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  • Question
  • The strength of an electric field at a given point is proportional to the potential difference on the plates and inversely proportional to the:


  • Options
  • A. plate separation
  • B. negative plate only
  • C. field strength
  • D. charge difference

  • Correct Answer
  • plate separation 


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    • 1. 

      How long would it take the capacitor in the given circuit to completely charge if the switch was in position 1?


    • Options
    • A. 22 ms
    • B. 69 ms
    • C. 345 ms
    • D. 440 ms
    • Discuss
    • 2. If C1, a 4.7 µF capacitor, and C2, a 3.3 µF capacitor are in series with 18 Vdc applied, what is the voltage across C1?

    • Options
    • A. 3.3 V
    • B. 7.4 V
    • C. 6.6 V
    • D. 9.4 V
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following statements is true?

    • Options
    • A. The voltage to which a capacitor is charged can change instantaneously.
    • B. The current in a capacitive circuit takes time to change.
    • C. A fully charged capacitor appears as a short to dc current.
    • D. An uncharged capacitor appears as a short to an instantaneous change in current.
    • Discuss
    • 4. What is the dc charging/discharging time constant for the circuit?


    • Options
    • A. 294 ps
    • B. 13.5 ms
    • C. 21.25 ms
    • D. 2.16 Gs
    • Discuss
    • 5. What do variable capacitors use for dielectric?

    • Options
    • A. ceramic, electrolytic, mica, or paper
    • B. air, ceramic, mica, or plastic
    • C. ceramic, paper, plastic, or mica
    • D. mica, ceramic, plastic, or electrolytic
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the value of a capacitor that can store two coulombs of charge when 500 volts is applied across its plates?

    • Options
    • A. 4 µF
    • B. 250 µF
    • C. 4,000 µF
    • D. 250 F
    • Discuss
    • 7. When a circuit consists of a capacitor and a resistor in series with a voltage source, and the voltage across the resistor is zero, then the capacitor is:

    • Options
    • A. charging
    • B. discharging
    • C. fully charged
    • D. fully discharged
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a capacitive circuit, current flow is limited to

    • Options
    • A. charging periods
    • B. discharging periods
    • C. neither charging periods nor discharging periods
    • D. both charging periods and discharging periods
    • Discuss
    • 9. What is the total opposition to current in a series RC circuit called?

    • Options
    • A. impedance
    • B. inductance
    • C. reactance
    • D. resistance
    • Discuss
    • 10. When a 4.7 µF capacitor is connected to a 1 kHz source, what is its capacitive reactance?

    • Options
    • A. 4.7 ohms
    • B. 29.5 ohms
    • C. 34 ohms
    • D. 213 ohms
    • Discuss


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