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AC Circuits Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the property of a conductor by which a change in current creates a voltage in both the conductor itself and any nearby conductors?

a)

Conductance

b)

Capacitance

c)

Inductance

d)

Resistance

2.

According to Lenz's law, what does a changing electric current through a circuit with inductance induce?

a)

No voltage change

b)

A proportional voltage that reinforces the change in current

c)

A proportional voltage that opposes the change in current

d)

A constant voltage regardless of the change in current

3.

What is the unit of mutual inductance?

a)

Tesla

b)

Ohm

c)

Farad

d)

Henry

4.

In an RL circuit, what is the characteristic time constant given by?

a)

R/L

b)

L/R

c)

R*C

d)

C/R

5.

What is the phase difference between voltage and current in a circuit with an inductor?

a)

180 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

0 degrees

6.

What is the resonant frequency of an RLC series circuit?

a)

LC / 2π

b)

1 / (2π√LC)

c)

2π√LC

d)

1 / (LC)

7.

In an AC circuit with a capacitor, how does the current relate to the voltage?

a)

Current is out of phase by 180 degrees

b)

Current is in phase with voltage

c)

Current lags voltage by 90 degrees

d)

Current leads voltage by 90 degrees

8.

What is the term for the opposition to the change in flow of current in an AC circuit due to inductance and capacitance?

a)

Reactance

b)

Conductance

c)

Impedance

d)

Resistance

9.

What is the power factor in an RLC circuit?

a)

sinϕ

b)

cosϕ

c)

cotϕ

d)

tanϕ

10.

What happens to the impedance at the resonant frequency in an RLC circuit?

a)

It becomes infinite

b)

It becomes zero

c)

It equals the reactance

d)

It equals the resistance