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  • A capacitor with 150 Ω of capacitive reactance is across an ac source. The impedance, expressed in polar form, is


  • Options
  • A. Z = 150
  • B. Z = 150∠90°Ω
  • C. Z = 150 ∠?90°Ω
  • D. Z = 150∠180°Ω

  • Correct Answer
  • Z = 150 ∠?90°Ω 


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    • 1. What is the value of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides are 12 and 18?

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    • A. 4.24
    • B. 3.46
    • C. 2.16
    • D. 21.63
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    • 2. In a series RC circuit, 12 V(rms) is measured across the resistor and 15 V(rms) is measured across the capacitor. The rms source voltage is

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    • A. 3 V
    • B. 27 V
    • C. 19.2 V
    • D. 1.9 V
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    • 3. A 470 Ω resistor and a 0.2 µF capacitor are in parallel across a 2.5 kHz ac source. The admittance, Y, in rectangular form, is

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    • A. 212 Ω
    • B. 2.12 mS + j3.14 mS
    • C. 3.14 mS + j2.12 mS
    • D. 318.3 Ω
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    • 4. When the frequency of the source voltage decreases, the impedance of a parallel RC circuit

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • C. does not change
    • D. decreases to zero
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    • 5. A 2 kΩ resistor and a 0.002 µF capacitor are in series across an ac source. Current in the circuit is 6.50 mA. The true power is

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    • A. 84.5 mW
    • B. 845 mW
    • C. 13 mW
    • D. 130 mW
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    • 6. A 2 kΩ resistor is in series with a 0.015 µF capacitor across a 15 kHz ac source. What is the magnitude of the total impedance and the phase angle?

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    • A. 73.4 Ω and ? = ?19.5°
    • B. 707 Ω and ? = ?19.5°
    • C. 2121 Ω and ? = ?19.5°
    • D. 734 Ω and ? = ?38.9°
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a series RC circuit, when the frequency and the resistance are halved, the impedance

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    • A. doubles
    • B. is halved
    • C. is reduced to one-fourth
    • D. cannot be determined without values
    • Discuss
    • 8. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RC circuit is increased, the phase angle

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • C. remains the same
    • D. becomes erratic
    • Discuss
    • 9. A 120 Ω resistor is in parallel with a capacitor with a capacitive reactance of 40 Ω. Both components are across a 12 V ac source. What is the magnitude of the total impedance?

    • Options
    • A. 37.9 Ω
    • B. 3.7 Ω
    • C. 14,400 Ω
    • D. 4,800 Ω
    • Discuss
    • 10. The voltages in Problem 4 are measured at a certain frequency. To make the capacitor voltage greater than the resistor voltage, the frequency

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    • A. must be increased
    • B. must be decreased
    • C. is held constant
    • D. has no effect
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