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SECTION A
Multiple Choice: This section comprises FIFTY questions. Choose the
corresponding letter of the correct response to each question below. Each question is
worth 1 mark
1. Doubling both the voltage and
resistance in a parallel or series circuit will
cause the current flow to
(A) double
(B)
halve
(C)
remain unchanged
(D) quadruple
2. Which of the following materials has
a negative temperature coefficient?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Brass
Silicon
Iron
Copper
4.
11.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
14.
250W
500W
800W
1000W
17.
18.
28.
jelly
(D)
Run cold water over the area
33. The resistance of a conductor is 0.05
ohms. What current is required to pass
through it to give a 6 Volt drop?
-
suspended-
The two
electrical charges
illustrated above would
(A) attract each other
(B) repel each other
(C) rotate
(D) Vibrate
29. The total resistance of two resistors
having the same value and connected in
parallel in a circuit would be
(A) three times the ohmic value of
one
(B) two times the ohmic value of one
(C) the same ohmic value of one
(D) half the ohmic value of one
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
30A
40A
60A
120A
30 or 40Hz
50 or 60Hz
70 or 80Hz
90 or 100Hz
(A)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
0.23k
2.30k
23.00k
232k
radian
voltage variations in one
revolution
(C)
number of cycles in one second
(D)
Completion of a set of specific
changes
39. Which of the following solutions is
used as the electrolyte in a simple cell?
(A) Copper sulphate
(B) Zinc sulphate
(C) Sulphuric acid
(D) Ammonium chloride
39. The collection of hydrogen bubbles
around the carbon electrode in a carbonzinc cell is called
(A) amalgamation
(B) local action
(C) ionization
(D) polarization
152.8V
169.6V
339.4V
376.7V
46.
49. Which of the following circuits will
dissipate the most power?
unchanged.
(D) The current rating is multiplied by
the voltage drop
SECTION 2
Candidates MUST answer ALL SIX questions in this section.
1.
2. The figure below shows the dials of a five dial watt-hour meter for a JPS customer.
Calculate how much it would cost the customer for the one month period if he previous
reading was 1141 and the rate is $9.25/KWH.
(3 marks)
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Form 4 End of year exam 2010
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3. (a) State Ohms Law and write the formula that represents Ohms Law.
(b) Figure 1 shows a series parallel resistive circuit.
(2 marks)
Figure 1
Calculate the
(i)
(1 mark)
(ii)
(1 mark)
(iii)
(1 mark)
(iv)
(3 marks)
Total 8 marks
4. (a) State TWO (2) reasons why cells are connected in parallel.
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(4 marks)
Total 8 marks
5.
(a)
(4 marks)
(b)
A copper cable 1500 m long, has a cross-sectional area of 25 x 10-6. The
resistivity of copper is 1.7 x 10-6 m.
Calculate the resistance of the cable
(c)
(4 marks)
6.
(2 marks
(4 Marks)
(B) Indicate the following values on the sketch in part (A) above:
(i) One cycle
(ii) Positive Peak Voltage
(iii) Peak to peak voltage
(iv) R.m.s. voltage
(4
Marks)
(C) Name TWO electrical characteristics of an a.c. sine wave.
(2 Marks)