Board Exam Problems

on
DIRECT CURRENT
(DC) CIRCUITS
REE- May 2009
1. A conductor has an area of 40, 000 circular mils. What is the diameter of this conductor
in mils?
A. 0.60 B. 0.20 C. 0.50 D. 0.40
Solution:
A = d2 1 inch = 1000 mils
1 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ
d = √40,000 200 mils × = 0.20 inch
1000 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑠
d = 200 mils

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2. What is the area in circular mils (CM) of a conductor whose diameter is 0.25 inch?
A. 65, 000 B. 62, 500 C. 70, 000 D. 67, 500
Solution:
A = (d×1000)2
A = (0.25 inch× 1000) 2
A = 62, 500 circular mils

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3. An ampere is how many abampere?
A. 0.4 B. 0.3 C. 0.1 D. 0.2
Solution:
1 abampere = 10 absolute amperes
1 𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒
1 ampere × = 𝟎. 𝟏
10 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠

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4. Find the resistance of 50 m of tungsten (ρ = 5.5 × 10−8Ω-m) wire having a diameter of
0.8 mm at 20 degree centigrade.
A. 4.38 Ω B. 5.47 Ω C. 4.92 Ω D. 5.91 Ω
Solution:
𝑙
R=ρ
𝐴
𝛱𝑑2 𝛱 (0.8×10−3 )2
A= = = 0.503 × 10−6
4 4
50 𝑚
R= (5.5 × 10−8 Ω − m) ( )
0.503×10−6 𝑚2
𝑹 = 𝟓. 𝟒𝟕 Ω

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5. The specific resistance depends upon
A. The area of cross-section and the length of the conductor
B. The material of the conductor, its area of cross-sectional and length
C. The nature of the material of the conductor only
D. The area of cross-section of the conductor

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6. A piece of wire 1 foot long with crosses sectional area of 10−5 square inch has a
resistance of 0.75 ohm. What is the resistance of 200 ft of wire of the same material
with a cross-sectional area of 3 x 10-5 square inch?
A. 100 Ω B. 200 Ω C. 150 Ω D. 50 Ω
Solution:
𝑙 𝐴
R2 = (𝑅1 ) ( 2 ) ( 1)
𝐴2 𝑙1
200 𝑓𝑡 10−5
R2 = (0.75 Ω) ( −5
)( )
3×10 1 𝑓𝑡
𝑹𝟐 = 50 Ω

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7. If 750 m of 3.0 mm diameter wire have a resistance of 27.6 ohms, what length of similar
wire 5.0 mm diameter will have the same resistance?
A. 1, 250 m B. 208 m C. 125 m D. 2, 083 m
Solution:
𝜌1 = 𝜌2
𝑅1 = 𝑅2
𝑙1 𝑑2 2 (750)(5×10−3 )2
𝑙2 = 2 = (3×10−3 )
𝑑1
𝒍𝟐 = 𝟐, 𝟎𝟖𝟑 𝒎

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8. A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm and a resistance of 0.031 ohm is
drawn down so that its diameter is 5 mm. What does its resistance become?
A. 0.010 Ω B. 0.928 Ω C. 0.170 Ω D. 0.072 Ω
Solution:
𝑅1 𝐴1
=
𝑅2 𝐴2
𝑑1 2 𝑅1 (0.46 𝑖𝑛)2 (0.031)
𝑅2 = =
𝑑2 2 (0.197𝑖𝑛)2
𝑹𝟐 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟗 Ω
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9. A length of copper telephone line has a resistance of 24 ohms at 20 degree C. What is its
resistance on hot summer day when its temperature rises to 36 degree C?
A. 26.5 Ω B. 24.5 Ω C. 25.5 Ω D. 27.5 Ω
Solution:
𝑅2 = 𝑅1 [1 + ʆ1 (𝑡2 − 𝑡1 )] T for copper = -234.5 degree C
1 1
ʆ1 = =
𝑡1 + |𝑇| 20+234.5
−3
ʆ1 = 3.93 × 10
𝑅2 = 24 [1 + 3.93 × 10−3 (36 − 20)]
𝑹𝟐 = 𝟐𝟓. 𝟓𝟏 Ω

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10. What is the value of 𝑅𝑥 in Kohms to be connected in parallel to a 75 Kohms to reduce
the value of total resistance to 10 Kohms?
A. 11.7 B. 15.7 C. 7.5 D. 12.7
Solution:
𝑅1 𝑅2
𝑅𝑡 =
𝑅1 +𝑅2
𝑅2 𝑅𝑡 (75𝐾)(10𝐾)
𝑅1 = = (75𝐾+10𝐾)
𝑅2 +𝑅𝑡
𝑹𝟏 = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕 𝑲𝒐𝒉𝒎𝒔

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11. A wire having a resistance R is divided into three equal parts. What is the equivalent
resistance if the three parts are connected in parallel to form a new wire?
A. 3R B. R C. R/3 D. R/9
Solution:
1 1 1 1
= 1 + 1 + 1
𝑅𝑡
𝑅1 𝑅2 𝑅3
1 1 1 1
= 𝑅 + 𝑅 + 𝑅
𝑅𝑡
3 3 3
𝑹
𝑹𝒕 =
𝟗

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12. A 115 V source of emf is attached to a heating element which is a coil of nichrome wire
(𝜌 = 100 × 10−8 Ω − m) of cross section 1.20 square mm. What must be the length of
the wire if the resistive power loss is equal to 700 watts?
A. 22.67 m B. 26.5 m C. 19.8 m D. 17.6 m
Solution:
𝑉2
𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 =
𝑅
115 2
𝑅= = 18.89 Ω
700
𝑙
𝑅= 𝜌
𝐴
8.89 (1.20×10−3 )
𝑙=1
100×10−8
𝒍 = 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟕 𝒎

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13. A voltage divider circuit of two resistors is designed with a total resistance of the two
resistors equal to 100 ohms. If the output voltage is 20 % of the input, what are the
values of the two resistors (ohms) in the circuit?
A. 15 and 85 B. 20 and 80 C. 10 and 90 D. 2 and 98
Solution:
100 Ω (0.2) = 𝟐𝟎
100-20 = 𝟖𝟎

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14. A 110 V DC motor draws a current of 30 A and is located 500 ft from the power source.
What is the supply voltage if the diameter of copper wire is 0.25 inch?
A. 119 B.117 C.121 D.115
Solution:
𝑙
𝑅 = 2𝜌
𝐴
m 500 𝑓𝑡
𝑅 = 2 (10.37Ω − ) (0.25×1000)2 = 0.166Ω
𝑓𝑡
𝑉𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 = 𝑉𝑖𝑛 + 𝐼𝑅
𝑉𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 = 110 + (30)(0.166)
𝑽𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 = 𝟏𝟏𝟒. 𝟗𝟖 𝑽

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15. How many calories does an electric heater of 100 watts generate per second?
A. 10 B. 1, 000 C. 23.88 D. 42.25
Solution:
1 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒 = 4.1867 𝐽
1𝐽 =1𝑤−𝑠
𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠 1𝐽 4.1867 𝑐𝑎𝑙
100 × × = 𝟐𝟑. 𝟖𝟖 𝒄𝒂𝒍
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑤−𝑠 1𝐽

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16. A 360 kilojoules per minute output at 4℃ from the refrigerator is obtained. What is the
energy efficiency ratio (EER) if the required input is 2kW?
A. 10.24 B. 11.73 C.13.62 D. 15.42
Solution:
ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑
𝐸𝐸𝑅 = 1 𝐵𝑇𝑈 = 252 𝑐𝑎𝑙
𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛
1 𝐽 = 0.239 𝑐𝑎𝑙

𝐽 0.239 𝑐𝑎𝑙 1 𝐵𝑇𝑈 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛

360 × 103 × × × = 20, 485.7 𝐵𝑇𝑈⁄ℎ𝑟
𝑚𝑖𝑛 1𝐽 252 𝑐𝑎𝑙 1 ℎ𝑟
20,485.7 𝐵𝑇𝑈⁄ℎ𝑟
𝐸𝐸𝑅 =
2000 𝑊
𝑬𝑬𝑹 = 𝟏𝟎. 𝟐𝟒

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17. How is the storage battery rated in capacity?
A. Volts B. Watts C. Amperes D. Ampere-hour

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18. A 12 Volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity. The internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A
5-ohm load is connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours are still left?
A. 28.51 B. 41.24 C. 38.23 D. 35.92
Solution:
𝐸 12
𝐼𝑑𝑖𝑠 = = = 2.35 𝐴
𝑅+𝑟 0.1+5
𝐼𝑡 = 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒 − ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒
= 2.35 𝐴 (5 ℎ𝑟𝑠) = 11.75 ℎ𝑟𝑠
𝐴ℎ𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 = 𝐴ℎ(𝑡) − 𝐴ℎ(𝑑𝑖𝑠) = 50 𝐴𝑚𝑝 𝐻𝑟 − 11.75 ℎ𝑟𝑠
𝑨𝒉𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 = 𝟑𝟖. 𝟐𝟓 𝑨𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒓
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19. Two batteries are connected in series, one of 8V, 2 k Ω and the other of 16 V, 3k Ω. The
combination supplies a 7k Ω load. Determine the power dissipated in the 3k Ω battery.
A. 12 mW B. 1.2mW C. 12 mW D. 1.2 W
Solution:
𝐸1 +𝐸2 24
𝐼= = = 2𝑚𝐴
𝑅𝐿 +𝑟1 +𝑟2 12 𝑘
𝑃3𝑘Ω = 𝐼 𝑅 = (2𝑚𝐴)2 (3𝑘Ω)
2

𝑷𝟑𝒌Ω = 𝟏𝟐𝒎𝑾

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20. A dozen cells with an emf of 1.5 V and internal resistance of 0.15 ohm each are joined in
parallel and connected to an external resistor of 1.9875 ohms. What is the current
drawn by the external resistor?
A. 0.85 A B. 0.75 A C. 0.60 A D. 0.50 A
Solution:
1
𝑅𝑡 = 1 + 1.9875 = 2Ω
12( )
0.15
𝐸𝑡 1.5
𝐼= =
𝑅𝑡 2
𝑰 = 𝟎. 𝟕𝟓 𝑨

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21. It is the unconventional unit of mmf in the CGS system
A. unit pole B. statvolts C. gilberts D. ampere-turns

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22. A solenoid has a magnetic reluctance of 2.2 × 10−3 . It has 300 turns and a core area of
5cm2. What is the flux density when the current flowing is one ampere?
A. 26, 300 gauss B. 34, 200 gauss C. 12, 200 gauss D. 21, 200 gauss
Solution:
𝑚𝑚𝑓 = 0.4 𝜋𝑁𝐼 = 0.4𝜋(300)(1) = 376.99
𝑚𝑚𝑓
𝑅𝑚 =
∅
𝑚𝑚𝑓 376.99
∅= = = 171, 359.09 𝑊𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑟
𝑅𝑚 2.2×10−3
∅ 171,359.09 𝑊𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑟
𝛽= =
𝐴 0.052 𝑚
𝜷 = 𝟑𝟒, 𝟐𝟕𝟏. 𝟖 𝒈𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒔
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23. An infinitely long straight conductor located in air is carrying a current of 100 A.
Determine the flux density at point 0.08 m away from the conductor.
A. 0.50 × 10−3 𝑇 B. 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝑻 C. 0.40 × 10−3 𝑇 D. 0.33 × 10−3 𝑇
Solution:
𝜇𝑜 𝜇𝑟 𝐼 4𝜋×10−7 (1)(100)
𝛽= =
2𝜋𝑟 2𝜋(0.08)
−𝟑
𝜷 = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎 𝑻

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24. A 120 cm long conductor is carrying a current of 3.2 A and is situated at right angle to a
field with flux density of 0.85 T. Calculate the force on the conductor.
A. 3.2640 N B. 3.3048 N C. 3.1396 N D. 3.5477 N
Solution:
𝐹 = 𝛽𝐼𝑙 sin 𝜃 = 0.85 (3.2 × 10−2 )(120) sin 90
𝑭 = 𝟑. 𝟐𝟔𝟒 𝑵

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25. When the current in a wire is 5A, the flux 3 meters from the wire is 30 mWb. If the
current is decreased to 4A, what will be the flux?
A. 24 mWb B. 37.5 mWb C. 19.2 mWb D. 46.88 mWb
Solution:
∅1 𝐼2
=
∅2 𝐼1
𝐼2 4
∅2 = ∅1 = (30 × 10−3 )
𝐼1 5
∅𝟐 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑾𝒃

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26. A south pole 20 unit pole is placed one inch away from another south pole 35 unit pole.
What is the force between the two poles?
A. 108.5 dynes repulsion B. 108.5 dynes attraction
C. 70.0 dynes repulsion D. 70.7 dynes attraction
Solution:
𝑚1 𝑚2 20 (35)
𝐹= =
𝜇𝑜 𝜇𝑟 𝑑2 1 (1)(2.542 )
𝑭 = 𝟏𝟎𝟖. 𝟓 𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏
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27. A magnetic circuit has alength of 100 cm and cross-sectional area of 5 square cm. The
total flux is 10 × 104 𝑊𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑟. The coil has 100 turns and current of 4 amperes. What is
the magnetic flux?
A. 500 AT/m B. 400 AT/m C. 350 AT/m D. 450 AT/m
Solution:
𝑁𝐼 100 𝐴 (4)
𝐻= =
𝑙 1𝑚
𝑯 = 𝟒𝟎𝟎𝑨𝑻/𝒎

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28. Calculate the AT/m to produce flux density of 0.001𝑊𝑏/𝑚2 at the center of a long
straight solenoid.
A. 783 B. 796 C. 799 D. 745
Solution:
𝛽 0.001
𝐻= =
𝜇 4𝜋×10−7
𝑯 = 𝟕𝟗𝟓. 𝟕𝟕𝑨𝑻/𝒎

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29. Two coils having 30 and 600 turns respectively are wound side by side on a closed iron
circuit of cross-section 100 cm2 and of mean length 150 cm. A current in the first coil
grows steadily from zero to 10A in 1 second. Find the emf induced in the coil. Relative
permeability of iron is 2000.
A. 209.4 v B. 301.6 v C. 299.3 v D. 300.9 v
Solution:
𝜇𝑜 𝜇𝑟 𝐴𝑁1 𝑁2 (200)(4𝜋×10−7 )(1𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟)(30)(600)
𝑀= = = 30.159𝐴𝑇/𝑚
𝑙 1.5𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑑𝐼 10 𝐴
𝑒=𝑀 = 30.159 ( )=
𝑑𝑡 0.1 𝑠
𝒆 = 𝟑𝟎𝟏. 𝟓𝟗 𝒗
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30. Calculate the 𝐴𝑇/𝑚 to produce flux density of 0.001 𝑊𝑏/𝑚2 at the center of a long
straight solenoid.
A. 783 B. 796 C. 799 D. 745
Solution:
𝛽
𝐻=
𝜇
0.001 𝑊𝑏/𝑚2
𝐻= 10−7 𝐻
4𝜋×
𝑚
𝑯 = 𝟕𝟗𝟓. 𝟕𝟕 𝑨𝑻/𝒎

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31. Wire length of 50 cm is moved in a field of density 1 weber per square meter at a
velocity of 30 meters per second. What is the emf induced if the motion is perpendicular
to the field?
A. 1.5 v B. 150 v C. 15 v D. 0.15 v
Solution:
𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 = 𝛽𝑙𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 = (1 𝑊/𝑚2 )(0.5 𝑚)(30 𝑚/𝑠) sin 90
𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 = 𝟏𝟓 𝒗

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32. A 20 mH inductor and a 12 mH inductor are connected in series with a 1.50 A current
source. Find the total energy stored.
A. 36 mJ B. 16 mJ C. 32 mJ D. 64 mJ
Solution:
𝐿𝑡 = 𝐿1 + 𝐿2
𝐿𝑡 = (20 × 10−3 ) + (12 × 10−3 )
𝐿𝑡 = 32 × 10−3
𝐼2 𝐿𝑡 1.502 (32×10−3 )
𝑊= =
2 2
𝑾 = 𝟑𝟔 𝒎𝑱
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33. An uncharged 100 𝜇F capacitor is charged to a constant current 1 mA. Determine the
voltage across the capacitor after 4 seconds.
A. 50 V B. 40 V C. 30 V D. 20 V
Solution:
𝑄 = 𝐼𝑡
𝑄 = (1𝑚𝐴)(4 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠)
𝑄 = 4 × 10−3 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙
𝑄 4×10−3
𝑉= =
𝐶 100×10−6
𝑽 = 𝟒𝟎 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒔

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34. What extends the range of a DC ammeter?
A. inductance C. current transformer
B. capacitor D. shunt resistance

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35. To increase the range of a voltmeter, a .
A. low resistance is connected in series C. high R is connected in parallel
B. low resistance is connected in parallel D. high R is connected in parallel

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36. A 0 - 10 ampere ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.01 ohm. What shunt resistance
to the ammeter must be connected to have a reading of 0 – 100?
A. 1.11 × 10−3 Ω B. 𝟏. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 Ω C. 0.111 Ω D. 0.1 Ω
Solution:
𝐼𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑛
𝑅𝑠ℎ =
𝐼𝑠ℎ
(10)(0.01)
𝑅𝑠ℎ =
100
𝑹𝒔𝒉 = 𝟏. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 Ω

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37. Two ammeters A and B require 50 mA and 60 mA, respectively, to give full scale
deflection. Which is more sensitive?
A. A B. B C. A and B D. cannot be determined

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38. A 75-volt voltmeter has a resistance of 7, 500 Ω. What will be the multiplying factor of
the instrument if a resistance of 7, 500 Ω is connected in series?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 3
Solution:
𝑉𝑚 75
𝐼𝑚 = =
𝑅𝑚 7,500
𝐼𝑚 = 0.01 𝐴
𝑉𝐿 = 𝐼𝑖𝑛 (𝑅𝑚 + 𝑅𝑖𝑛 )
𝑉𝐿 = 0.01 (7, 500 + 7, 500)
𝑉𝐿 = 150 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠
𝑉𝐿
𝑁=
𝑉𝑖𝑛
𝑵=𝟐

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39. An ampere-meter is calibrated to give a reading of energy in kilowatthour on a 220 V
circuit. When used on a 250 V circuit, it records 845 KWHR in a certain time. Calculate
the energy actually supplied.
A. 920 B. 960 C. 950 D. 955
Solution:
𝑉𝐹𝐿 −𝑉𝑁𝐿
% 𝐸𝑅𝑅𝑂𝑅 = × 100
𝑉𝑁𝐿
250−220
= × 100 = 13.636
220
𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑑 = (100% + %𝐸𝑅𝑅𝑂𝑅 ) + 𝑃
𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑑 = (100 + 13.636) + 845
𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅 = 𝟗𝟓𝟖

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40. An 800 W electric iron operates on 110 V. How many electrons pass through the iron
per second?
A. 𝟒. 𝟓𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 B. 6.4 × 109 C. 70.4 × 106 D. 3.25 × 1019
Solution:
𝑃 800
𝐼= =
𝑉 110
𝐼 = 7.273 𝐴
𝑄 𝑛𝑒
𝐼= =
𝑡 𝑡
𝐼𝑡 7.273(1)
𝑛= =
𝑒 1.6×10−19
−𝟏𝟗
𝒏 = 𝟒. 𝟓𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎
REE- April 2005
41. A charge of 20 units is placed 5 cm from a like charge of 3 units in mica. The force of
repulsion is 0.52 dynes. Find the dielectric constant of mica.
A. 2.4 B. 4.61 C. 6.6 D. 1.25
Solution:
𝑄1 𝑄2
𝐹=
𝜀𝑟 𝜀𝑜 𝑑 2
(20)(3)
𝜀𝑟 =
0.52(52 )
𝜺𝒓 = 𝟒. 𝟔𝟏

REE- September 2003

42. A potential difference of 60 V exists between the ends of a wire of length 110 cm. if its
diameter is 0.14 mm and the current through it is 2 A. calculate the specific resistance.
A. 𝟒𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟖 Ω − 𝐦 B. 42 × 10−7 Ω − m
C. 4.2 × 10−8 Ω − m D. 4.2 × 10−3 Ω − m
Solution:
𝑙
𝑅=𝜌
𝐴
𝑉 60
𝑅= = = 30 Ω
𝐼 2
𝝅 2
𝑅𝐴 30Ω( )(0.14×10−3 𝑚)
4
𝜌= =
𝑙 1.1 𝑚
−𝟖
𝝆 = 𝟒𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎 Ω − 𝒎

REE- September 2010

43. A bulb rated 110 V, 60 watts is connected with another bulb rated 110 V, 100 W across
a 220 V mains. Calculate the resistance which should be joined in parallel with the first
bulb so that both the bulbs may take their rated power.
A. 302.5 Ω B. 302 Ω C. 303 Ω D. 302.5 Ω
Solution:
𝑉2
𝑃=
𝑅
𝑉2
𝑅=
𝑃
𝑅1 𝑅2
𝑅𝑡 =
𝑅1 +𝑅2
2202 2202
( )( )
60 100
𝑅𝑡 = 2202 2202
+
60 100
𝑹𝒕 = 𝟑𝟎𝟐. 𝟓 Ω

REE- May 2009

44. Two coils connected in parallel across 100 V supply mains, take 10A from the line. The
power dissipated in one coil is 600 W. What is the resistance of the other coil?
A. 24 Ω B. 26 Ω C. 25 Ω D. 27 Ω
Solution:
𝑉2 1002
𝑅1 = = = 16.67 Ω
𝑅 600
100 𝑉
𝑅𝑇 = = 10 Ω
10 𝐴
𝑅 𝑅 𝑅 𝑅 10(16.67)
𝑅𝑇 = 1 2 ; 𝑅2 = 𝑇 1 = (16.67)−(10)
𝑅1 +𝑅2 𝑅1 −𝑅𝑇
𝑹𝟐 = 𝟐𝟒. 𝟗𝟗 Ω

REE- September 2003

45. In CGS system, what is the unit of emf when I is in abampere and P is in erg per second?
A. millivolt B. kilovolt C. abvolt D. volt

REE- October 2000

46. One KWHR is equal to BTU.
A. 3412 B. 4186 C. 2530 D. 3930

REE- October 2000

47. What is the force between a point charge of 2 × 10−5 coulomb and another 3x10-6
coulomb when they are 10 cm apart in a vacuum?
A. 53.95 kg B. 5.5 kg C. 45.5 kg D. 35.6 kg
Solution:
𝑄1 𝑄2 (2×10−5 )(3×10−6 )
𝐹=𝑘 = (9 × 109 )
𝑑2 0.12
𝐹 = 54 𝑁
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑔
54 𝑘𝑔−𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑚=
9.81 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝒎 = 𝟓. 𝟓𝟎𝟓 𝒌𝒈

REE- October 2000

48. A coil of copper wire has a resistance of 5.46 Ω at 75℃. What will be the resistance at
25℃?
 A. 4.58 Ω B. 4.84 Ω C. 5.02 Ω D. 4.35 Ω
Solution:
Note: 𝛼𝑜 = 4.27 × 10−3 per degree centigrade
1
𝑇= = 234. 192 ℃
4.27×10−3
𝑇+𝑡 234.192+25
𝑅2 = 𝑅1 ( 2) = (5.46) ( )
𝑇+𝑡 1 234.192+75
𝑹𝟐 = 𝟒. 𝟓𝟖 Ω

REE- September 2003

49. In the American Wire Gauge, as the number of gauge increases, the diameter of wire .
A. increases B. decreases
C. does not change D. become twice

REE- April 2002

50. Ten (10) kW is equal to gram-cal/sec?
A. 156 B. 436 C. 2, 388 D. 425