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Electronic Principles problems


  • 1. One henry of inductance is defined as:

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  • A. the amount of counter emf required to reduce a current to 1 A
  • B. the amount of inductance required for generating 1 V of counter emf when the current changes at the rate of 1 A per second
  • C. the amount of inductance required to change the frequency of a current by 1 Hz
  • D. the number of turns of wire in an inductor multiplied by the amount of current flowing through it
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. A basic capacitor is composed of:

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  • A. two conductors separated by a dielectric
  • B. two dielectrics separated by a conductor
  • C. two coils separated by a dielectric
  • D. two coils separated by a conductor
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. The transistor has a collector current of 2 mA. If the current gain is 135, what is the base current?

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  • A. 14.8 ľA
  • B. 10.3 ľA
  • C. 7.8 ľA
  • D. 7.75 ľA
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which one of. the following phrases most accurately describes the nature of a pulsating dc voltage?

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  • A. The voltage remains at one polarity and at a steady level
  • B. The voltage remains at one polarity but changes value periodically
  • C. The voltage causes current to flow in two directions at the same time
  • D. The voltage reverses polarity periodically
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. What is the impedance of a circuit composed of a 100 ohm resistor connected in parallel with an inductor that has a reactance of 200 W?

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  • A. 77.7 ohm
  • B. 89.3 ohm
  • C. 88.8 ohm
  • D. 224 ohm
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. When a parallel RLC circuit is operating at its resonant frequency:

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  • A. capacitive reactance is greater than the inductive reactance
  • B. inductive reactance is greater than the capacitive reactance
  • C. inductive reactance is equal to the capacitive reactance
  • D. the difference between inductive and capacitive reactance is equal to the resistance
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. Current and voltage are said to be in phase when:

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  • A. their waveforms are both ac or both dc
  • B. they have the same amplitude and frequency
  • C. their waveforms cross through zero and reach positive and negative peaks at the same time
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. The Thevenin resistance is equal in value to the

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  • A. Load resistance
  • B. Half the load resistance
  • C. Internal resistance of a Morton circuit
  • D. Open-load resistance
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. Which one of the following statements is true for the currents in a parallel RL circuit?

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  • A. The total current is equal to the sum of the currents through the resistance and inductance
  • B. The current always has the same amplitude and phase for every part of the circuit
  • C. The total current is less than the sum of the currents through the resistance and inductance
  • D. The total current leads the total voltage by less than 90
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. For normal operation of the transistor, the collector diode has to be

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  • A. Forward-biased
  • B. Reverse-biased
  • C. Nonconducting
  • D. Operating in the breakdown region
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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