of 0.33 T in an air-gap of length 15 mm.

3939 AT
9393 AT
3993 AT
9339 AT
Solution:
What is the relation of the electrical resistivity of ferrites to metals?

Ferrites have resistivities typically 10⁶ times that of metals.

103 times that of metal`s resistivity.
10 times that of metal`s resistivity.
Ferrites have resistivities twice that of metal`s resistivity.

What is a small capacitance formed by twisting together two insulated wires?

Stray capacitance
Junction capacitance
Diffusion capacitance
Gimmick capacitance

The figure shows the motion of electrons in a wire that is near the N pole of a magnet. The
wire will be pushed:
downwards
toward the magnet
upwards
away from the magnet

A magnetic circuit with a single air gap is shown in the figure below. The core dimensions are:
Cross-sectional area Ac = 1.8 × 10¯³ m², Mean core length lc = 0.6 m, Gap length g = 2.3 x
10¯³ m, N = 83 turns. Assume that the core is of infinite permeability and neglect the effects of
fringing fields at the air gap and leakage flux. Calculate the reluctance of the air-gap Rg for a
current i = 1.5 A.

1.71 x 10⁶ A/Wb

1.17 x 10⁶ A/Wb
1.071 x10⁶ A/Wb
1.017 x 10⁶ A/Wb
Solution:
Dissipation factor is defined as the ratio of the energy dissipated to the energy stored in the
dielectric. For what dissipation factor value, where it is considered equal to the power factor
of the dielectric?

Less than 0.1

Greater than 0.1
Equal to 10
Equal to 1

To apply the superposition theorem, all components must be ______

both nonlinear and unidirectional.

both linear and bilateral.
the active type.
grounded.

In potentiometer terminal identification system, what color represents “always the clockwise
element limit”?

Blue
Green
Red
Yellow

What is the atomic radius of copper atom?

1.25 Angstroms
1.16 Angstroms
1.17 Angstroms
1.41 Angstroms
For a 1/8 watt resistor, what is the maximum allowable change in resistance for a 1000-hour
rated load life test?

5%
10 %
15 %
12 %

Which of the following capacitor terminology refers to the ratio by which the capacitance is
increased when another dielectric replaces a vacuum between two electrodes?

All of the choices

Relative permittivity
Dielectric constant
Relative capacitivity