ESAS Refresher

(Concepts)
Encoded by: Rodney Fausto
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ESAS 6 REFRESHER ACES (SEPTEMBER 2012)
ESAS 1 RERESHER POWERLINE (APRIL 2013)
ESAS (AUG11, 2012) REFRESHER MULTIVECTOR
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ESAS 2 RERESHER POWERLINE (APRIL 2013)
How many atoms are there
per unit cell for a face
centred cubic structure?

4
How many atoms are there
per unit cell for a body
centred cubic structure?

2
 What is the first
coordination number
of a body centred
cubic structure?
8
 What is the first
coordination number of a
face centred cubic
structure?

12
Polymers that favor crystallization
are least likely to have ______.

An atactic configuration of side

group
In molecule of the same
composition, what are
the variations of atomic
arrangements known as?
Isomers
Which of the following
materials is not
viscoelastic material?

metal
Compare the metallic
iron atom Fe and the
ferric ions Fe^+2 and
Fe^+3, which has the
smallest atomic radius?

Fe^+3
What are valence
electrons?

Outer shell electrons

What is the strong
bond between
hydrogen?

Covalent Bond
 What are Van
der Waals
forces?
Weak Secondary Bond Between Atoms
 It affects most of
the electrical and
thermal properties
of material.
Electrons, particularly the outer one
 Which crystal structure
possesses the highest
number of closed-
packed planes and
close-packed directions?

Face Centred Cube

 In crystal
structure, what
is an interstitial
atom?
Extra atom sitting at a NON LATTICE
POINT
It is a line defect
in a lattice
crystal structure.

Screw Dislocation
 It describes
diffusion in a
crystal structure.

It often uses an exchange or vacancy

mechanism
What phase of
steel has face
centred cubic
structure?
Austenite
What is the 0.2%
offset yield
stress?

Stress at which the material

plastically strains 0.2%
Under very slow deformation
and high temperature, it is
possible to have some
plastic flow in a crystal at a
shear stress lower than the
critical shear stress.

Creep
 As the amount of slip
increases, additional
deformation becomes more
difficult and decreases until
the plastic flow finally stops.
Slip may begin again only if a
larger stress is applied.

Strain Hardening
 It is a process does
not produce vacancies,
interstitial defects or
impurity defects in a
material.

Slow equilibrium cooling

 It is the slope of the
stress-strain diagram
in the linearly elastic
region.

Modulus of elasticity
 A crystal is subjected to a
tensile load acting along its
axis. At what angle between
the tensile axis and the slip
plane will the shear stress in
the slip plane be a maximum?

45 degrees
In general, what
are the effects of
cold working a
metal?
Increased strength, decreased
ductility
For a complete corrosion
resistant stainless steel,
the minimum
percentage of chromium
in the alloy is?

11%
A reaction rate is observed
to triple as a result of
raising the temperature
from 0 °C to 20 °C. What is
the activation energy of
the reaction?

4400R
 A certain temperature
dependent reaction proceeds
10 times faster at 500 °K than
it does at 300 °K. How much
faster will it react at 1000 °K
than it does at 300 °K?

56
 Consider the reaction
MgSO4 (solid) = MgO (solid)
+ S03 (gas). What is the
equilibrium constant for the
given reaction?

S03
 Given the reaction A + B =
2C and Keq = 50. Determine
the final concentration of C
when 1 mole of both A and B
are added to a 1L container
containing 0.1 mole of C.

1.66 moles
The voltage of a
galvanic cell
does not depend
on?
volume
 In bending a
rectangular beam
under axial loading,
where is the location
of the maximum shear
stress?
Neutral axis
A specimen is subjected
to a load. When the load
is removed, the strain
disappears. The material
is ______.

Elastic
 Under what type of
loading does fatigue
occur?

Repeated load
 The poisson’s ratio
of a material is
between what
values?

Greater than 0 and less than 0.5

 In stress-strain
diagram, what is the
correct term for the
stress level at ϵ= 0.2%
offset?

Offset yield stress

 A substance is
oxidized when?

Loses electrons, hence becoming

more positive
A sample of face centred cube
nickel was placed in an x-ray
beam of wave length of 0.-
154 nm. If the lattice
parameter for nickel ao =
0.352 nm, what is the first
order angle of diffraction?
12.6°
The corporation’s gross margin
is 45 % of sales. Operating
expenses such as sales and
administration is 15% of sales.
The corporation is in the 40%
tax bracket. What percent of
sales is their profit after taxes?

18%
What is work in
process
classified as?

asset
 Which of the
following does not
affect owner’s
equity?
License to start business
 It is the ratio of the
current assets
(exclusive of inventory)
to total current
liabilities is called?

Acid test ratio

 A bank is advertising
9.5% accounts that
yield 9.84% annually.
How often is the
interest compounded?

quarterly
What is the efficiency
of an Otto cycle with
compression ratio of
6:1? The gas used is
air.

0.512
 What is the
standard
temperature and
pressure?
0° C and 1atm
 What does the
Charpy impact
test measure?
Energy required to break and ductile
to brittle transition point of metal
Given that d is the distance
between dislocations and b
is the Burgers vector, what
is the expression for the
misorientation angle Ɵ of
the tilt boundary?

Tan Ɵ = b/d
 Which of the
following is not a
structural class
steel?
Tool and die
A hollow circular bar has an
inner radius r1 and outer
radius r2. If r1= ½ r2, what
percentage of torque can the
shaft carry in comparison
with a solid shaft?

94%
Pressure exerted anywhere in
a confined incompressible
fluid is transmitted equally in
all directions throughout the
fluid such that the pressure
ratio remains same is called
_______.

Pascal’s Law
For turbulent flow
in a pipe, the
reynold’s number
is
Greater than 2000
What is meant by
brake horsepower?

Actual horsepower delivered to the

engine drive shaft
 What is the
chemical symbol
of sodium oxide?

Na2O
 What is the
chemical symbol
of sodium
peroxide?
Na2O2
 What is the
chemical symbol
of sodium
superoxide?
NaO2
When a lead-acid cell
is fully discharged,
the chemical
equation of its anode
is
PbO2 + H2 + H2SO4 PbSO4 + 2H2O
When a lead-acid cell
is fully charged, the
chemical equation of
its cathode is

PbSO4 + H2 Pb +H2SO4
When a lead-acid cell
is fully charged, the
chemical equation of
its anode is

PbSO4 + 2H2O PbO2 +H2SO4

When a lead-acid cell
is fully discharged,
the chemical
equation of its
cathode is
Pb + SO4 PbSO4
What is a combination of
two or more materials
that has properties that
the components materials
do not have by
themselves?
Composite
 Glass said to be
an amorphous
material. This
means that:
It has no apparent crystal structure
What do you call a
fluid that conducts
electricity?

Electrolyte
 Which of the
following gives best
indication of a fully
charged battery?

Specific gravity
How many atoms are
there for each unit in
a Hexagonal Closed
Packed (HCP) crystal
structure?
6
Steel that is non-
magnetic is called
______.

Austenetic
It is the property to
exist on two or
more different
forms
allotropes
 Permanent magnet
materials are available
commercially into
different classes. One
of these is ______.
Quenched hardened alloys
 It refers to the
magnitude of the
auditory sensation
produced by sound.

loudness
What is the flow of
heat energy
transfer through a
given surface?
Heat flux
It is the maximum
frequency which
the human ear can
hear.
20000 Hz
Most fax printers
are of which type?

Thermal
The TV signal uses
which type of
modulation for
picture and sound
respectively?
AM,FM
 What refers to the
debugging method in which
the program is executed one
instruction at a time and the
register contents can be
examined after each step?

Trace
Which one of the following
is not a method of
depreciating plant
equivalent for accounting
and engineering economics
analysis purposes?

Double entry method

What is SoLR from
Philippine
Distribution Code?

Supplier of last resort

 What rule is the
opinion on and
interpretation of RA
7920 and the board’s
rules and regulations?
Rule 9
What rule is the action on
papers, communications
or other documents of
RA 7920 and the board’s
rules and regulations?

Rule 8
What rule is the action
on assignment and
duties of RA 7920
and the board’s rules
and regulations?
Rule 7
R.A 7920 is an act providing
for responsive and
comprehensive _____ for the
practice, licensing, and
registration of electrical
engineers and electricians.

Regulation
From PDC Chapter 3, performance
standards for distribution and
supply, it is stated that the
distribution shall design and
operate its system to assists the
system operator in maintaining the
fundamental frequency within the
limits of ______.

59.7 and 60.3 Hz

The feeder demand factor
for three kitchen
equipment other than
dwelling kitchen
equipment shall be _____.

90 %
 The feeder demand
factor for one to two
kitchen equipment other
than dwelling kitchen
equipment shall be _____.

100%
 The feeder demand
factor for four kitchen
equipment other than
dwelling kitchen
equipment shall be _____.

80%
 The feeder demand
factor for over six
kitchen equipment other
than dwelling kitchen
equipment shall be _____.

65%
 A single electrode consisting of a
_____ which does not have a
resistance to ground of 25 ohms or
less shall be augmented by one
additional electrode
I. Rod
II. Pipe
III. Plate

I, II, or III
 The code specifies that
one equipment is “in
sight from” another
equipment if it is visible
and at a distance of _____.

Not more than 15 mm

For dwelling unit having a floor
are more than 150 sq. meters,
the feeder and service loads
shall be computed with _____
percent demand factor on the
air- conditioning load and the
lighting load.

100%
 For dwelling unit having a
floor are more than 150 sq.
meters, the feeder and service
loads shall be computed with
_____ percent demand factor
on the other loads.

40%
The external pressure applied
to a confined fluid increases
the pressure of every point in
the fluid by an amount equal
to the external pressure.
This is known as:

Pascal’s Principle
 Maximum
distance between
busway supports.

1500 mm
 Which of the
following holds
true for any given
material?
½ > G/E > 1/3
 What does UPS
mean?

Uninterruptible Power Supply

 Which device could
be used to determine
whether a substance
is radio active?

Geiger counter
 For a 20-amp receptacle connected
to 20-amp branch circuit supplying
two or more outlets, the total cord-
and-plug may not exceed which of
the following sizes?
I. 20 amps
II. 15 amps
III. 30 amps

NONE OF THESE
 Which is not a
standard overcurrent
protection device
rating?

1500
It is responsible for the
procurement and
administration of funds
with the view achieving
the objectives of
business.
Finance
 A device used to
measure
atmospheric
pressure is called:
barometer
What is RES stand
for in EPIRA?

Retail Electricity Suppliers

Which is not a
unit of power?

Newton-seconds
 Which wave
requires a medium
for transmission?

sound
 A substance formed by
the two union of two or
more chemical elements
in a definite proportion
that can only be separated
by chemical means.

compound
 A beam of rectangular
section is to be cut from a
circular log of diameter D.
What should be the ratio of
the depth of the beam so its
width for maximum strength
in pure bending?

Sqrt. Of 2
 The viscosity of
fluid varies with:

temperature
What is strong
bond between
hydrogen atoms
known as?
Covalent bond
The path of a
projectile is:

A parabola
 During an
isentropic process,
which of the
following is true?

The heat transfer is zero

 Which one of the
following elements
has the largest
atomic radius?

sodium
 The minimum size
of service drop
conductors allowed
by the PEC is:

8.0 sq. mm.

 Varignon’s
theorem is used to
determine the
_______.
Location of centroid
RA 7920, rule 2
(d) defining?

Board of EE
 Galvanized iron is
a term referring to
iron coated with:

zinc
 Article III of Code
of Ethics for
Electrical Engineers
contains:

Sec. 1 to 7
 Which metal is
protected by a
layer of its own
oxide?
aluminum
 A voltage level
exceeding one (1)
KV up to 34.5 KV
is:
Medium voltage
A force causing a
rise of a liquid in
tubes of small
diameter.
capillarity
 Accounting book in
which are recorded
the credits and debits
of commercial
transactions.
ledger
RA 7920 contains
how many section
all in all?

45
 The most important
element that
controls the physical
properties of steel is:

carbon
Which is a scalar quantity?
I. Force
II. Energy
III. Displacement
IV. Velocity

Energy
 A fluid property which
refers to the
intermolecular attraction
by which the separate
particles of the fluid are
held together:
cohesion
 When the velocity of
an object is tripled,
another quantity which
is tripled at the same
time is the object’s:

momentum
 The electric
power industry is
divided into how
many sectors?
4
 A substance existing
the gaseous phase but
relatively near its
saturation temperature
is known as:

vapor
 How many atoms
are there per unit cell
for a face-centered
cubic structure?

4
 Funds supplied and
used by owners of an
enterprise in the
expectation that a
profit will be earned.
Equity capital
Work is measured
in the same units
as:

energy
 The critical angle is
the angle of
incidence that
produces an angle of
refraction of:
90 degrees
 If an object is
moving north, the
direction of
frictional force is:
south
 The overall energy
program formulated and
updated yearly by the
DOE and submitted to
Congress pursuant to RA
7638
Philippine Energy Plan (PEP)
 What is the distance
between two
consecutive points in
phase on a wave
called?
wavelength
 What is the
temperature when
water and vapor are in
equilibrium with the
atmospheric pressure?

Steam point
 The engines on a
commercial jet
aircraft on which of
the basic cycles?

Brayton
 In RA 9136, what do
you called a market
that there is no choice
to select a supplier of
electrical energy?
Captive market
 Type TW conductors
have a maximum
operating
temperature of _____.

60 degrees celcius
 The minimum size
of conductors to be
used for lighting
purposes is:

2.0 sq mm
RA 9136 has four
sectors, which of
the following is
not included?
System operation
 What is the
atomic packing
factor for a simple
cubic crystal?
0.52
 Give the correct
formula for
calcium hydroxide

Ca(OH)2
 Those funds that are
required to make the
enterprise or project a
going concern:

Working capital
 The materials
with the highest
heat conductivities
are the:
metals
 It is defined as a
measure of the
amount of the
negative ions in the
water.
alkalinity
 Which of the
following is
usually assumed
to be reversible?
Compressing a gas
 Formula for
Sulfuric acid.

H2SO4
 Which of the
following is not a
unit of power?

Joule-second
Hydrogen reacts
with which
element to form
ammonia?
Nitrogen
 The length of time,
usually in years, for the
cumulative net annual
profit to equal the initial
investment is called

Payback Period
 What do you called the
horizontal arrangement
of elements of increasing
atomic number in the
periodic table

Period
Give the formula
for aluminum
oxide

Al2O3
 The unrecovered
depreciation results
due to poor estimate
as the life of
equipment
Sunk Cost
Maximum distance
between 2 outlets
in a dwelling units

1800mm
How many atoms
are in the unit cell
of BCC structure?

2
Maximum voltage
allowed in
dwelling units

230 V
 The minimum
diameter of a steel
ground electrode
is
16 mm
 The shorthand
chemical name for
bismuth is

Bi
What factor must be
considered by the
investor before he
makes investment?

Rate of return
 The Energy
efficiency ratio (EER)
of a refrigerator or
air conditioner is the
ratio between:
The Heat in BTU extracted per hour and
the power in watts the machine uses
 What is the
chemical symbol
for sulfuric acid?

H2SO4
 What is the
chemical symbol
for sulfurus acid?

H2SO3
 What is the
chemical symbol
for peroxymono
sulfuric acid?
H2SO5
 What is the
chemical symbol
for hyposulfite?

H2SO2
 What is the
empirical formula
for nitric acid?

HNO3
 What is the
empirical formula
for nitrous acid?

HNO2
 What is the
empirical formula
for
hydroxylamine?
NH2OH
 What is the
empirical formula
for ammonium
hydroxide?
NH4OH
 What is the
valence of charge
of group 2A
elements?
+2
 How are elements
numbered 90 to
103 in the periodic
table called?

Actinons
 The number of
atom/s per unit cell
in a Body Centred
Cubic (BCC) is:

2
 The purpose of
Manganese Sulfide
in steel alloying is
to increase _____.
machinability
 From the
following non-
ferrous metal
which is magnetic?
Nickel
 What is the ratio of
the velocity of light
in a vacuum to its
velocity in another
material?
Refractive index
 Which of the
following devices is
used as a detector
for charged nuclear
particles?
Cloud chamber
 Which of the
following devices is
used as a particle
accelerator?

synchroton
 Which of the
following devices is
used to initiate and
control a sustained
nuclear chain reaction?

reactor
 Which of the
following devices is
use to confine a hot
plasma with
magnetic field?
stellarator
A dedicated computer
network wherein
commonly used files
are stored and access
is called ____.

File server
Which medium is
the most widely
used in LAN’s?

coax
Which medium consists
of 2 conductors in a
single circuit which is
used to cancel
electromagnetic
induction?
Twisted pair
 Which medium
consists of 2
conductors flat
cables which is used
to carry RF signals?
Twin lead
Which medium
consists of core
and cladding?

Fiber optics
 It is a battery operated
device that provides a
computer with
electricity if there is a
power failure of supply?

Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)

 It is a software that
translates a program
written in a high level
language into low level
instructions before the
program is executed.

Compiler
____ gate is formed
by inversion of the
output of the AND
gate.

NAND
The fastest device
transferring data
is:

802.11 (wifi)
Which one refers
to “technological
merger?”

Digital Convergence
 Funds supplied and
used by owners of an
enterprise in the
expectation that a
profit will be earned.
Equity Capital
 Article IV, Section 37 states that
the Certificate of Specialty shall be
issued by the Board subject to the
approval of the Commission, to
____ who have been screened and
recommended by the integrated
and accredited electrical
engineering association.

PEE
 What is the
maximum allowable
distance between
supports securing
busways?
1500 mm
 Which of the
following is a
standard rating of
fixed-trip inverse
time CB?
50
 Which of the
following is a
standard size
fuse?
601
A single family dwelling unit
having a floor area of 45 sq.
meter has a total connected
load of 2575 VA. What is the
minimum size service
entrance conductor?

3.5 sq. mm
What is the demand
factor for a three 8
KW household
electric range?

55%
 Transformer vaults shall
have adequate structural
strength and a minimum fire
resistance of at least ____
hours. Unless protected by
automatic sprinklers.

3
 What is the reason the
code requires each
separate phase
conductor to be located
in the same raceway?

To reduce inductive heat

 If the interrupting
capacity of a circuit
breaker is lower than the
required, what will
happen to the breaker if
there is a short circuit?
Completely damage
 At any user system, the
Total Harmonic Distortion
(THD) of the voltage shall
not exceed ___ during
normal operating
condition.

5%