COMPILATION OF GIBILISCO PROBLEMS a. 3.33 millisiemens.

b. 33.3 millisiemens.
1. A piece of wire has a conductance of 20 siemens. Its c. 333 microsiemens.
resistance is: d. 0.333 siemens.
a. 20 . 11. A mile of wire has a conductance of 0.6 siemens. Then
b. 0.5 . three miles of the same wire has a conductance of:
c. 0.05 . a. 1.8 siemens.
d. 0.02 . b. 1.8 .
2. A resistor has a value of 300 ohms. Its conductance is: c. 0.2 siemens.
a. 3.33 millisiemens. d. Not enough information has been given to
b. 33.3 millisiemens. answer this.
c. 333 microsiemens. 12. A 2-kW generator will deliver approximately how much
d. 0.333 siemens. current, reliably, at 117 V?
3. A mile of wire has a conductance of 0.6 siemens. Then a. 17 mA
three miles of the same wire has a conductance of: b. 234 mA
a. 1.8 siemens. c. 17 A
b. 1.8 . d. 234 A
c. 0.2 siemens. 13. A circuit breaker is rated for 15 A at 117 V. This
d. Not enough information has been given to represents approximately how many kilowatts?
answer this. a. 1.76
4. A 2-kW generator will deliver approximately how much b. 1760
current, reliably, at 117 V? c. 7.8
a. 17 mA d. 0.0078
b. 234 mA 14. You are told that a certain air conditioner is rated at
c. 17 A 500 Btu. What is this in kWh?
d. 234 A a. 147
5. A circuit breaker is rated for 15 A at 117 V. This b. 14.7
represents approximately how many kilowatts? c. 1.47
a. 1.76 d. 0.147
b. 1760 15. A coil has 500 turns and carries 75 mA of current. The
c. 7.8 magnetomotive force will be:
d. 0.0078 a. 37,500 At.
6. You are told that a certain air conditioner is rated at b. 375 At.
500 Btu. What is this in kWh? c. 37.5 At.
a. 147 d. 3.75 At.
b. 14.7 16. Given a dc voltage source delivering 24 V and a circuit
c. 1.47 resistance of 3.3 K, what is the current?
d. 0.147 a. 0.73 A
7. A coil has 500 turns and carries 75 mA of current. The b. 138 A
magnetomotive force will be: c. 138 mA
a. 37,500 At. d. 7.3 mA
b. 375 At. 17. Suppose that a circuit has 472 of resistance and the
c. 37.5 At. current is 875 mA. Then the source voltage is:
d. 3.75 At. a. 413 V
8. Given a dc voltage source delivering 24 V and a circuit b. 0.539 V
resistance of 3.3 K, what is the current? c. 1.85 V
a. 0.73 A d. None of the above
b. 138 A 18. The dc voltage in a circuit is 550 mV and the current is
c. 138 mA 7.2 mA. Then the resistance is:
d. 7.3 mA a. 0.76 .
9. A piece of wire has a conductance of 20 siemens. Its b. 76 .
resistance is: c. 0.0040 .
a. 20 . d. None of the above.
b. 0.5 . 19. Given a dc voltage source of 3.5 kV and a circuit
c. 0.05 . resistance of 220 , what is the current?
d. 0.02 . a. 16 mA
10. A resistor has a value of 300 ohms. Its conductance is: b. 6.3 mA
 c. 6.3 A a. 1.3 A
d. None of the above b. 15 mA
20. A circuit has a total resistance of 473,332 and draws c. 150 mA
4.4 mA. The best expression for the voltage of the d. 1.5 A
source is: 29. Three resistors, with values of 47 , 68 , and 82 ,
a. 2082 V are connected in series with a 50-V dc generator. The
b. 110 kV total power consumed by this network of resistors is:
c. 2.1 kV a. 250 mW
d. 2.08266 kV b. 13 mW
21. A source delivers 12 V and the current is 777 mA. Then c. 13 W
the best expression for the resistance is: d. Not determinable from the data given.
a. 15 . 30. You have an unlimited supply of 1-W, 1000- resistors,
b. 15.4 . and you need a 500- resistance rated at 7 W or more.
c. 9.3 . This can be done by assembling:
d. 9.32 . a. Four sets of two 1000- resistors in series,
22. The voltage is 250 V and the current is 8.0 mA. The and connecting these four sets in parallel.
power dissipated by the potentiometer is: b. Four sets of two 1000- resistors in parallel,
a. 31 mW and connecting these four sets in series.
b. 31 W c. A 3 X 3 series-parallel matrix of 1000-
c. 2.0 W resistors.
d. 2.0 mW d. Something other than any of the above.
23. The voltage from the source is 12 V and the 31. You have an unlimited supply of 1-W, 1000- resistors,
potentiometer is set for 470 . The power is about: and you need to get a 3000-, 5-W resistance. The
a. 310 mW best way is to:
b. 25.5 mW a. Make a 2 X 2 series-parallel matrix.
c. 39.2 W b. Connect three of the resistors in parallel.
d. 3.26 W c. Make a 3 X 3 series-parallel matrix.
24. The current through the potentiometer is 17 mA and d. Do something other than any of the above.
its value is 1.22K. The power is: 32. You have an unlimited supply of 1-W, 100- resistors.
a. 0.24 W. You need to get a 100- , 10-W resistor. This can be
b. 20.7 W. done most cheaply by means of a series-parallel matrix
c. 20.7 mW of:
d. 350 mW a. 3 X 3 resistors.
25. Suppose six resistors are hooked up in series, and each b. 4 X 3 resistors.
of them has a value of 540 . Then the total resistance c. 4 X 4 resistors.
is: d. 2 X 5 resistors.
a. 90 . 33. Four resistors are connected in series across a 6.0-V
b. 3.24 K. battery. The values are R1 = 10 , R2 = 20 , R3 = 50 ,
c. 540 . and R4 = 100 . The voltage across R2 is:
a. 0.18 V.
d. None of the above
b. 33 mV.
26. Four resistors are connected in series, each with a c. 5.6 mV.
value of 4.0 K. The total resistance is: d. 670 mV.
a. 1 K. 34. In the Fig. 5-9, the voltage across the combination of
b. 4 K. R3 and R4 is:
c. 8 K.
d. 16 K.
27. Suppose you have three resistors in parallel, each with
a value of 68,000 . Then the total resistance is:
a. 23 .
b. 23 K.
c. 204 .
d. 0.2 M.
28. There are three resistors in parallel, with values of 22
, 27, and 33 . A 12-V battery is connected across a. 0.22 V.
this combination, as shown in. What is the current b. 0.22 mV.
drawn from the battery by this resistance c. 5.0 V.
combination? d. 3.3 V.
35. Three resistors are connected in parallel across a b. 730 mA.
battery that delivers 15 V. The values are R1 = 470 , c. 360 mA.
R2 = 2.2 K, R3 = 3.3 K-10). The voltage across R2 is: d. Not determinable from the information
a. 4.4 V. given.
b. 5.0 V. 43. Refer to Fig. 5-5B. Let each resistor have a value of 820
c. 15 V. . Suppose the top three resistors all lead to light
d. Not determinable from the data given. bulbs of the exact same wattage. If I1 = 50 mA and I2 =
36. In the figure, what is the current through R2? 70 mA, what is the power dissipated in the resistor
carrying current I4?

a. 6.8 mA.
b. 43 mA.
c. 150 mA.
d. 6.8 A.
37. In the previous problem, what is the total current
drawn from the source?
a. 6.8 mA.
b. 43 mA.
c. 150 mA.
d. 6.8 A. a. 33 W.
38. Four resistors are connected in series with a 6.0-V b. 40 mW.
supply, with values shown in Fig. 5-9. What is the c. 1.3 W.
power dissipated by the whole combination? d. It cant be found using the information
a. 200 mW. given.
b. 6.5 mW. 44. Refer to Fig. 5-6. Suppose the resistances R1, R2, R3,
c. 200 W. and R4 are in the ratio 1:2:4:8 from left to right, and
d. 6.5 W. the battery supplies 30 V. Then the voltage E2 is:
39. In Fig. 5-9, what is the power dissipated by R4?
a. 11 mW.
b. 0.11 W.
c. 0.2 W.
d. 6.5 mW.
40. Three resistors are in parallel in the same configuration
and with the same values as in problem 4 (Fig. 5-10).
What is the power dissipated by the whole set? a. 4 V.
a. 5.4 W. b. 8 V.
b. 5.4 uW. c. 16 V.
c. 650 W. d. Not determinable from the data given.
d. 650 mW. 45. Refer to Fig. 5-6. Let the resistances each be 3.3 K12
41. In Fig. 5-10, the power dissipated by R1 is: V. If the plus terminal of a dc voltmeter is placed
a. 32 mW. between R1 and R2 (with voltages E1 and E2), and the
b. 480 mW. minus terminal of the voltmeter is placed between R3
c. 2.1 W. and R4 (with voltages E3 and E4), what will the meter
d. 31 W. register?
42. Refer to Fig. 5-5A. Suppose the resistors each have a. 0V
values of 33 . The battery provides 24 V. The current b. 3 V
I1 is: c. 6V
d. 12 V
46. Refer to Fig. 5-7. The battery E is 18.0 V. Suppose there
are four resistors in the network: R1 = 100 , R2 = 22.0
, R3 = 33.0 , R4 = 47.0 . The voltage E3 at P3 is:

a. 1.1 A.
 d. 61.1
54. A resistor has a value of 680 , and you expect it will
have to draw 1 mA maximum continuous current.
What power rating is best for this application?
a. 1/4 W
b. 1/2 W
c. IW
d. 2 W
55. Suppose a 1-K resistor will dissipate 1.05 W, and you
have many 1-W resistors of all common values. If
theres room for 20-percent resistance error, the
cheapest solution is to use:
a. 4.19 V a. Four 1 K , 1-W resistors in series-parallel
b. 13.8 V b. Two 2.2 K 1-W resistors in parallel
c. 1.61 V c. Three 3.3 K , 1-W resistors in parallel
d. 2.94 V d. One 1 K , 1-W resistor, since
47. Refer to Fig. 5-7. The battery is 12 V; you want manufacturers allow for a 10-percent
intermediate voltages of 3.0, 6.0 and 9.0 V. Suppose margin of safety
that a maximum of 200 mA is allowed through the 56. Red, red, red, gold indicates a resistance of:
network. What values should the resistors, R1, R2, R3, a. 22
and R4 have, respectively? b. 220
a. 15 , 30 , 45 , 60 . c. 2.2 K
b. 60 , 45 , 30 , 15 . d. 22 K
c. 15 , 15 , 15 , 15 . 57. The actual resistance of red, red, red, gold resistor can
d. There isnt enough information to design be expected to vary by how much above or below the
the circuit. specified value?
48. If a sound triples in actual power level, approximately a. 11
what is the decibel increase? b. 110
a. 3 dB c. 22
b. 5 dB d. 220
c. 6 dB 58. A resistor has three bands: gray, red, yellow. This unit
d. 9 dB can be expected to have a value within approximately
49. Suppose a sound changes in volume by _13 dB. If the what range?
original sound power is 1 W, what is the final sound a. 660 K to 980 K
power? b. 740 K to 900 K
a. 13 W c. 7.4 K to 9.0 K
b. 77 mW d. The manufacturer does not make any claim
c. 50 mW 59. A 12-V auto battery is rated at 36 Ah. If a 100-W, 12-
d. There is not enough information to tell Vdc bulb is connected across this battery, about how
50. The sound from a transistor radio is at a level of 50 dB. long will the bulb stay lit, if the battery has been fully
How many times the threshold of hearing is this, in charged?
terms of actual sound power? a. 4 hours and 20 minutes
a. 50 b. 432 hours
b. 169 c. 3.6 hours
c. 5,000 d. 21.6 minutes
d. 100,000 60. If a wire coil has 10 turns and carries 500 mA of
51. A resistor is specified as having a value of 68 , but is current, what is the magnetomotive force in ampere-
measured with an ohmmeter as 63 . The value is off turns?
by: a. 5000
a. 7.4 percent b. 50
b. 7.9 percent c. 5
c. 5 percent d. 0.02
d. 10 percent 61. If a wire coil has 100 turns and carries 1.30 A of
52. Suppose a resistor is rated at 3.3 K , plus or minus 5 current, what is the magnetomotive force in gilberts?
percent. This means it can be expected to have a value a. 130
between: b. 76.9
a. 2,970 and 3,630 c. 164
b. 3,295 and 3,305 d. 61
c. 3,135 and 3,465 62. The sixth harmonic of an ac wave whose period is
d. 2.8 K and 3.8 k 0.001 second has a frequency of
53. A package of resistors is rated at 56 , plus or minus 10 a. 0.006 Hz
percent. You test them with an ohmmeter. Which of b. 167 Hz
the following values indicates a reject? c. 7 kHz
a. d. 6 kHz
b. 53.0
c. 59.7
63. Two waves have the same frequency but differ in c. 5H
phase by 1/20 cycle. The phase difference in degrees d. None of these
is: 72. Suppose the three inductors mentioned above are
a. 18 connected in parallel without mutual inductance. The
b. 20 net inductance will be close to:
c. 36 a. 4 nH
d. 5.73 b. 140 H
64. A signal has a frequency of 1770 Hz. The angular c. 5H
frequency is: d. None of these
a. 1770 radians per second. 73. Two inductors, each of 100 H, are in series. The
b. 11,120 radians per second. coefficient of coupling is 0.40. The net inductance, if
c. 282 radians per second. the coil fields reinforce each other, is:
d. Impossible to determine from the data a. 50 H
given. b. 120 H
65. In a 117-V utility circuit, the peak voltage is: c. 200 H
a. 82.7 V d. 200 H
b. 165 V 74. In the previous question, if the coil fields oppose in the
c. 234 V foregoing series-connected arrangement, the net
d. 331 V inductance is:
66. In a 117-V utility circuit, the pk-pk voltage is: a. 50 H
a. 82.7 V b. 120 H
b. 165 V c. 200 H
c. 234 V d. 280 H
d. 331 V 75. Two inductors, having values of 44 mH and 88 mH, are
67. If a 45-Vdc battery is connected in series with the 117- connected in series with a coefficient of coupling equal
V utility mains as shown in Fig. 9-15, the peak voltages to 1.0 (maximum possible mutual inductance). If their
will be: fields reinforce, the net inductance (to two significant
digits) is:
a. 7.5 mH
b. 132 mH
c. 190 mH
d. 260 mH
76. If the fields in the previous situation oppose, the net
inductance will be:
a. 7.5 mH
b. 132 mH
a. + 210 V and - 120 V
c. 190 mH
b. + 162 V and - 72 V
d. 260 mH
c. + 396 V and - 286 V
77. A transmission-line inductor made from coaxial cable,
d. Both equal to 117 V
having velocity factor of 0.66, and working at 450 MHz,
68. In the situation to the previous question, the pk-pk
would be shorter than:
voltage will be:
a. 16.7 m
a. 117 V
b. 11 m
b. 210 V
c. 16.7 cm
c. 331 V
d. 11 cm
d. 396 V
78. A capacitance of 100 pF is the same as:
69. Two inductors are connected in series, without mutual
a. 0.01 F
inductance. Their values are 33 mH and 55 mH. The
b. 0.001 F
net inductance of the combination is:
c. 0.0001 F
a. 1.8 H
d. 0. 00001 F
b. 22 mH
79. A capacitance of 0.033 F is the same as:
c. 88 mH
a. 33 pF
d. 21 mH
b. 330 pF
70. If the same two inductors (33 mH and 55 mH) are
c. 3300 pF
connected in parallel without mutual inductance, the
d. 33,000 pF
combination will have a value of:
80. Five 0.050-F capacitors are connected in parallel. The
a. 1.8 H
total capacitance is:
b. 22 mH
a. 0.010 F
c. 88 mH
b. 0.25 F
d. 21 mH
c. 0.50 F
71. Three inductors are connected in series without
d. 0.025 F
mutual inductance. Their values are 4 nH, 140 H, and
81. If the same five capacitors are connected in series, the
5 H. For practical purposes, the net inductance will be
total capacitance will be:
very close to:
a. 0.010 F
a. 4 nH
b. 0.25 F
b. 140 H
c. 0.50 F
 d. 0.025 F d. 460 H
82. Two capacitors are in series. Their values are 47 pF and 93. A coil has L = 689 H at f =990 kHz. What is XL?
33 pF. The composite value is: a. 682
a. 80 pF b. 4.28
b. 47 pF c. 4.28 K
c. 33 pF d. 4.28 M
d. 19 pF 94. An inductor has L = 88 mH with XL = 100 . What is f?
83. Two capacitors are in parallel. Their values are 47 pF a. 55.3 kHz
and 470 F. The combination capacitance is: b. 55.3 Hz
a. 47 pF c. 181 kHz
b. 517 pF d. 181 Hz
c. 517 F 95. An RL circuit consists of a 100-H inductor and a 100-
d. 470 F What is the phase angle at a frequency of 200 kHz?
84. Three capacitors are in parallel. Their values are 0.0200 a. 45.0 degrees
F, 0.0500 F and 0.10000 F. The total capacitance is: b. 51.5 degrees
a. 0.0125 F c. 38.5 degrees
b. 0.170 F d. There isnt enough data to know
c. 0.1 F 96. An RL circuit has an inductance of 88 mH. The
d. 0.125 F resistance is 95 . What is the phase angle at 800 Hz?
85. A capacitor is rated at 33 pF, plus or minus 10 percent. a. 78 degrees
Which of the following capacitances is outside the b. 12 degrees
acceptable range? c. 43 degrees
a. 30 pF d. 47 degrees
b. 37 pF 97. A capacitor has a value of 330 pF. What is its capacitive
c. 35 pF reactance at a frequency of 800 kHz?
d. 31 pF a. -1.66
86. A capacitor, rated at 330 pF, shows an actual value of b. -0.00166
317 pF. How many percent off is its value? c. -603
a. 0.039 d. -603 K
b. 3.9 98. A capacitor has a reactance of -4.50 at 377 Hz. What
c. 0.041 is its capacitance?
d. 4.1 a. 9.39 F
87. A wave has a frequency of 300 kHz. One complete b. 93.9 F
cycle takes: c. 7.42 F
a. 1300 second d. 74.2 F
b. 0.00333 second 99. A capacitor has a value of 47 F. Its reactance is -47 .
c. 13,000 second What is the frequency?
d. 0.00000333 second a. 72 Hz
88. If a wave has a frequency of 440 Hz, how long does it b. 7.2 MHz
take for 10 degrees of phase? c. 0.000072 Hz
a. 0.00273 second d. 7.2 Hz
b. 0.000273 second 100. A capacitor has XC = -8800 at f = 830 kHz. What is C?
c. 0.0000631 second a. 2.18 F
d. 0.00000631 second b. 21.8 pF
89. A coil has an inductance of 100 mH. What is the c. 0.00218 F
reactance at a frequency of 1000 Hz? d. 2.18 pF
a. 0.628 101. A capacitor has C = 166 pF at f = 400 kHz. What is XC?
b. 6.28 a. -2.4 K
c. 62.8 b. -2.4
d. 628 c. -2.4 x 10-6
90. A coil shows an inductive reactance of 200 at 500 Hz. d. -2.4 M
What is its inductance? 102. A capacitor has C = 4700 F and XC = -33 . What is f?
a. 0.637 H a. 1.0 Hz
b. 628 H b. 10 Hz
c. 63.7 mH c. 1.0 kHz
d. 628 mH d. 10 kHz
91. A coil has an inductance of 400 H. Its reactance is 33 103. An RC circuit consists of a 150-pF capacitor and a 330
. What is the frequency? resistor in series. What is the phase angle at a
a. 13 kHz frequency of 1.34 MHz?
b. 0.013 kHz a. 67.4 degrees
c. 83 kHz b. 22.6 degrees
d. 83 MHz c. 24.4 degrees
92. An inductor has XL = 555 at f = 132 kHz. What is L? d. 65.6 degrees
a. 670 mH 104. An RC circuit has a capacitance of 0.015 F. The
b. 670 H resistance is 52 . What is the phase angle at 90 kHz?
c. 460 mH a. 24 degrees
 b. 0.017 degrees d. 150 - j100
c. 66 degrees 116. A resistor of 330 , a coil of 1.00 H and a capacitor of
d. None of the above 200 pF are in series. What is R + jX at 10.0 MHz?
105. What is the sum of 3 + j7 and 3 - j7? a. 330 - j199
a. 0 + j0 b. 300 + j201
b. 6 + j14 c. 300 + j142
c. -6 - j14 d. 330 - j16.8
d. 0 - j14 117. A coil has an inductance of 3.00 H and a resistance of
106. What is (-5 + j7) - (4 - j5)? 10.0 winding. A capacitor of 100 pF is in series with
a. -1 + j2 this coil. What is R + jX at 10.0 MHz?
b. -9 - j2 a. 10 + j3.00
c. -1 - j2 b. 10 + j29.2
d. -9 + j12 c. 10 - j97
107. What is the product (-4 - j7) (6 - j2)? d. 10 + j348
a. 24 - j14 118. A coil has a reactance of 4.00 . What is the
b. -38 - j34 admittance vector, G + jB, assuming nothing else is in
c. -24 - j14 the circuit?
d. -24 + j14 a. 0 + j0.25
108. What is the magnitude of the vector 18 - j24? b. 0 + j4.00
a. 42 c. 0 j0.25
b. -42 d. 0 + j4.00
c. 30 119. A coil and capacitor are in parallel, with jBL = -j0.05 and
d. -30 jBC = j0.03. What is the admittance vector, assuming
109. What is the absolute-value impedance of 3.0 - j6.0? that nothing is in series or parallel with these
a. Z = 9.0 components?
b. Z = 3.0 a. 0 - j0.02
c. Z = 45 b. 0 - j0.07
d. Z = 6.7 c. 0 + j0.02
110. What is the absolute-value impedance of 50 - j235? d. -0.05 - j0.03
a. Z = 240 120. A coil, resistor, and capacitor are in parallel. The
b. Z = 58,000 resistance is 1 the capacitive susceptance is 1.0
c. Z = 285 siemens; the inductive susceptance is -1.0 siemens.
d. Z = 185 Then the frequency is cut to half its former value.
111. A capacitor has a value of 0.050 F at 665 kHz. What is What will be the admittance vector, G + jB, at the new
the capacitive susceptance? frequency?
a. j4.79 a. 1 + j0
b. -j4.79 b. 1 + jl.5
c. j0. 209 c. 1 - jl.5
d. -j0. 209 d. 1 j2
112. An inductor has a value of 44 mH at 60 Hz. What is the
inductive susceptance? 121. A coil of 3.50 H and a capacitor of 47.0 pF are in
a. -j0.060 parallel. The frequency is 9.55 MHz. There is nothing
b. j0.060 else in series or parallel with these components. What
c. -j17 is the admittance vector?
d. j17 a. 0 + j0.00282
113. A coil and capacitor are connected in series. The b. 0 j0.00194
inductive reactance is 250 , and the capacitive c. 0 + j0.00194
reactance is -300 . What is the net impedance vector, d. 0 j0.00758
R + jX? 122. A resistor of 0.0044 siemens, a capacitor whose
a. 0 + j550 susceptance is 0.035 Siemens, and a coil whose
b. 0 - j50 susceptance is -0.011 siemens are all connected in
c. 250 - j300 parallel. The admittance vector is:
d. -300 - j250 a. 0.0044 + j0.024
114. A coil of 25.0 H and capacitor of 100 pF are connected b. 0.035 j0.011
in series. The frequency is 5.00 MHz. What is the c. -0.011 - j0.035
impedance vector, R + jX? d. 0.0044 + j0.046
a. 0 + j467 123. A resistor of 100 , a coil of 4.50 H, and a capacitor of
b. 25 + j100 220 pF are in parallel. What is the admittance vector at
c. 0 - j467 6.50 MHz?
d. 25 - j100 a. 100 + j0.00354
115. A resistor of 150 , a coil with reactance 100 and a b. 0.010 + j0.00354
capacitance with reactance -200 are connected in c. 100 j0.0144
series. What is the complex impedance R + jX? d. 0.010 + j0.0144
a. 150 + j100 124. The admittance for a circuit, G + jB, is 0.02 + j0.20.
b. 150 - j200 What is the impedance, R + jX?
c. 100 - j200 a. 50 + j5.0
 b. 0.495 - j4.95 c. 88.0 watts
c. 50 - j5.0 d. 81.6 watts
d. 0.495 + j4.95 135. A wattmeter shows 57 watts of VA power in a circuit.
125. A resistor of 51.0 an inductor of 22.0 H and a The resistance is known to be 50 , and the true
capacitor of 150 pF are in parallel. The frequency is power is known to be 40 watts. What is the absolute-
1.00 MHz. What is the complex impedance, R + jX? value impedance?
a. 51.0 - j14.9 a. 50
b. 51.0 + j14.9 b. 57
c. 46.2 - j14.9 c. 71
d. 46.2 + j14.9 d. It cant be calculated from this data.
126. A series circuit has 99.0 of resistance and 88.0 of 136. A coil and capacitor are in series. The inductance is 88
inductive reactance. An ac rms voltage of 117 V is mH and the capacitance is 1000 pF. What is the
applied to this series network. What is the current? resonant frequency?
a. 1.18 A a. 17 kHz
b. 1.13 A b. 540 Hz
c. 0.886 A c. 17 MHz
d. 0.846 d. 540 kHz
127. What is the voltage across the reactance in the above 137. A coil and capacitor are in parallel, with L = 10.0 H
example? and C = 10 pF. What is fo?
a. 78.0 V a. 15.9 kHz
b. 55.1 V b. 5.04 MHz
c. 99.4 V c. 15.9 MHz
d. 74.4 V d. 50.0 MHz
128. A parallel circuit has 10 ohms of resistance and 15 of 138. A series-resonant circuit is to be made for 14.1 MHz. A
reactance. An ac rms voltage of 20 V is applied across coil of 13.5 H is available. What size capacitor is
it. What is the total current? needed?
a. 2.00 A a. 0.945 F
b. 2.40 A b. 9.45 pF
c. 1.33 A c. 94.5 pF
d. 0.800 A d. 945 pF
129. What is the current through the resistance in the 139. A parallel-resonant circuit is to be made for 21.3 MHz.
above example? A capacitor of 22.0 pF is available. What size coil is
a. 2.00 A needed?
b. 2.40 A a. 2.54 mH
c. 1.33 A b. 254 H
d. 0.800 A c. 25.4 H
130. The apparent power in a circuit is 100 watts, and the d. 2.54 H
imaginary power is 40 watts. The true power is: 140. A 1/4-wave line section is made for 21.1 MHz, using
a. 92 watts cable with a velocity factor of 0.800. How many meters
b. 100 watts long is it?
c. 140 watts a. 11.1 m
d. Not determinable from this information b. 3.55 m
131. A circuit has a resistance of 300 W and an inductance c. 8.87 m
of 13.5 H in series at 10.0 MHz. What is the power d. 2.84 m
factor? 141. The fourth harmonic of 800 kHz is:
a. 0.334 a. 200 kHz
b. 0.999 b. 400 kHz
c. 0.595 c. 3.20 MHz
d. It cant be found from the data given. d. 4.00 MHz
132. A series circuit has Z = 88.4 with R = 50.0 What is 142. How long is a 1/2-wave dipole for 3.60 MHz?
PF? a. 130 feet
a. 99.9 percent b. 1680 feet
b. 56.6 percent c. 39.7 feet
c. 60.5 percent d. 515 feet
d. 29.5 percent 143. A transformer steps a voltage down from 117 V to 6.00
133. A series circuit has R = 53.5 and X = 75.5 . What is V. What is its primary-to-secondary turns ratio?
PF? a. 0.305555556
a. Percent b. 380:01:00
b. 81.6 percent c. 01:19.5
c. 57.8 percent d. 19.5:1
d. 63.2 percent 144. A step-up transformer has a primary-to-secondary
134. A wattmeter shows 220 watts of VA power in a circuit. turns ratio of 1:5.00. If 117V rms appears at the
There is a resistance of 50 in series with a capacitive primary, what is the rms voltage across the secondary?
reactance of 20 . What is the true power? a. 23.4 V
a. 237 watts b. 585 V
b. 204 watts c. 117 V
 d. 2.93 kV a. 13 dB
145. A transformer has 117 V rms across its primary and b. 20 dB
234 V rms across its secondary. If this unit is reversed, c. 26 dB
assuming it can be done without damaging the d. 40 dB
windings, what will be the voltage at the output? 155. A device has a voltage gain of 23 dB. The input voltage
a. 234 V is 3.3 V. The output voltage is:
b. 468 V a. 76 V
c. 117 V b. 47 V
d. 58.5 V c. 660 V
146. A transformer has a primary-to-secondary turns ratio d. Not determinable from the data given.
of 2.00:1. The input impedance is 300 resistive. What 156. A power gain of 44 dB is equivalent to an output/input
is the output impedance? power ratio of:
a. 75 a. 44
b. 150 b. 160
c. 600 c. 440
d. 1200 d. 25,000
147. A resistive input impedance of 50 must be matched 157. A certain bipolar-transistor PA is 66 percent efficient.
to a resistive output impedance of 450 . The primary- The output power is 33 W. The dc collector power
to-secondary turns ratio of the transformer must be: input is:
a. 9.00:1 a. 22 W
b. 3.00:1 b. 50 W
c. 01:03.0 c. 2.2 W
d. 01:09.0 d. None of the above.
148. A quarter-wave matching section has a characteristic 158. What is the wavelength of a 21.3-MHz signal?
impedance of 75.0 . The input impedance is 50.0 a. 46.2 m
resistive. What is the resistive output impedance? b. 14.1 m
a. 150 c. 21.0 km
b. 125 d. 6.39 km
c. 100 159. The value of the decimal number 23 in binary form is:
d. 113 a. 1011
149. A resistive impedance of 75 must be matched to a b. 110111
resistive impedance of 300 . A quarter-wave section c. 10111
would need: d. 11100
a. Zo = 188 160. The binary number 110001 represents the digital
b. Zo = 150 number:
c. Zo = 225 a. 49
d. Zo = 375 b. 25
150. If a half-wave rectifier is used with 117-V rms ac (house c. 21
mains), the average dc output voltage is about: d. 13
a. 52.7 V 161. The fifth digit from the right in a binary number carries
b. 105 V a decimal value of:
c. 117 V a. 64
d. 328 V b. 32
151. If a full-wave bridge circuit is used with a transformer c. 24
whose secondary provides 50 V rms, the PIV across the d. 16
diodes is about: 162. The largest possible decimal number that can be
a. 50 V represented by six binary digits (bits) is:
b. 70 V a. 256
c. 100 V b. 128
d. 140 V c. 64
152. A transformer secondary provides 10 V rms to a d. 63
voltage-doubler circuit. The dc output voltage is about: 163. What is the binary equivalent of decimal 29?
a. 14 V a. 10101
b. 20 V b. 11101
c. 28 V c. 10111
d. 36 V d. 11011
153. The gain of a transistor in a common-emitter circuit is 164. What is the decimal equivalent of binary 1111?
100 at a frequency of 1000 Hz. The gain is 70.7 at 335 a. 15
kHz. The gain drops to 1 at 210 MHz. The alpha cutoff b. 31
is: c. 63
a. 1 kHz d. 127
b. 335 kHz 165. DeMorgans Theorem states that, for all logical
c. 210 MHz statements X and Y,
d. None of the above. a. (X*Y) is equivalent to X+Y.
154. If a circuit has a voltage-amplification factor of 20, then b. X*Y is equivalent to (X+Y).
the voltage gain is: c. (X)+(Y) is equivalent to X*Y.
 d. (X)+(Y) is equivalent to (X*Y). a. 279 Hz
166. The fifth digit from the right in a binary number carries b. 2.79 kHz
which decimal value? c. 35.8 Hz
a. 64 d. 358 Hz
b. 32 176. What is the frequency of a sound wave that
c. 24 propagates at a speed of 1100 ft/s?
d. 16 a. 33.5 Hz
167. What is the octal equivalent of binary 1010? b. 335 Hz
a. 4 c. 3.35 kHz
b. 10 d. Forget it! The frequency of a sound wave is
c. 12 independent of the propagation speed.
d. There is no way to tell without more
information.
168. What is the largest possible radix 10 number that can
be represented as a six-digit binary number?
a. Decimal 256
b. Decimal 128
c. Decimal 64
d. Decimal 63
169. Suppose a logic circuit has four inputs W, X, Y, and Z.
How many possible input combinations are there?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32
170. What is the approximate length, in meters (m), of a
center-fed, /2 wire antenna at a frequency of 18.1
MHz? Assume the velocity factor is typical for wire.
a. 7.90 m
b. 8.29 m
c. 13.6 m
d. 25.9 m
171. What is the approximate height, in feet (ft), of a
ground-mounted, /4 vertical antenna, made of
aluminum tubing, at a frequency of 7.025 MHz?
Assume the velocity factor is 92 percent.
a. 64.43 ft
b. 32.22 ft
c. 19.64 ft
d. 9.822 ft
172. Suppose an antenna system has a radiation resistance
of 40 at 8.5 MHz. What is the efficiency of this
system?
a. 25 percent
b. 40 percent
c. 80 percent
d. Impossible to determine without more
information
173. Suppose an antenna system has a radiation resistance
of 40 and a loss resistance of 10 . What is the
efficiency of this system?
a. 25 percent
b. 40 percent
c. 80 percent
d. Impossible to determine without more
information
174. Suppose the total resistance in an antenna system is 80
, and the loss resistance is 20 . The efficiency of the
system is
a. 80 percent
b. 75 percent
c. 25 percent
d. Impossible to determine without more
information.
175. What is the frequency of an acoustic disturbance
whose wavelength is 120 mm in air?