Basic Electrical Engineering

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CIE Examination Review
July 8, 2012

Engr. Erica M Ocampo, REE

A nichrome heating coil takes 30A when a
voltage of 120V is applied. Determine the
resistance of the coil
a) 5.3 Ω
b) 3Ω
c) 4Ω
d) 7.5 Ω
Calculate the resistance of 100m length of
wire having a uniform cross-sectional area of
0.1mm2 if the wire is made of manganin
having a resistivity of 50x10-8 Ωm
a) 400 Ω
b) 350 Ω
c) 547 Ω
d) 500 Ω
The filament of a tungsten light bulb has a
resistance of 1Ω at 20oC. If the length of the
tungsten filament is 2cm, what should be the
diameter? ρW=4.37x10-8Ωm , αW=47x10-4
a) 0.0334mm
b) 0.0874mm
c) 0.0153mm
d) 0.0684mm
An aluminium wire 5m long and 2mm
diameter is connected in parallel with a wire
3m long. The total current is 4A and that in the
aluminium wire is 2.5A. Find the diameter if
the copper wire. The respective resistivities of
copper and aluminium are 1.7 and 2.6μΩm.
a) 1.03mm
b) 0.57mm
c) 0.97mm
d) 1.43mm
A potential difference of 250V is applied to a
field winding at 15oC and the current is 5A.
What will be the mean temperature of the
winding when current has fallen to 3.91A,
applied voltage being constant. α15=1/253.5
a) 75oC
b) 94oC
c) 81oC
d) 86oC
A platinum coil has a resistance of 3.146Ω at
40oC and 3.767Ω at 100oC. Find the resistance
at 0oC.
a) 2.73Ω
b) 3.84Ω
c) 2.04Ω
d) 3.33Ω
The resistance in the series network (10Ω, 6Ω
and 4Ω connected across a 40V source) are
measured at 30OC. Their resistive elements are
made of nichrome, permanickel and grade A
nickel, respectively. What will be the resistance
of the network at 60oC? αnichrome=0.00015/oC,
αpermanickel=0.0036/oC and αgrade A=0.005/oC
a) 31.40Ω
b) 19.76Ω
c) 22.35Ω
d) 21.29Ω
Two conductors, one of copper and the other of
iron, are connected in parallel and carry equal
currents at 25oC. What proportion of current
will pass through each of the temperature is
raised to 100oC? The temperature coefficients
of resistance at 25oC are 0.0043/oC and
0.0063/oC for copper and iron respectively
a) 47.32% and 52.68%
b) 52.68% and 47.32%
c) 64.5% and 35.5%
d) 35.5%and 64.5%
The total current drawn by a circuit of three
resistors connected in parallel is 12 A. The
total voltage across the first resistor is 12V, the
value of the second resistor is 3Ω and the
power dissipation of the third resistor is 24W.
What are the resistance of the first and third
resistor?
a) 2Ω; 6Ω
b) 3Ω; 6Ω
c) 2Ω; 5Ω
d) 3Ω; 5Ω
Given Vab=10V, Determine the voltage of the
source.
a) 13V
b) 17V
c) 20V
d) 15V
A resistor of 12 Ω is connected in series with a
combination of 15 Ω and 20 Ω resistors in
parallel. When the voltage of 120V is applied
across the whole circuit. Find the current
taken from the supply
a) 5.83A
b) 2.55A
c) 13.42A
d) 9.03A
Determine the equivalent resistance of the
circuit below
a) 40Ω
b) 20 Ω
c) 95Ω
d) 50Ω
A practical battery can supply 5A at 15V and
10A at 12V. How much current can it supply
when short circuited?
a) 25A
b) 15A
c) 20A
d) 30A
An alternating current of frequency of 60Hz
has a maximum value of 120A. Write down
the equation from its instantaneous value.
Reckoning time from the instant the current is
zero and is becoming positive; find the
instantaneous value after 1/360 second.
a) 103.9A
b) 114.5A
c) 98.03A
d) 55.2A
What is the peak value of a sinusoidal
alternating current of 4.78rms ampere?
a) 3.38A
b) 3.04A
c) 6.76A
d) 7.52A
An alternating current is represented by
i=70.7sin520t. Determine the frequency and
the current 0.0015sec after passing through
zero.
a) 82.8Hz; 49.7A
b) 165.5Hz; 0.96A
c) 82.8Hz; 0.96A
d) 165.5Hz; 49.7A
If e1=A sinωt and e2=B sin (ωt-φ), then
a) e1 lags e2 by φ
b) e2 lags e1 by φ
c) e2 leads e1 by φ
d) e1 is in phase with e2
What is the total capacitance of a series
connected capacitors :25μF, 40μF and 30μF
a) 95μF
b) 30mF
c) 10μF
d) 98mF
in a series circuit containing pure resistance and a pure
inductance, the current and the voltage are expressed
as : i(t)=5sin(314t+2π/3) and v(t)=15sin(314t+5 π/6)
What is the impedance of the circuit?
a) 2.6Ω
b) 5.3Ω
c) 3.0Ω
d) 6.4Ω
What is the inductance in henrys?
e) 8.34mH
f) 4.78mH
g) 5.24mH
h) 6.35mH
Determine the total impedance of the circuit
a) (6+j0)Ω
b) (0+j8) Ω
c) (7+j0) Ω
d) (6+j8) Ω
Two parallel branches A and B. Branch A has a
resistance of 10Ω and an inductance of 0.1H in
series. Branch B has a resistance of 20Ω and a
capacitance of 100μF in series. The source is
250V, 50Hz. Calculate the magnitude and the
phase angle of the current taken from the
supply
a) 6 cis -15o
b) 8 cis 10o
c) 4 cis -13o
d) 10 cis -12o
The applied voltage is given by (0+j10) and the
current is (0.8+j0.6)A in a series connection of
resistance and reactance. Determine the
values of R and X.
a) R=6Ω and XL=8Ω
b) R=8Ω and XL=6Ω
c) R=6Ω and XL=6Ω
d) R=8Ω and XL=8Ω
In an alternating circuit, the impressed voltage
is given by V=(100-j50) volts and the current in
the circuit is I=(3-j4)A. Determine the real and
reactive power in the circuit.
a) 550W and 100VAR
b) 100W and 550VAR
c) 500W and 250VAR
d) 250W and 500VAR
A voltage of 200cis53o 8’ is applied across two
impedances in parallel. The values of
impedances are (12+j16) and (10-j20).
Determine the total VA.
a) 2500VA
b) 2000VA
c) 3000VA
d) 2870VA
The load taken from a supply consists of (a)
lamp load 10kW a unity power factor, (b)
motor load of 80kVA at 0.8 power factor(lag)
and (c) motor load of 40kVA at 0.7 power
factor leading. Calculate the power factor of
the combined load.
a) 0.834(lag)
b) 0.899(lead)
c) 0.992(lead)
d) 0.982(lag)