Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. A 470 Ω resistor and a 200 mH coil are in parallel. Both components are across a 1.5 kHz ac source. The total admittance of the circuit, in polar form, is
- (A) 12.60 ∠-76° mS
- (B) 12.18 ∠76° mS
- (C) 218 ∠-76° mS
- (D) 12.18 ∠-76° mS
2. In a series RL circuit, 12 V rms is measured across the resistor, and 14 V rms is measured across the inductor. The peak value of the source voltage is
- (A) 18.4 V
- (B) 26.0 V
- (C) 2 V
- (D) 20 V
3. The power factor indicates how much of the apparent power is reactive power.
- (A) True
- (B) False
4. A 1.5 kΩ resistor and a coil with a 2.2 kΩ inductive reactance are in series across an 18 V ac source. The power factor is
- (A) 564
- (B) 0.564
- (C) 6.76
- (D) 55.7
5. Total current in an RL circuit always lags the source voltage.
- (A) True
- (B) False
6. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RL circuit is decreased, the impedance
- (A) Decreases
- (B) Increases
- (C) Does
not change
- (D) Cannot
be determined without values
7. The impedance of an RL circuit varies inversely with frequency.
- (A) True
- (B) False
8. When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RL circuit is increased, the phase angle
- (A) Decreases
- (B) Increases
- (C) Does
not change
- (D) Cannot be
determined without values
9. In an RL circuit, the impedance is determined by both the resistance and the inductive reactance combined.
- (A) True
- (B) False
10. To increase the current in a series RL circuit, the frequency
- (A) Should
be increased
- (B) Should
be decreased
- (C) Should
be constant
- (D) Cannot
be determined without values
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