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Problem 1
A positively charged dielectric has a charge of 2 coulombs. If
12.5x1018 free electrons are added to it, what will be the net charge on
the said dielectric?
A. 4 C
B. -2 C
C. 8 C
D. Zero
Problem 2
A battery can deliver 10 joules of energy to move 5 coulombs of
charge. What is the potential difference between the terminals of the
battery?
A. 2 V
B. 50 V
C. 0.5 V
D. 5 V
Problem 3
A cloud of 2.5x1019 electrons move past a given point every 2
seconds. How much is the intensity of the electron flow?
A. 1 A
B. 2 A
C. 2.5 A
D. 1.5 A
Problem 4
The current in an electric lamp is 5 amperes. What quantity of
electricity flows towards the filament in 6 minutes?
A. 30 C
B. 3600 C
C. 72 C
D.1800 C
Problem 5
A constant current of 4 A charges a capacitor. How long will it take
to accumulate a total change of 8 coulombs on the plates?
A. 2 s
B. 32 s
C. s
D. 12 s
Problem 6
The substation bus bar is made up of 2-inches round copper bars
20 ft. long. What is the resistance of each bar if the resistivity is
1.724x106 ohm-cm.
A. 7.21x10-5 ohm
B. 13.8x10-6 ohm
C. 5.185x10-5 ohm
D. 2.96x10 -5 ohm
Problem 7
Determine the resistance of a bus bar made of copper if the length
is 10 meters long and the cross-section is a 4x4 cm. Use 1.7241 micro
ohm-cm as the resistivity.
A. 2.121x10-4 ohm
B. 4.312x10-4 ohm
C. 3.431x10-5 ohm
D. 1.078x10-4 ohm
Problem 8
Nichrome ribbon resistor elements each has a resistance of 1 ohm.
The element is made from sheet of nichrome alloy, 0.025 cm. thick. If
the width of the ribbon is 0.3 cm, what length is required per element?
Assume specific resistance of nichrome alloy is 109 -cm.
A. 68.8 cm
B. 62.1 cm
C. 70.7 cm
D. 67.4 cm
Problem 9
One turn of the copper bar is produced by cutting a copper washer
along a radius and spreading the ends. The washer is cut from softdrawn copper having resistivity at 20C of 1.732x10 -6 ohm-cm. The
washer is 0.125 inch thick and has inside diameter and outside
diameter of 1 inch and 9 inches respectively. Calculate the exact
resistance between the two ends of the turn to direct current, taking
into account the non-uniform current distribution. Assume the contact
along the ends of the turn to be perfect over the entire cross-section.
A. 12.74x10-6 ohm
B. 15.53x10-6 ohm
C. 17.22x10-6 ohm
D. 14.83x10-6 ohm
Problem 10
Determine the resistance of a conductor 0.10 m long, with a
uniform diameter of 1.0 cm and having a resistivity which varies as a
function of length L measured from one end of the conductor according
to the formula : =0.003+10-4 L ohm-cm.
A. 0.0852 ohm
B. 0.0915 ohm
C. 0.0806 ohm
D. 0.0902 ohm
Problem 11
A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of 380 ohms. The
coil is rewound with the same quantity (weight) of wire, but has 13,400
turns. How many ohms will the new coil have?
A. 1895 ohms
B. 1825 ohms
C. 1792 ohms
D. 1905 ohms
Problem 12
A copper wire of unknown length has a resistance of 0.8 ohm. By
successive passes through drawing dies, the length of the wire is
increased to 2 times its original value. Assuming that the resistivity
remains unchanged during the drawing process, determine the new
value of its resistance.
A. 4
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
Problem 13
A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its resistance is
100 times the initial resistance. Its length afterward is?
A. 10 m
B. 100 m
C. 12.5 m
D. 5 m
Problem 14
A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm and a resistance
of 0.031ohm is drawn down so that its diameter is 5.0 mm. What does
its resistance become?
A. 0.85 ohm
B. 0.78 ohm
C. 0.93 ohm
D. 0.81 ohm
Problem 15
A conductor whose diameter is 0.175 inch has a resistance of 0.5
ohm. The wire is drawn through a series of dies until its diameter is
reduced to 0.08 inch. Assuming the specific resistance of the material
remains constant, what is the resistance of lengthened conductor?
A. 11.45
B. 10.22
C. 12.75
D. 10.82
Problem 16
A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of another wire
identical with the first except for having twice its diameter is
A. 4 R
B. R
C. 2 R
D. R
Problem 17
C. 85.22
D. 92.81
Problem 23
The field windings of a series motor has a resistance of 120 ohms
at 15C. After running for two hours, the resistance increases to 140
ohms. If the temperature coefficient of the windings at 0 C is 0.004,
find the new temperature of the windings.
A. 60.4 C
B. 59.2 C
C. 58.4 C
D. 53.7 C
Problem 24
The resistance of a wire is 126.48 ohms at 100 C and 100 ohms at
30 C. Determine the temperature coefficient of copper at 0 C.
A.0.00427
B. 0.00615
C. 0.0256
D. 0.0356
Problem 25
Two wires A & B made from two different materials have
temperature coefficient of resistance equal to 0.0025 and 0.0005 ohm
per C, respectively. It is desired to make a coil of wire having a
resistance of 1200 ohms with a temperature coefficient of 0.001, using
suitable lengths of the two given wires connected in series. Determine
the required length of wire A?
A. 5.5 m
B. 6.2 m
C. 6.0 m
D. 5.0 m
Problem 26
Two heating elements which is 500 ohms and 250 ohms are
connected in series with temperature coefficients of 0.001 and 0.003
ohms per C, respectively at 20 C. Calculate the effective temperature
coefficient of the combination.
A. 0.00215
B. 0.00626
C. 0.00712
D. 0.00167
Problem 27
A cylindrical rubber insulated cable has a diameter of 0.18 inch and
an insulation thickness of 0.25 inch. If the specific resistance of rubber
is 1014 ohmcm, determine the insulation resistance per 1000 ft length
of the cable.
A. 624 M
B. 682 M
C. 678 M
D. 694 M
Problem 28
The diameter of a given bare conductor is 0.50 inch. A
thermoplastic insulation with thickness of 0.1 inch is wrapped around
to insulate the conductor. Determine the insulation resistance of this
conductor per meter. Assume specific resistance of thermoplastic
insulation to be 2x1014 ohm-cm.
A. 107x109
B. 105x109
C. 110x109
D. 109x109
Problem 29
The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable having a
diameter of 2 cm and an insulation thickness of 2 cm, is 600 ohm. If
the thickness of the insulation is increased to 3 cm, find the insulation
resistance of the cable.
A. 725 ohms
B. 850 ohms
C. 857 ohms
D. 828 ohms
Problem 30
The resistance of 120 meters of wire is 12 ohms. What it its
conductance?
A. 0.0521 mho
B. 0.083 mho
C. 6 mhos
D. 12 mhos
DC Electric Circuits
Problem 31
A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12 volt battery. The current
drawn was 1.18 amperes. What is the internal resistance of the
battery?
A. 0.35 ohm
B. 0.20 ohm
C. 0.25 ohm
D. 0.30 ohm
Problem 32
The potential at the terminals of the battery falls from 9 V on open
circuit to 6 volts when a resistor of 10 ohms is connected across its
terminal. What is the internal resistance of the battery?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Problem 33
The electromotive force of a standard cell is measured with
potentiometer that gives a reading of 1.3562 V. When a 1.0 megaohm
resistor is connected across the standard cell terminals, the
potentiometer reading drops to 1.3560 V. What is the internal
resistance of the standard cell?
A. 174.5 ohms
B. 145.7 ohms
C. 147.5 ohms
D. 157.4 ohms
Problem 34
A battery is formed of five cells joined in series. When the external
resistance is 4 ohms, the current is 1.5 A and when the external
resistance is 9 ohms, the current falls to 0.75 A. Find the internal
resistance of each cell.
A. 0.5 ohm
B. 1.0 ohm
C. 0.2 ohm
D. 0.3 ohm
Problem 35
A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load over 2,500 ft,
100 mm, two- conductors copper feeder, the resistance of which is
0.078 ohm per 1000ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant at
600 V. Determine the load current.
A. 105 A
B. 108 A
C. 110 A
D. 102 A
Problem 36
A 120 V motor draws current of 100 A and is located 1000 ft from
the supply source. If the diameter of the copper transmission line is
0.45 inch, what must be the voltage of the supply?
A. 125.32 V
B. 130.24 V
C. 129.32 V
D. 127.05 V
Problem 37
A LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman, takes 100 A over 100
mm hard drawn copper trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm
per km. The rail and ground return has a resistance of 0.06 ohm per
km. If the station voltage is 750 V, what is the voltage of the car?
A. 585 V
B. 590 V
C. 585 V
D. 590 V
Problem 38
The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10 ohms and the
rated voltage is 50 V. Find the series resistance required to operate the
lamp from an 80 V supply.
A. 8
B. 4
C. 6
D. 10
Problem 39
A resistive coil draws 2 A at 110 V after operating for a long time.
If the temperature rise is 55 C above the ambient temperature of 20
C, calculate the external resistance which must be initially connected
in series with the coil to limit the current to 2 A. The temperature
coefficient of the material of the coil is 0.0043 per C at 20 C.
A. 10.12 ohms
B. 10.52 ohms
C. 11.45 ohms
D. 12.05 ohms
Problem 40
A carbon resistor dissipates 60 W of power from a 120 V source at
20 C. How much power will be dissipated in the resistor at 120 C if
connected across the same source? Assume the temperature
coefficient of carbon at 20 C is -0.0005 per C.
A. 61.50 W
B. 65.21 W
C. 62.34 W
D. 63.16 W
Problem 41
B. 0.4
C. 0.8
D. 0.6
Problem 51
Three resistors of 10, 15, and 20 ohms each are connected in
parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?
A. 45 ohms
B. 17.2 ohms
C. 0.22 ohm
D. 4.62 ohms
Problem 52
The equivalent resistance of the three resistors A, B and C
connected in parallel is 1.714 ohms. If A is twice of B and C is half as
much as B, find the equivalent resistance when the three of them are
connected in series.
A. 17.5 ohms
B. 21.0 ohms
C. 24.5 ohms
D. 28.0 ohms
Problem 53
Three resistors of 10, 12 and 15 ohms are connected in parallel.
Evaluate the value of the current to the parallel system that will make
the current in the 10 ohm resistor equal to 2 A.
A. 5 A
B. 6 A
C. 4 A
D. None of these
Problem 54
Three resistor of 10, 12 and x ohms, respectively are connected in
parallel across a constant source of 8 A. Determine x if this resistor
draws 2.5 A.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 13
D. 11
Problem 55
Two resistors A and B made different materials have temperature
coefficients of resistance at 20 C of 0.004 and 0.006 respectively.
When connected across a voltage source at 20 C, they draw current
equally. What percentage of the total current at 100 C does resistor A
carry?
A. 47.14%
B. 52.86%
C. 61.34%
D. 38.66%
Problem 56
Problem 61
A 5 ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm
resistance. Another set, a 6-ohm and an 8-ohm resistances are also
connected in the parallel. The two sets are connected in series. What
is the equivalent resistance?
A. 6.76 ohms
B. 9.25 ohms
C. 14.4 ohms
D. 21.2 ohms
Problem 62
Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms each respectively are connected
in parallel.
The two are then connected in series with 5-ohm
resistance. What is the equivalent resistance?
A. 11 ohms
B. 12 ohms
C. 10 ohms
D. 9 ohms
Problem 63
From the circuit as shown, determine the resistance between
terminals a & b.
A. 1.000
B. 1.923
C. 2.083
D. 2.352
Problem 64
A 10 -ohm and 20-ohm resistance are connected in parallel.
Another resistance of
5-ohm is connected in series with the two.
If the supply voltage is 48 volts, what is the current through the 10ohm resistance?
A. 3.21A
B. 2.74 A
C. 4.02 A
D. 5.72 A
Problem 65
A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a variable
resistance R. The parallel combination is then connected in series with
6-ohm resistor and connected across a 120 V source. Find the
minimum value of R if the power taken by R is equal to the power
taken by the 6ohm resistor.
A. 10.35
B. 12.24
C. 10.24
D. 11.46
Problem 66
Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms, each respectively are
connected in parallel. The two are then connected in series with 5
ohm resistance. It is then connected across a 12-V battery, what are
the current and power?
A. 1.2 A, 17.28 W
B. 0.96 A, 11.52 W
C. 1.09 A, 13.1 W
D. 1.5 A, 20.25 W
Problem 67
An 8ohm resistor is connected in series with a parallel
combination of two resistors, R and 24 ohms. Determine R if the power
consumed by the parallel-connected resistors is equal to the power
consumed by the 8ohm resistor.
A. 10 ohms
B. 16 ohms
C. 12 ohms
D. 20 ohms
Problem 68
A multi-tap resistor R is connected across a 220 V supply. A
voltmeter whose internal resistance is 15-k is connected across the
center tap and one end of the supply terminals. If the voltmeter
registers 100 V, what is the value of resistor R.
A. 5.5 k
B. 5.0 k
C. 6.0 k
D. 6.5 k
Problem 69
A potential divider of resistance of 50 ohms is connected across a
100 V DC source. A load resistance of 10 ohms is connected across a
tap in the potential divider and the negative terminal of the source. If
a current of 4 A flows towards the load, what is the current supplied by
the source?
A. 5.32 A
B. 5.05 A
C. 5.21 A
D. 5.48 A
Problem 70
Two resistors A and B are connected in series across a 220 V DC
source. When a voltmeter with an internal resistance of 10 ohms, is
connected across resistor A, the instrument reads 100 V and when
connected across resistor B, it reads 80 volts. Find the resistance of
resistor A.
A. 4 k
B. 3 k
C. 5 k
D. 6 k
Problem 71
An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V to take 15 minutes to
bring 1 kilogram of water at 15 C to boiling point. Determine the heat
efficiency of the kettle.
A. 79.1%
B. 75.3%
C. 72.4%
D. 74.8%
Problem 72
A process equipment contains 100 gallons of water at 25 C. It is
required to bring it to the boiling point in 10 minutes. The heat loss is
estimated to be 5%. What is the kW rating of the heater?
A. 125 kW
B. 252 kW
C. 50.5 kW
D. 207 kW
Problem 73
A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20 C is placed in a 1kW electric kettle.
How long a time in minute is needed to raise the temperature of the
water to 100 C?
A. 4.46 min.
B. 5.32min
C. 6.34 min
D. 4.56 min
Problem 74
How many calories does an electric heater of 100 watts generate
per second?
A. 10
B. 23.88
C. 1000
D. 42.25
Problem 75
The electric energy required to raise the temperature of water in
pool is 1000 kWh. If the heat losses are 25%, the heating energy
required will be______.
A. 1111 kWh
B. 1266 kWh
C. 1750 kWh
D. 1333 kWh
Problem 76
An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V, is submerged in 22.5 lbs of
water for 30 minutes. What will be the final temperature of the water
if its initial temperature is 35 F?
A. 135.43 F
B. 125.42 F
C. 133.56 F
D. 128.33 F
Problem 77
In an electric heater the inlet temperature is 15 C. Water is flowing
at the rate of 300 grams per minute. The voltmeter measuring voltage
across the heating element reads 120 volts and an ammeter
measuring current taken reads10 amperes. When steady state is
finally reached, what is the final reading of the outlet thermometer?
A. 57.6 C
B. 68.4 C
C. 72.6 C
D. 42.6 C
Problem 78
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means of four 1.5
kW, 230V immersion heating elements. Assuming the efficiency of
the heater as 90%, determine the time required boiling the water if the
initial temperature is 20 C and if all four elements are connected in
parallel.
A. 71 hrs
B. 63 hrs
C. 69 hrs
D. 66 hrs
Problem 79
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means of four 1.5
kW, 230V immersion heating elements. Assuming the efficiency of
the heater as 90%, determine the time required boiling the water if
the initial temperature is 20 C and if the elements are connected two
in series in parallel with two in series.
A. 275.6 hrs
B. 295.3 hrs
C. 252.2 hrs
D. 264.4 hrs
Problem 80
A circuit consisting of three resistors rated: 10 ohms, 15 ohms and
20 ohms are connected in delta. What would be the resistances of the
equivalent wye connected load?
A. 0.30, 0.23 and 0.15 ohm
B. 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 ohms
C. 3.33, 4.44 and 6.66 ohms
D. 5.77, 8.66 and 11.55 ohms
Problem 81
The equivalent wye element of 3 equal resistors each equal to R
and connected in delta is
A. R
B. 3/2 R
C. R/3
D. 3R
Problem 82
Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance are connected in delta. Inside
the delta another three 6ohm resistors are connected in wye. Find its
resistance between any two corners.
A. 2 ohms
B. 3 ohms
C. 4 ohms
D. 1 ohm
B. 81%
C. 74%
D. 79%
Problem 92
A resistance R is connected across two batteries A and B connected
in parallel. The open circuit emfs and internal resistances of the
batteries are 12 V, 2 ohms and 8 V, 1 ohm, respectively. Determine the
ohmnic value of R if the power absorbed by R is 7.656 watts.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 9
D. 8
Problem 93
A charger, a battery and a load are connected in parallel. The
voltage across the charger is 12.5 volts and the battery has an emf of
12 volts and internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. The load consist of a two
ohms resistor. Find the current through the charger.
A. 6.61 A
B. 6.25 A
C. 6.42 A
D. 6.50 A
Problem 94
A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volt. If the internal resistance
is 0.01ohm, what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the
load?
A. 1,200 W
B. 3,600 W
C. 7,200 W
D. 1,800 W
Problem 95
A 120V battery having an internal resistance of 0.5 ohm, is
connected through a line resistance of 9.5 ohms to a variable load
resistor. What maximum power will the battery deliver to the load
resistor?
A. 36 watts
B. 63 watts
C. 630 watts
D. 360 watts
Problem 96
Two resistors x and y are connected in parallel. Resistor x having a
value of 6 ohms while resistor y being adjustable over a wide range.
The parallel combination is then connected through a 2ohm line
resistor to a 120 V DC source. For what resistance y will its power be
the greatest?
A. 8.0
B. 1.5
C. 2.0
D. 1.8
Problem 97
A barangay power feeder station supplies 60 kW to a load over
2500 ft, 100 mm2, two conductor copper feeder, the resistance of
which is 0.078 ohm per 1000 ft. the bus bar voltage is maintained
constant at 600 V. Determine the maximum power which can be
transmitted.
A. 230.77 kW
B. 220.35 kW
C. 242.73 kW
D. 223.94 kW
Problem 98
A variable resistor R is connected in parallel with fixed resistor of
1.25 ohms. The combination is then connected across a12 V battery
with internal resistance 0.25 ohm. Solve for the maximum power that
can be delivered to resistor R.
A. 130.20 W
B. 115.52 W
C. 120.21 W
D. 142.42 W
Problem 99
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are connected so as
to form a cube. Find the resistance between the two diagonally
opposite corners.
A. 1.45 ohms
B. 1.66 ohms
C. 2.01 ohms
D. 1.28 ohms
Problem 100
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are connected so as
to form a cube. Find the resistance between the two corners of the
same edge.
A. 1.133
B. 1.102
C. 1.125
D. 1.167
Problem 101
Twelve identical wires of resistance 6 ohms each are arranged to
form the edge of a cube. A current of 40 mA is led into the cube at one
corner and out at the other diagonally opposite corner. Calculate the
potential difference developed between these corners.
A. 0.20 V
B. 0.28 V
C. 0.22 V
D. 0.24 V
Problem 102
Find the value of the voltage V.