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ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS 2 (PART 1 -SINGLE PHASE) – PROBLEM SET

1. In an experiment, a sinusoidal waveform is observed to complete 8 cycles in 25 msec. Determine the

frequency of the wave form.
A. 320 Hz B. 10 Hz C. 200 Hz D. 64 HZ

2. Wavelength is the distance traveled by an electronic wave during the time of one cycle. Given a wavelength
of 12 meters, what is the frequency?
A. 250 kHz B. 25 kHz C. 250 MHz D. 25 MHz

3. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage and frequency is ______.
A. 100V, 50Hz B. 100V, 100Hz C. 50√2V, 50 Hz D. 50√2V, 100 Hz

4. What is the complex expression for a given alternating current, I = 250 sin(ωt – 25 deg)?
A. 227 + j106 B. 160 – j75 C. 227 – j 106 D. 160 + j175

5. A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of 70.71 V and a frequency of 60 Hz. Determine the value of
the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave crosses the ωt axis.
A. 70.71 V B. 100 V C. 50 V D. 141.42 V

6. In a single phase circuit VA = 84.85 + j84.85 V and VB = 96.59 – j25.88 V with respect to the reference node
0. Calculate VBA.
A. – 11.74 – j110.73 V C. 11.74 – j110.73 V
B. 11.74 + j110.73 V D. – 11.74 + j110.73 V

7. What is the rms value of a square wave with an amplitude of 10A and frequency of 1Hz?
A. 0 B. 10A C. 5A D. 7.07 A

8. A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20A. What is the average value of one-half cycle?
A. 5 B. 12.7 C. 14.14 D. 0

9. A wire carries a current, I = 3cos 314t amperes. What is the average current over 6 seconds?
A. 0 A B. 1.5 A C. 3.0 A D. 0.532 A

10. The average value of a half-wave rectified current is 100A. Its value for full wave rectification would be
_____ amperes.
A. 141.4 A B. 200 A C. 200/π A D. 40/π A
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11. The average value of the function I = 50 sinωt + sin 3ωt is equal to ________.
A. 31.8A B. 25A C. 38.2 A D. 51.43 A

12. A half wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100 amp. What is the effective value?
A. 157 A B. 444 A C. 70.71 A D. 100 A

13. The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating current is _______.

A. 1.11 B. 1.57 C. 1.73 D. 1.0

14. Three alternating currents are given by i1 = 141 sin (ωt + 45°); i2 = 30 sin (ωt + 90°); i3 = 20 cos (ωt –
120°). Find the equation of resultant current.
A. 167.4 sin (ωt + 45.66°) C. 74.6 sin ωt
B. 143.8 sin(ωt + 51.4°) D. 64.7 sin(ωt – 30°)

15. When the sole purpose of ac is to produce heat, the selection of conductor is based on _____ value of the
current.
A. Average B. instantaneous C. RMS D. Peak

16. The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which will produce heat in a resistor at the same average
rate as 115V of direct current is ________.
A. 81.3 V B. 115 V C. 162.6 V D. 230 V

17. A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150 volts. What equivalent DC voltage source would
produce the same heating effect in a 1 ohm resistor?
A. 15 V B. 212 V C. 95 V D. 106 V

18. The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sinωt is known to be 103.1. The amplitude A of the sine term is
______.
A. 25 B. 4.85 C. 35.48 D. 100

19. An alternating current and a direct current flows simultaneously in the same conductor. If the effective
value of the AC is 8A and DC is 12 A, what will an AC ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
A. 14.42 A B. 12 A C. 11.66 A D. 16.49 A

20. An impedance draws a current I = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a v = 220 sin ωt volts. What is the power?
A. 550W B. 1100 W C. 190.5 W D. 1320 W

21. A series circuit has an applied voltage of V = 220 sin(ωt + 30°) and draws a current I = 10 sin(ωt – 30°).
What is the average power and power factor of the circuit?
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A. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging C. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging

B. 2,200 W, 100% D. 1,100 W, 50% lagging

22. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 + j10) V and the effective current through the element
is 4 – j3 A. Calculate the true and reactive power taken by the element.
A. 50 watts & 100 Vars lagging C. 20 watts & 100 Vars leading
B. 110 watts & 20 Vars lagging D. 110 watts & 20 Vars leading

23. A 110-Volt AC line feeds two circuits in parallel. The currents are (2.2 – j6.5) A and (1.8 – j3.5)A. The
power consumed by the two circuits is approximately _______.
A. 1,185 watts B. 440 watts C. 755 watts D. 433 watts

24. Find the average power in a resistance in a resistance R = 10 ohms if the current in series form is i = 10
sinωt + 5 sin3ωt + 2 sin5ωt amperes.
A. 65.4 watts B. 645 watts C. 546 watts D. 54.6 watts

25. The current through an inductor with inductance of 1mH is given as i(t) = 0.010 sin 106t A. What is the
voltage across this inductor?
A. 100 sin106t v B. 10 cos 106t v C. 10 sin 106t v D. 100 cos 106t v

26. The capacitive reactance Xc of a circuit varies inversely as the capacitance C of the circuit. If the
capacitance of a certain circuit is decreased by 25%, by what percentage will Xc change?
A. 25% increase B. 20% increase C. 66 2/3% increase D. 33 1/3% increase

27. A circuit has a resistance of 20Ω and a reactance of 30Ω. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 0 B. 0.55 C. 0.832 D. 0.99

28. A resistance of 30Ω is in series with an inductance of 30mH. What is the frequency in hertz(HZ) so that the
power factor angle is 60° lagging?
A. 672 HZ B. 762 HZ C. 267 HZ D. 276 HZ

29. The current in a series circuit of R = 10 ohms and L = 60 mH lags the applied voltage by 80 degrees. What
is the impedance in ohms?
A. 10 + j0.5671Ω B. 10 + j56.71Ω C. 10 + j5.671Ω D. 10 + 567.1Ω

30. What are the two elements in a series circuit connection having a current and voltage of i = 13.42 sin (500t
– 53.4°) A and v = 150 sin(500t + 10°) v?
A. R = 8.8Ω and L = 35 mH C. R = 6.3 Ω and L = 25 mH
B. R = 7.5 Ω and L = 30 mH D. R = 5 Ω and L = 20 mH
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31. A coil draws 1,875 watts when connected to a 150 v DC source. It consumes 3,072 watts when connected
on 240 V, 60 Hz AC source. Find the inductance of the coil.
A. 0.0255 H B. 0.0153 H C. 0.0341 H D. 0.0240 H

32. In laboratory experiment, the impedance of a coil was obtained at 60 Hz and 30 Hz. These are 75.48 ohms
and 57.44 ohms, respectively. What is the inductance of the coil?
A. 150 mH B. 182.5 mH C. 42.5 mH D. 2.1 mH

33. A 200 mH inductor and an 80 ohm resistor are connected in parallel across a 100 v rms, 60 HZ source. By
what angle does the total current lead or lag behind the voltage?
A. 46.70° leading B. 43.40° leading C. 43.40° lagging D. 46.70° lagging

34. A capacitor in series with a 200Ω resistor draws current of 0.3 ampere from 120 volts, 60 HZ source. What
is the value of capacitor in microfarad?
A. 8.7 B. 9.7 C. 6.7 D. 7.7

35. A series circuit consisting of a 66.4 μF capacitor and a variable resistor. For what two values of resistance
will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8 watts, if the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120 volts?
A. 83.33 & 3.33 ohms C. 5.33 & 3.0 ohms
B. B. 53.33 & 30 ohms D. 83.33 & 5.33 ohms

36. Which is not 180 degrees apart?

A. XL and IC B. XC and IC C. IL and IC D. XC and XL

37. A series RLC circuit has elements R = 50Ω, L = 8 mH and C = 2.22 microfarads. What is the equivalent
impedance of the circuit if the frequency is 796 HZ?
A. 50 + j50 Ω B. 50 + j130 Ω C. 50 – j50 Ω D. 50 – j130 Ω

38. A coil of inductance 0.1 H and resistance of 4 ohms is connected in series with a condenser of 70.4
microfarad capacitance across a 60 Hz, 240 V line. How much current will flow on the circuit?
A. 55 A B. 60 A C. 57.5 A D. 52.5 A

39. An impedance of 100 Ω resistance and an unknown inductance is connected across the capacitor. The
resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500 Ω if ω = 105 rad/sec. Calculate the values of inductor and
capacitor.
A. 1μf & 2 mH B. 5μF & 1 mH C. 7μF & 3 mH D. 0.04μF & 2 mH

40. Find the value of impedance which absorbs a complex power of 2300 VA with a 30 degrees angle at 115 V
rms.
A. 5 + j7 Ω B. 7 + j5 Ω C. 5 + j3 Ω D. 3 + j5 Ω
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41. A 10 ohm resistor is connected in parallel to an impedance Z = 3 + j4 ohms. Find the circuit power factor.
A. 0.600 lagging B. 0.866 lagging C. 0.609 lagging D. 0.809 lagging

42. The maximum values of alternating voltage and current are 400 V and 20 A, respectively, in a circuit
connected to 50 HZ supply and these quantities are sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltage and
current 283 V and 10 respectively at t = 0 both increasing positively. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 0.707 B. 0.83 C. 0.85 D. 0.966

43. The resistor of 6 Ω and unknown impedance coil in series draw 12 A from a 120 V, 60 HZ line. If the real
power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is the coil inductance?
A. 15.9 mH B. 10 mH C. 20 mH D. 1.59 mH

44. A coil and resistor have a 160 V voltage across them when connected in series to a 240 V, 60 HZ source. If
they draw a 1 A current from the source, what is the resistance of the coil?
A. 25 ohms B. 10 ohms C. 15 ohms D. 20 ohms

45. A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400 V, 50 HZ AC mains. If its efficiency is 85% and the
power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive component of the input current.
A. 16.46 A B. 21.96 A C. 27.43 A D. 21 A

46. A capacitor is rated 100 KVAR, 380V, 50 HZ. What will its rating be at 60 HZ, 220V?
A. 50 KVAR B. 40 KVAR C. 90.9 KVAR D. 57.7 KVAR

47. A 3 HP, 120 V, 60 HZ induction motor operating at 80% efficiency and 0.866 lagging power factor is to be
used temporarily with 240V, 60 Hz source. What resistance in series with the motor will be required for the
motor to have 120V across its terminals at full-load?
A. 6.68Ω B. 4.77 Ω C. 13.76 Ω D. 9.54 Ω

48. An inductive load draws a current of 6 A at 0.8 p.f. from a 208 V, 60 HZ source. If a capacitor of 5 x 10-5 F
is connected in parallel with the load, what is the overall p.f.?
A. 0.85 B. 0.9 C. 1 D. 0.8

49. A single-phase motor taking 30 A, from a 220 v, 60 HZ supply, the power factor being 80% lagging. What
value of capacitor in microfarad connected across the circuit will be necessary to raise the power factor to
unity?
A. 214 B. 220 C. 217 D. 224

50. A series RLC circuit has R = 10 Ω, L = 40 x 10-6 H and C = 60 x 10-12 F. What is the resonant frequency
of the circuit in MHZ?
A. 20.17 B. 3.24 C. 4.49 D. 1.62
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51. A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and unknown capacitance. The
circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. Find the value of capacitance at resonance.
A. 42 μF B. 47 μF C. 34.65 μF D. 72.57 μF

52. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 H so that at 100 H, the impedance
becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
A. 50.7 μF B. 70.7 μF C. 35.5 μF D. 87 μF

53. A series RLC circuit resonates at 1,000 rad/sec. If C = 30 microfarads and it is known that the impedance
at resonance is 2.4 ohms, compute the value of Q of the circuit.
A. 13.9 B. 10.4 C. 20.8 D. 41.7

54. A coil having a Q-factor of 5 is connected in series with an ideal capacitor across an ac source of 60 V.
Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at resonance.
A. 150 V B.300 V C. 12 V D. 65 V

55. A parallel RLC circuit has a resonant frequency of 20,000 rad/sec. If C is equal to 1 μF, find the value of L.
A. 2.5 mH B. 25 mH C. 0.63 mH D. 6.3 mH

56.A tuned circuit is resonant at 4 MHZ. Its Q is 100. What is its bandwidth?
A. 4 kHZ B. 400 kHZ C. 400 HZ D. 40 kHZ

57.A circuit has load impedance Z = 50 + j80Ω. Determine the parallel impedance required to correct the
power factor to unity.
A. 32 μF B. 36 μF C. 24 μF D. 28 μF

58.A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a resistance of 10 ohms is connected in parallel with a coil
having a reactance and resistance of 17.32 ohms and 10 ohms, respectively. What is the reactance of the
capacitor that will draw minimum current from a 230 V, 60 HZ supply?
A. 17.32Ω B. 10.32 Ω C. 5.78 Ω D. 22.18 Ω

59.An impedance Z3 is in series with two impedances Z1 = 10 + j10 Ω and Z2 = 20 – j30 Ω that are connected
in parallel. What is the value of the impedance Z3 in ohms that will produce resonant circuit?
A. j13.1 B. – j 5.4 C. j5.4 D. – j13.1
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