Description : If your multimeter gives a reading in ohms when testing each end of each conductor of a three-conductor cable, this indicates ______________. A. continuity of the conductor B. an infinite resistance C. the presence of a partial ground D. that the conductor is not short circuited
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : With both ends of a three conductor cable disconnected and arranged without the conductors touching each other, an ohmmeter reading of 'zero' ohms between the ends of one conductor would indicate _____________. A. continuity B. a partial ground C. the resistance is infinite D. a short circuit
Description : A carbon resistor has a resistance of 50 ohms, and a tolerance of 5 percent. What are the colors of bands one, two, three, and four, respectively?
Last Answer : The bands are green, black, black, and gold.
Description : A series circuit consisting of three resistors has a current of 3 amps. If R1 = 20 ohms, R2= 60 ohms, and R 3 = 80 ohms, what is the (a) total resistance and (b) source voltage of the circuit?
Last Answer : (a) 160 ohms. (b) 480 ohms
Description : Calculate the diameter in MILS of a conductor that has a diameter of 0.375 inch.
Last Answer : 375 mils (move the decimal three places to the right).
Description : If the diameter of a conductor of 10 ohms is doubled, its new resistance would be? A.20 ohms B.5 ohms C.40 ohms D.2.5 ohms
Last Answer : 4
Last Answer : If the resistance of a conductor does not vary in accordance with Ohm's law it is known as non-linear conductor
Description : If a circuit contains a 1.5 volts battery and a bulb with a resistance of 3 ohms. calculate the current?
Last Answer : Use Ohm's Law. Solving for current:I = V/R(current = voltage / resistance)
Description : A current of 0.2A flows through a component with a resistance of 40 ohms. Calculate the potential difference.?
Last Answer : 8
Description : If reading AC current with the illustrated device and unsure of the range as a precaution , the first step should be to _________. EL-0047 A. secure power and test for voltage B. disconnect the ... resistance and use Ohm's law to calculate current D. unable to safely measure current with the device
Description : When a bridge is used to measure resistance, what is the value of Rx if R1 equals 80 ohms, R2 equals 120 ohms, and R3 equals 280 ohms?
Last Answer : 420 ohms.
Description : Four equal resistors are connected in parallel, each resistor has an ohmic value of 100 ohms, what is the equivalent resistance?
Last Answer : 25 ohms
Description : What is the current in a circuit with 5 ohms of resistance that uses 180 watts of power?
Last Answer : 6 amperes.
Description : Using the graph in figure 3-8, what is the approximate value of current when the resistance is 3 ohms?
Last Answer : 4 amperes.
Description : According to Ohm’s law, what happens to circuit current if circuit resistance (a) increases, (b) decreases?
Last Answer : (a) Current decreases (b) Current increases
Description : A circuit is to be designed in which a capacitor must charge to 40 percent of the maximum charging voltage in 200 microseconds. The resistor to be used has a resistance of 40,000 ohms. What size capacitor must be used?
Last Answer : 0.1 microfarads 40% from the graph = 0.5
Description : Compare the resistance of a conductor to that of an insulator.
Last Answer : Conductors have a very low resistance and insulators have a resistance that is so great that, for all practical purposes, they are nonconductors.
Description : What structurally large, low-resistance conductor is connected in parallel with the meter movement to prevent damage?
Last Answer : Shunt.
Description : Write the four factors affecting the resistance of a conductor.
Last Answer : Factors affecting the resistance of a conductor: - 1.Physical state of a conductor 2.Length of a conductor 3.Area of cross section of a conductor 4.Resistivity of a conductor
Description : The magnitude of current flowing between two end points of a conductor is proportional to the potential difference between them and is called as: (1) Avogadro's law (2) Rault's law (3) Ohms law (4) Faraday's law
Last Answer : (3) Ohms law Explanation: According to Ohm's Law, the potential difference (V) between two terminals of a current-carrying conductor is directly proportional to the current (I), flowing through it. -For any Study materialContact WhatsApp: 8337932441 Join Telegram- Click here
Description : Ohm's law is valid in case of – (1) semiconductor (2) conductor (3) superconductor (4) insulator
Last Answer : (2) conductor Explanation: Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two points. It defines the relationship between the three fundamental, electrical quantities: current, voltage, and resistance.
Description : Ohm’s law obeyed in - (1) a metallic conductor (2) a semi conductor (3) an electron tube (4) in all of the above
Last Answer : (1) a metallic conductor Explanation: There are, however, components of electrical circuits which do not obey Ohm's law; that is, their relationship between current and voltage (their I–V curve) is nonlinear (or non-ohmic).
Description : Electric current is the flow of electrons through a conductor; the rate of this flow is measured in ___________. A. volts B. amperes C. coulombs D. ohms
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Electric current is the flow of electrons through a conductor. The rate of this flow is measured as ___________. A. volts/watt B. amperes/centimetre C. coulombs/second D. ohms/volt
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : If variable part of annual cost on account of interest and depreciation on the capital outlay is equal to the annual cost of electrical energy wasted in the conductors, the total annual cost will be minimum and the ... (b) Ohm's law (c) Kirchhoffs law (d) Faraday's law (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (a) Kelvin's law
Description : The magnitude of current flowing between two end points of a conductor is proportional to the potential difference between them and is called as: (1) Avogadro’s law (2) Rault’s law (3) Ohms law (4) Faraday’s law
Last Answer : Ohms law
Description : Ohm’s law is valid in case of (1) semiconductor (2) conductor (3) superconductor (4) insulator
Last Answer : conductor
Description : When an unknown capacitance is tested with a bridge, what is the value of Cx if R1 equals 70 ohms, R2 equals 150 ohms, and Cs equals 550 microfarads?
Last Answer : 256 microfarads.
Description : In a circuit such as that shown in figure 3-16, if R1 has a value of 50 ohms and R2 has a value of 250 ohms and the input signal has a value of +10 millivolts, what is the value of the output signal?
Last Answer : 60 millivolts.
Description : In a circuit such as that shown in figure 3-15, if R1 has a value of 100 ohms and R2 has a value of 1 kilohm and the input signal is at a value of + 5 millivolts, what is the value of the output signal?
Last Answer : 50 millivolts.
Description : A series circuit consists of two resistors in series. R1 = 25 ohms and R2 = 30 ohms. The circuit current is 6 amps. What is the (a) source voltage, (b) voltage dropped by each resistor, (c) total power, and (d) power used by each resistor?
Last Answer : (a) 330 volts. (b) E1 = 150 volts. E2 = 180 volts. (c) 1.98 kilowatts. (d) P1 = 900 watts. P2 = 1.08 kilowatts component but in a parallel circuit total current divides among the available paths.
Description : According to Ohm’s law, what happens to circuit current if the applied voltage (a) increases, (b) decreases?
Last Answer : (a) Current increases (b) Current decreases
Description : Why and when does a current carrying conductor kept in a magnetic field experience force? List the factors on which direction of this force depends? -Science
Last Answer : The drifting of free electrons of a conductor in a definite direction causes the current to flow through it. When such conductor is placed in a uniform magnetic field, each drifted electron of a ... depends on (i) direction of current through the conductor, and (ii) direction of magnetic field.
Description : A 24 volt battery supplies three devices wired in parallel that each have a resistance of 9 ohms. What is the voltage drop across each device?
Last Answer : A simple circuit has three resistors connected in series. The resistors are 14 ohms 12 ohms and 9 ohms. What is the total resistance of the circuit?
Description : List four factors that can degrade the frequency response of magnetic tape recorders.
Last Answer : a. A too-high or too-low bias signal level setting for the record head. b. An improper reproduce head gap. c. An improper tape transport speed. d. Poor tape-to-head contact.
Description : List the four factors you should use to select wire for a specified current rating.
Last Answer : Conductor size, the material it is made of the location of the wiren in a circuit, and the type of insulation used.
Description : Calculate the skin depth of a conductor, having a conductivity of 200 units. The wave frequency is 10 GHz in air. a) 355.8 b) 3.558 c) 35.58 d) 0.3558
Last Answer : a) 355.8
Description : Calculate the attenuation constant of a conductor of conductivity 200 units, frequency 1M radian/s in air. a) 11.2 b) 1.12 c) 56.23 d) 5.62
Last Answer : a) 11.2
Description : Calculate the phase constant of a conductor with attenuation constant given by 0.04 units. a) 0.02 b) 0.08 c) 0.0016 d) 0.04
Last Answer : d) 0.04
Description : Calculate the velocity of wave propagation in a conductor with frequency 5 x 10 8 rad/s and phase constant of 3 x 10 8 units. a) 3/5 b) 15 c) 5/3 d) 8
Last Answer : c) 5/3
Description : Calculate the flux density due to a circular conductor of radius 100nm and current 5A in air. a) 10 b) 100 c) 0.1 d) 1
Last Answer : a) 10
Description : Calculate the magnetic field at a point on the centre of the circular conductor of radius 2m with current 8A. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
Last Answer : b) 2
Description : Calculate the potential when a conductor of length 2m is having an electric field of 12.3units. a) 26.4 b) 42.6 c) 64.2 d) 24.6
Last Answer : d) 24.6
Description : How much of the stripped length of a conductor should be tinned?
Last Answer : One-half the stripped length.
Description : For an electric field to exist at the surface of a conductor, the field must have what angular relationship to the conductor?
Last Answer : The field must be perpendicular to the conductors.
Description : What causes the current-carrying area at the center conductor of a coaxial line to be restricted to a small layer at the surface?
Last Answer : Skin effect.
Description : What is the purpose of the green conductor in a power tool or electrical appliance cable?
Last Answer : To prevent electrical shock to the operator in case there is an electrical short to the frame of the appliance or too.
Description : When would silver be used as a conductor in preference to copper?
Last Answer : When the need for conductivity is great enough to justify the additional expense.
Description : What determines whether a substance is a conductor or an insulator?
Last Answer : The number of valence electrons.
Description : An emf is generated in a conductor when the conductor is cut by what type of field?
Last Answer : Magnetic field.