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AC - IC2

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following can vary with ac, but not with dc?

a)

Power

b)

Frequency

c)

Voltage

d)

Magnitude

2.

The length of time between a point in one cycle and the same point in the next cycle of an ac wave is the:

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Magnitude

d)

Polarity

3.

In a sinusoidal wave, the measure from the mean level to the peak negative point.

a)

Peak value

b)

Average value

c)

Negative peak value

d)

Effective value

4.

Which of the following is not a general characteristic of an ac wave?

a)

The wave shape is identical for each cycle

b)

The polarity reverses periodically

c)

The electrons always flow in the same direction

d)

There is a definite frequency

5.

A sine wave:

a)

Always has the same general appearance

b)

Has instantaneous rise and fall times

c)

Is in the same phase as a cosine wave

d)

Rises very fast, but decays slowly

6.

The value of a sinusoidal voltage waveform at any given time.

a)

Root mean square

b)

Instantaneous

c)

Effective

d)

Average

7.

A sine wave rises from 0 to 50V. What is the voltage level at 30 degrees?

a)

16.667 V

b)

25 V

c)

4.1667 V

d)

43.3 V

8.

A signal has a frequency of 1770 Hz. The angular frequency is:

a)

1770 radians per second

b)

11,120 radians per second

c)

282 radians per second

d)

Impossible to determine from the data given

9.

A voltage rating which will have the same heating effect to a resistor as with a dc voltage supply.

a)

RMS

b)

AC

c)

Effective

d)

All of these

10.

In a 117-V utility circuit, the pk-pk voltage is:

a)

82.7 V

b)

165 V

c)

234 V

d)

331 V

11.

A phase difference of 540 degrees would more often be spoken of as:

a)

An offset of more than one cycle

b)

Phase opposition

c)

A cycle and a half

d)

1.5 Hz

12.

Which of the following is the peakiest?

a)

square wave

b)

triangular wave

c)

sinusoidal wave

d)

rectangular wave

13.

Inductors in dc circuits behaves like ___

a)

Short

b)

Open

c)

Reactive

d)

Resistive

14.

The total opposition to the flow of alternating current.

a)

Resistance

b)

Impedance

c)

Admittance

d)

Reactance

15.

A coil has an inductance of 100 mH. What is the reactance at a frequency of 1000 Hz?

a)

0.628 ohms

b)

6.28 ohms

c)

62.8 ohms

d)

628 ohms

16.

If a 30 ohm R and a 40 ohm XL are in series with 100V applied, find the impedance.

a)
70 ohms
b)

40 ohms

c)

50 ohms

d)

30 ohms

17.

In a purely inductive load supplied with ac voltage, ___

a)

The current leads the voltage by 90deg

b)

The voltage leads the current by 90deg

c)

There is only true power

d)

The impedance is zero

18.

If the current in an ac-circuit leads the voltage by 90deg, the circuit is

a)

resistive

b)

inductive

c)

capacitive

d)

purely inductive

19.

If a 30 ohm R and a 40 ohm XL are in series with 100V applied, find the phase angle between the voltage and current.

a)

V leads I by 53.1 deg

b)

I lags I by 53.1 deg

c)

I leads V by 36.9 deg

d)

I lags V by 36.9 deg

20.

A 60 ohms XL and a 40 ohms XC is in series. When supplied by a 120Vac, find the voltage across the capacitor.

a)

48 V

b)

120 V

c)

240 V

d)

360 V

21.

What is the voltage across a capacitor with reactance of 100 ohms in series of a 100 ohms resistance if supplied with 100 Vac?

a)

50 V

b)

100 V

c)

70.7 V

d)

63.7 V

22.

The reciprocal of susceptance.

a)

Resistance

b)

Admittance

c)

Impedance

d)

Reactance

23.

Susceptance and conductance add to form:

a)

Impedance

b)

Inductance

c)

Reactance

d)

Admittance

24.

The admittance of a parallel RLC circuit is found to be the _____ sum of conductance and susceptances.

a)

algebraic

b)

vector

c)

arithmetic

d)

phasor

25.

The reciprocal of electrical impedance.

a)

Susceptance

b)

Reluctance

c)

Admittance

d)

Conductance

26.

Find the total reactance of a circuit with 100mH inductor connected in parallel to a 1uF capacitor, if f=100Hz.

a)

0.0165 ohms

b)

65.4 ohms

c)

60.44 ohms

d)

1654.38 ohms

27.

A parallel RL circuit with R = 60Ω, and XL = 40Ω has a total impedance of

a)

24.3 Ω

b)

33.3 Ω

c)

28.3 Ω

d)

38.3 Ω

28.

The circuit admittance is Y = 0.3 - j0.8, the circuit is

a)

resistive

b)

capacitive

c)

inductive

d)

reactive

29.

Suppose a resistor of 51.0 Ω, an inductor of 22.0 μH, and a capacitor of 150 pF are in parallel. The frequency is 1.00 MHz. What is the complex impedance?

a)

51.0 - j14.9

b)

51.0 + j14.9

c)

46.2 - j14.9

d)

46.2 + j14.9

30.

Suppose a parallel circuit has 10 Ω of resistance and 15 Ω of reactance. An ac rms voltage of 20 V is applied across it. What is the total current?

a)

2.00 A

b)

2.40 A

c)

1.33 A

d)

0.8 A

31.

The vector sum of the true and reactive powers.

a)

Apparent power

b)

Total power

c)

Phasor

d)

Vector

32.

An impedance of 20 + j75 is supplied with 100Vac. Find the reactive rms power.

a)

124.48 VAR

b)

33.2 VAR

c)

128.83 VAR

d)

128.83 VAR

33.

A circuit draws 1kA at a voltage of 20kV. If the power factor of the circuit is 0.8, what is the reactive power?

a)

12 MVAR

b)

16 MVA

c)

12 MVA

d)

16 MVAR

34.

The cosine of a lead or a lag in the circuit.

a)

Power factor

b)

Reactive factor

c)

Phase angle

d)

Phase shift

35.

The ratio of the resistance to the impedance in an AC circuit.

a)

Power factor

b)

Reactive factor

c)

Phase angle

d)

Phase shift

36.

Which of the following is the unit of power factor?

a)

Unitless

b)

Watts per Volt-Ampere

c)

Ohm per Ohm

d)

All of these

37.

The ratio of the reactive power and the apparent power in a circuit.

a)

Power factor

b)

Reactive factor

c)

Apparent factor

d)

All of the above

38.

Find the power factor in a circuit having total impedance of 20+j75, if supplied with 100Vac.

a)

0.26

b)

0.97

c)

75.07

d)

0.76

39.

What is the power factor (pf) of a series RL circuit having R=60 Ω and XL=20 Ω?

a)

0.93

b)

0.63

c)

0.95

d)

0.71

40.

The condition in which the inductive and capacitive reactances cancels out, making the impedance purely resistive.

a)

Power factor correction

b)

Fine Tuning

c)

Resonance

d)

Reactive factor cancellation

41.

Which of the following is true about series resonance?

a)

Maximum impedance

b)

Current is minimum and out of phase with the supply voltage

c)

Voltage is maximum at L or C alone

d)

Voltage at R is maximum

42.

In series resonance, at a frequency less than the resonant frequency, the circuit impedance becomes _____

a)

Capacitive

b)

Inductive

c)

Purely resistive

d)

Maximum

43.

The higher the value of the Q the _____

a)

More selective the circuit

b)

Less selective the circuit

c)

More sensitive the circuit

d)

Less sensitive the circuit

44.

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenry and C of 10 picofarad are in parallel?

a)

63.7 MHz

b)

10.1 MHz

c)

63.7 kHz

d)

10.1 kHz

45.

A series circuit at resonance would mean, the circuit is

a)

resistive

b)

capacitive

c)

inductive

d)

reactive

46.

Characteristic of the current in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance.

a)

It is dc

b)

It is zero

c)

It is a minimum

d)

It is at maximum