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ECT&T 7th Ed Multi Choice CH 17

This document contains 19 multiple choice questions about electrical circuits and concepts such as inductance, capacitance, impedance, and resonance. The questions cover how changing frequency affects various circuit properties and components. Example calculations are provided for determining values like reactance, current, and voltage in different AC circuit configurations.

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ECT&T 7th Ed Multi Choice CH 17

This document contains 19 multiple choice questions about electrical circuits and concepts such as inductance, capacitance, impedance, and resonance. The questions cover how changing frequency affects various circuit properties and components. Example calculations are provided for determining values like reactance, current, and voltage in different AC circuit configurations.

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Bird’s Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 7th edition

ISBN 978-0-367-67222-5
www.routledge.com/cw/bird
© Taylor & Francis, 2021
All rights reserved

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 17


All questions have only one correct answer

1. An inductance of 10 mH connected across a 100 V, 50 Hz supply has an inductive reactance of:


[a] 10π Ω
[b] 100π Ω
[c] πΩ
[d] πH

2. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and inductance is increased, the
current:
[a] decreases
[b] increases
[c] stays the same

3. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and inductance is increased, the phase
angle of the circuit:
[a] decreases
[b] increases
[c] stays the same

4. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and capacitance is decreased, the
current
[a] decreases
[b] increases
[c] stays the same

5. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and capacitance is decreased, the phase
angle of the circuit
[a] decreases
[b] increases
[c] stays the same

6. A capacitor of 1 µF is connected to a 50 Hz supply. The capacitive reactance is:


[a] 50 MΩ

[b]

[c]

[d]

7. In a series a.c. circuit the voltage across a pure inductance is 12 V and the voltage across a pure
resistance is 5 V. The supply voltage is:
[a] 13 V
[b] 17 V
[c] 7V
[d] 2.4 V

8. Inductive reactance results in a current that


[a] leads the voltage by 90°
[b] is in phase with the voltage
[c] leads the voltage by π rad
[d] lags the voltage by π/2 rad

9. Which of the following statements is false?


[a] Impedance is at a minimum at resonance in an a.c. circuit
[b] The product of r.m.s. current and voltage gives the apparent power in an a.c. circuit
[c] Current is at a maximum at resonance in an a.c. circuit

[d] gives power factor

10. The impedance of a coil, which has a resistance of X ohms and an inductance of Y henrys,
connected across a supply of frequency K Hz, is:
[a] 2πKY
[b] X+Y
[c]

[d]

11. The phase angle between the current and the applied voltage for a coil which has a resistance of X
ohms and an inductance of Y henrys, connected across a supply of frequency K Hz, is given by:

[a]

[b]

[c]

[d]

12. When a capacitor is connected to an a.c. supply the current


[a] leads the voltage by 180°
[b] is in phase with the voltage
[c] leads the voltage by π/2 rad
[d] lags the voltage by 90°

13. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and capacitance is increased,
impedance
[a] increases
[b] decreases
[c] stays the same

14. In an R-L-C series a.c. circuit a current of 5 A flows when the supply voltage is 100 V. The phase
angle between current and voltage is 60° lagging. Which of the following statements is false?
[a] The circuit is effectively inductive
[b] The apparent power is 500 VA
[c] The equivalent circuit reactance is 20 Ω
[d] The true power is 250 W

15. A series a.c. circuit comprising a coil of inductance 100 mH and resistance 1 Ω and a 10 µF capacitor
is connected across a 10 V supply. At resonance the p.d. across the capacitor is
[a] 10kV
[b] 1kV
[c] 100V
[d] 10V

16. The amplitude of the current I flowing in the circuit of Figure 1 is:
[a] 21 A
[b] 16.8 A
[c] 28 A
[d] 12 A

Figure 1

17. If the supply frequency is increased at resonance in a series R-L-C circuit and the values of L, C and R
are constant, the circuit will become:
[a] capacitive
[b] resistive
[c] inductive
[d] resonant

18. For the circuit shown in Figure 2, the value of Q-factor is:
[a] 50
[b] 100
[c]
[d] 40

Figure 2

19. A series R-L-C circuit has a resistance of 8 Ω an inductance of 100 mH and a capacitance of
5 µF. If the current flowing is 2 A, the impedance at resonance is:
[a] 160 Ω
[b] 16 Ω
[c] 8 mΩ
[d] 8Ω

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