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  • An 8 V power source is charging a capacitor. How many volts will be across the capacitor at the second time constant?


  • Options
  • A. 1 volt
  • B. 3 volts
  • C. 5 volts
  • D. 7 volts

  • Correct Answer
  • 7 volts 


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    • 1. Which of the following determines the capacitance of a capacitor?

    • Options
    • A. Plate area, dielectric strength, and plate separation
    • B. Voltage rating, dielectric constant, and temperature coefficient
    • C. Temperature coefficient, plate area, and plate separation
    • D. Plate area, dielectric constant, and plate separation
    • Discuss
    • 2. A capacitor and an output resistor form a series circuit with a square wave applied. The circuit is:

    • Options
    • A. an integrator
    • B. a differentiator
    • C. a multiplier
    • D. a divider
    • Discuss
    • 3. After which time constant can a capacitor be considered to be fully charged?

    • Options
    • A. first
    • B. third
    • C. fifth
    • D. seventh
    • Discuss
    • 4. The material used between the plates of a capacitor is called its:

    • Options
    • A. insulation material
    • B. dielectric material
    • C. separation material
    • D. plate-divider material
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. As a capacitor is being charged, current flowing into the capacitor will:

    • Options
    • A. increase
    • B. decrease
    • C. remain the same
    • D. cannot tell
    • Discuss
    • 7. What is the value of a capacitor labeled 102?

    • Options
    • A. 10,000 pF
    • B. 1000 pF
    • C. 1000 µF
    • D. 10,000 µF
    • Discuss
    • 8. A practical capacitor

    • Options
    • A. is a short to dc
    • B. looks like a capacitor in parallel with a resistor
    • C. is an open to ac
    • D. stores energy in a magnetic field
    • Discuss
    • 9. If a capacitor is placed across a 20 V source, what will be the amount of charge after 5 tc?

    • Options
    • A. 5.0 V
    • B. 12.8 V
    • C. 13.5 V
    • D. 20 V
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the phase shift between the voltage across the resistor and the voltage from the source?


    • Options
    • A. VR leads VS by 17°
    • B. VR leads VS by 73°
    • C. VR lags VS by 73°
    • D. VR lags VS by 17°
    • Discuss


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