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In an ac circuit, a capacitor and an output resistor are connected in series with an ac signal. What filter action will be the result?
Options
A. bandpass
B. low-pass
C. high-pass
D. band-stop
Correct Answer
high-pass
Capacitors problems
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1. If the dielectric constant of a capacitor is decreased, then its capacitance will:
Options
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D. be destroyed
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Correct Answer: decrease
2. What is this circuit?
Options
A. bandpass filter
B. high-pass filter
C. low-pass filter
D. differentiator
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Correct Answer: high-pass filter
3. The quantity that represents an ideal capacitor dissipating 0 W of power is
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A. instantaneous power
B. true power
C. reactive power
D. resistive power
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Correct Answer: true power
4. When is a capacitor fully charged?
Options
A. when the voltage across its plates is
of the voltage from ground to one of its plates
B. when the current through the capacitor is the same as when the capacitor is discharged
C. when the voltage across the plates is 0.707 of the input voltage
D. when the current through the capacitor is directly proportional to the area of the plates
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Correct Answer: when the current through the capacitor is the same as when the capacitor is discharged
5. What is the impedance of an ac RC parallel circuit if the resistance is 12 ohms and the capacitive reactance equals 5 ohms?
Options
A. 0.2 ohms
B. 3.5 ohms
C. 4.6 ohms
D. 13 ohms
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Correct Answer: 4.6 ohms
6. In an RC circuit, true power (P
R
) equals:
Options
A.
B. V
S
× I
C. I
2
R
D. V
T
× R
T
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Correct Answer: I
2
R
7. If an open capacitor is checked with an ohmmeter, the needle will:
Options
A. stay on zero
B. stay on infinity
C. move from zero to infinity
D. move from infinity to zero
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Correct Answer: stay on infinity
8. In a purely capacitive circuit,
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A. current leads voltage by 90°
B. voltage leads current by 90°
C. current lags voltage by 90°
D. current and voltage have a phase relationship of 0°
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Correct Answer: current leads voltage by 90°
9. Power stored from the source and then returned to the source is called:
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A. apparent power
B. impedance power
C. reactive power
D. true power
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Correct Answer: reactive power
10. What is the voltage across a capacitor after being charged from a 100 V source for a period of one time constant?
Options
A. 37.8 V
B. 38 V
C. 63 V
D. 101 V
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Correct Answer: 63 V
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