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Question
When an additional resistor is connected across an existing parallel circuit, the total resistance
Options
A. remains the same
B. decreases by the value of the added resistor
C. increases by the value of the added resistor
D. decreases
Correct Answer
decreases
More questions
1. A transformer has a 1:6 turns ratio and a secondary coil load resistance of 470 Ω. The load resistance as seen by the source is
Options
A. 1.3 Ω
B. 7.8 Ω
C. 78 Ω
D. 13 Ω
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Correct Answer: 13 Ω
2. A center tap (CT) is a connection at the midpoint of the secondary winding of a transformer.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
3. How much voltage is needed to produce 2.5 A of current through a 200 Ω resistor?
Options
A. 50 V
B. 500 V
C. 80 V
D. 8 V
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Correct Answer: 500 V
4. In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral current is
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A. zero
B. one-third of maximum
C. two-thirds of maximum
D. at maximum
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Correct Answer: zero
5. In a △-connected source feeding a Y-connected load,
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A. each phase voltage equals the difference of the corresponding load voltages
B. each phase voltage equals the corresponding load voltage
C. each phase voltage is one-third the corresponding load voltage
D. each phase voltage is 60° out of phase with the corresponding load voltage
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Correct Answer: each phase voltage equals the difference of the corresponding load voltages
6. The reactive voltages,
V
L
and
V
C
, cancel at resonance.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
7. Find the node voltage
V
A
.
Options
A. 6 V
B. 12 V
C. 4.25 V
D. 3 V
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Correct Answer: 4.25 V
8. The Norton equivalent current is
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A. the current through the load
B. the open-current from the source
C. the short circuit current
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: the short circuit current
9. In a certain parallel resonant band-pass filter, the resonant frequency is 14 kHz. If the bandwidth is 4 kHz, the lower frequency
Options
A. is 7 kHz
B. is 10 kHz
C. is 12 kHz
D. cannot be determined
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Correct Answer: is 12 kHz
10. A signal with a 400 µs period has a frequency of
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A. 250 Hz
B. 2,500 Hz
C. 25,000 Hz
D. 400 Hz
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Correct Answer: 2,500 Hz
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