logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Electrical Engineering Parallel Circuits Comments

  • Question
  • When a 1.6 kΩ resistor and a 120 Ω resistor are connected in parallel, the total resistance is


  • Options
  • A. greater than 1.6 kΩ
  • B. greater than 120 Ω but less than 1.6 kΩ
  • C. less than 120 Ω but greater than 100 Ω
  • D. less than 100 Ω

  • Correct Answer
  • less than 120 Ω but greater than 100 Ω 


  • Parallel Circuits problems


    Search Results


    • 1. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, the total resistance

    • Options
    • A. decreases
    • B. increases
    • C. remains the same
    • D. doubles
    • Discuss
    • 2. Four equal-value resistors are connected in parallel. Ten volts are applied across the parallel circuit and 2 mA are measured from the source. The value of each resistor is

    • Options
    • A. 12.5 Ω
    • B. 200 Ω
    • C. 20 KΩ
    • D. 50 Ω
    • Discuss
    • 3. The power dissipation in each of four parallel branches is 1.2 W. The total power dissipation is

    • Options
    • A. 1.2 W
    • B. 4.8 W
    • C. 0.3 W
    • D. 12 W
    • Discuss
    • 4. There is a total of 800 mA of current into four parallel resistors. The currents through three of the resistors are 40 mA, 70 mA, and 200 mA. The current through the fourth resistor is

    • Options
    • A. 490 mA
    • B. 800 mA
    • C. 310 mA
    • D. 0 A
    • Discuss
    • 5. Four resistors are connected in parallel. Fifteen mA flows through resistor R. If the second resistor is 2R, the third resistor 3R, and the fourth resistor 4R, the total current in the circuit is

    • Options
    • A. 60 mA
    • B. 15 mA
    • C. 135 mA
    • D. 31.25 mA
    • Discuss
    • 6. The currents into a junction flow along two paths. One current is 4 A and the other is 3 A. The total current out of the junction is

    • Options
    • A. 1 A
    • B. 7 A
    • C. unknown
    • D. the larger of the two
    • Discuss
    • 7. Five light bulbs are connected in parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is rated at 200 W. The current through each bulb is approximately

    • Options
    • A. 2.2 A
    • B. 137 mA
    • C. 1.8 A
    • D. 9.09 A
    • Discuss
    • 8. Six resistors are in parallel. The two lowest-value resistors are both 1.2 kΩ. The total resistance

    • Options
    • A. is less than 6 kΩ
    • B. is greater than 1.2 kΩ
    • C. is less than 1.2 kΩ
    • D. is less than 600 Ω
    • Discuss
    • 9. If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is

    • Options
    • A. 50 mA
    • B. 70 mA
    • C. 120 mA
    • D. 40 mA
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a certain three-branch parallel circuit, R1 has 12 mA through it, R2 has 15 mA through it, and R3 has 25 mA through it. After measuring a total of 27 mA, you can say that

    • Options
    • A. R3 is open
    • B. R1 is open
    • C. R2 is open
    • D. the circuit is operating properly
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment