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  • Question
  • The value of a capacitor can be made larger by:


  • Options
  • A. increasing the area of the plates
  • B. decreasing the area of the plates
  • C. increasing the frequency of the applied voltage
  • D. increasing the voltage applied to the plates
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • increasing the area of the plates 


  • Electronic Principles problems


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    • 1. What is the smallest number of polarities required for current flow?

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    • A. One - a negative terminal
    • B. Two - a negative terminal and a positive terminal
    • C. Three - negative, positive and neutral terminals
    • D. Four - two negative and two positive
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which one of the following statements most accurately applies to the frequency of a waveform?

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    • A. The actual frequency of a sine waveform is 1.41 times the working frequency
    • B. Unless specified otherwise, the frequency of a waveform is assumed to be 60 Hz
    • C. The higher the amplitude of a waveform, the higher its frequency
    • D. The longer the period of a waveform, the lower its frequency
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Electron current is flowing through a conductor in a direction you might describe as straight into this page. What is the direction of the resulting magnetic field?

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    • A. Clockwise
    • B. Counterclockwise
    • C. Out of this page
    • D. Into this page
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The rotating coil of wire in an electric motor is called the:

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    • A. armature
    • B. brush
    • C. commutator
    • D. loop
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Silicon atoms combine into an orderly pattern called a

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    • A. Crystal
    • B. Covalent bond
    • C. Semiconductor
    • D. Valence orbit
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which one of the following equations most directly determines the power dissipation of a resistance when you know the voltage drop and amount of resistance?

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    • A. P = I2R
    • B. P = IE
    • C. P = E2/R
    • D. I = P/E
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Suppose a voltage source has an ideal voltage of 12V and an internal resistance of 0.5W. For what values of load resistance will the voltage source appear stiff?

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    • A. 5 Ohm
    • B. 50 Ohm or more
    • C. 100 Ohm
    • D. 6 Ohm
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which one of the following equations most directly determines the amount of current flowing through a resistor when you know the value of the resistor and the voltage drop across it?

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    • A. E = PR
    • B. E = I2R
    • C. I = E/R
    • D. I = ER
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Voltage is

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    • A. The flow of charged particles through a material
    • B. The smallest electrically charged particle
    • C. Trie force that causes electrons to flow
    • D. The number of free electrons in an atom
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The north pole of a magnet is the one:

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    • A. that has its molecules arranged in a random pattern
    • B. that would be attracted to the earth's north magnetic pole
    • C. that would be repelled by the south pole of another magnet
    • D. that would be attracted to the earth's south magnetic pole
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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