CERTCDAVAO WEEKLY EXAM 1 EE

Electrical Engineering
Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 18. Three resistances of 20 Ω each are connected star. If a source of emf of
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box 120 V is connected across any two terminals, find the current supplied by
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. the source.
A. 2 amps. C. 1 amps.
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only. B. 60 amps. D. 3 amps. *
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means 19. An energy of 9.25 mJ is required to move a charge of 0.5 mC from point a
exponentiation. to point b. Calculate the electric potential difference between these
points?
Direct Current Circuits A. 10.5V C. 12.5V
B. 19.5V D. 18.5V *
1. Two resistors in series are designed with a total resistance of 50.0 ohms. If 20. Determine the power involved if 300 joules of energy is consumed in 15
one of the output voltages is 10 percent of the input voltage, obtain the s.
values of the two resistors in the A. 0.20 watts C. 2 watts
circuit. B. 200 watts D. 20 watts *
A. 10, 45 ohms C. 5, 45 ohms * 21. In 0.025 W, there are
B. 10, 40 ohms D. 15, 45 ohms A. 25 kW* C. 0.00025 mW
2. A resistor R consumes 100 watts if connected across a 220-volts source. B. 2,500 µW D. 25 mW *
What power will it consume if the input voltage is halved? 22. Determine how many watt-hours represent 65 W used for 18 h
A. 75 watts C. 50 watts A. 1,170 Wh * C. 1.170 Wh
B. 25 watts * D. 100 watts B. 170 Wh D. 3,170 Wh
3. A wire has a diameter of 0.3648 in. Determine its circular-mils. 23. A conductor has a constant current of five amperes. Determine the
A. 133,100 CM * C. 154,200 CM number of electrons that passes a fixed point in one minute?
B. 190,000 CM D. 171,400 CM A. 1:87x 1021 electrons/min * C. 1:87x 10-21 electrons/min
4. Determine the voltage if a 220Ω resistor dissipates 3W. B. 1:87x 1025 electrons/min D. 1:87x 1010 electrons/min
A. 257 volts C. 25.7 volts * 24. 1 dyne-cm is equivalent to
B. 2.57 volts D. 5.45 volts A. 1 erg * C. 1 Joule
5. 1 BTU is equivalent to B. 1 hp D. 1 watt
A. 1055 F C. 252 cal * 25. A #10 aluminum wire has a diameter of 2.59mm. Calculate the total
B. 110 erg D. 921 Tesla number of meters needed if a resistance of 1.0 Ω is required.
6. A 50-Ω resistor is connected across the terminals of a 12 V battery. The A. 230 meters C. 590 meters
power dissipation of the resistor is B. 670 meters D. 190 meters *
A. 4.56 watts C. 2.88 watts *
B. 8.67watts D. 9.23 watts S
7. In a resistor, electrical energy is converted to heat having a rate of
7.56kJ/min which has 270 C/min passing through it . Calculate the voltage
difference across the resistor terminals?
A. 12.8V C. 18V Figure 2
B. 30V D. 28V *
8. The unit of energy commonly is commonly expressed in kilowatt-hour
(kWh). If a load rated at 75W is operated from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m,
what total energy does this represent in megajoules?
A. 1.215MJ * C. 4.254MJ
B. 3.215MJ D. 8.912MJ
9. The equivalent resistance of three resistors in series is 750 ohms. Two of
the resistors have 40 ohms and 410 ohms. What must be the ohmic
resistance of the third resistor?
A. 300 ohms * C. 230 ohms
B. 400 ohms D. 500 ohms
10. Obtain the equivalent resistance of three 60 ohms resistors connected in
parallel
A. 80 ohms C. 30 ohms
B. 60 ohms D. 20 ohms *
11. A 15 V source is connected across a 12 Ω resistor. How much energy is
used in three minutes?
A. 0.938 Wh * C. 93.8 Wh
B. 9.38 Wh D. 0.0938 Wh
12. The parallel combination of two 20-ohms resistors is connected in series
with a 10 ohms resistor. This combination is again connected in parallel
with another 20-ohm resistor. Determine the overall equivalent resistance
A. 10 ohms * C. 20ohms
B. 30 ohms D. 15 ohms

13. 1000 watt-sec is equivalent to how many joules?

A. 1000 watts * C. 600 watts
B. 300 watts D. 500 watts
14. A ¾-watt is equal to how many milliwatts?
A. 750 mWatts * C. 0.750 mWatts
B. 7,500 mWatts D. 75 mWatts
15. The resistance of a copper wire at 200C is 30 ohms. What is its resistance
at 800C.
A. 88 ohms. C. 37 ohms *
B. 30ohms. D. 67ohms
16. What is the effective value of a 10volt DC source over a time equal to 10
milliseconds?
A.7.07 V C. 0.1 V
B. 1000 V D. 10 V *
17. Determine the total charge entering a terminal between t =1 sec and t = 2
sec if i = (3t 2 – t) amp.
A. 6.8 C C. 5.5 C *
B. 1.2 C D. 9.4 C

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