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1. When a voltage is first applied

to a series LR circuit, how much
opposition does the inductance
have to the flow of current
compared to that of circuit
resistance?
A. small
B. negligible
C. large
D. very large
2. In RL circuit, the time constant is
the time required for the induced
current to reach what
percentage of its full value?
3. Assuming that i(0) = 10 A,
calculate i(t) and ix(t) in the
circuit in Fig.

TransReso
9. What is the time constant of a
circuit having a 100-microfarad
capacitor and a 470-kilohm
resistor in series?
10. A voltage of 10 V is applied at t
= 0 to a series RLC circuit with
R = 5 ohms, L = 0.1 H, C = 500
F. Find the transient voltage
across the resistance.
A. 3.6e-25tcos139t
B. 6.3e-25tsin139t
C. 3.6e-25tsin139t
D. 6.3e-25tcos139t
11. Find the Q of a circuit when the
resonant frequency is
14.128MHz, the inductance is
4.7microhenrys and the
resistance is 18,000 ohms in
parallel.
12. What is the resonant frequency
of a circuit when L is 3
microhenrys and C is 40
picofarad are in parallel?

4. The switch in the circuit of Fig.

has been closed for a long time.
At t = 0, the switch is opened.
Calculate i(t) for t > 0.

13. What is the resonant frequency

of a circuit when L is 15
microhenrys and C is 5
picofarad are in series?
14. What is the resonant frequency
of a circuit when L is 5
microhenry and C is 9
picofarads are in series?

5. In the circuit shown in Fig., find

io , vo , and i for all time,
assuming that the switch was
open for a long time.

15. Find the half-power bandwidth

of a parallel resonant circuit
which has a resonant frequency
of 7.1 MHz and Q of 150.
16. Two Series connected 7H
inductors are adjacent to each
other. Their coefficient of
coupling is 0.64. What is the
value of M?
17. What is the RC time constant of
a series RC circuit that contains
a 12Mohms resistor and a
12microfarad capacitor?

6. After two time constants, the

capacitor in an RC circuit is
charged to what percentage of
the supply voltage?
7. How long does it take for an
initial charge of 800 V DC to
decrease to 39.9 V DC in a 450microfarad capacitor when a 1megohm resistor is connected
across it?
8. After two time constants, the
capacitor in an RC circuit is
discharged to what percentage
of the starting voltage?

18. What is the time constant of a

500mH coil and a 3,300 ohm
resistor in series?
19. Determine the cut-off frequency
of a first order low-pass filter for
R1=1.2 kohms and
C1=0.02microfarad.
20. A pulse wave is ac coupled to
an oscilloscope having
R1=20Mohms and
Cc=0.5microfarad. Determine
the longest pulse with (or space
width) that can be displayed

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with noticeable low-frequency

distortion being introduced by
the oscilloscope.
21. If two capacitors are connected
in series, and their values are
50 picofarad and 30 picofarad,
what is the total capacitance
22. The resonant circuit of a tuned
collector transistor oscillator has
a resonant frequency of 5MHz.
If the value of the capacitance is
increased by 50%, calculate the
new resonant frequency.
23. If you need an LC circuit to be
resonant at 2500 Hz and used a
150 mH coil, what should the
capacitance value be?
24. The tuned circuit of a
superheterodyne receiver has a
300 microhenrys inductance
and a resistance of 15 ohms.
Compute for the capacitance to
be connected in series with the
coil so that the circuit is series
resonant at 840 kHz.
25. If the frequency in an RLC
circuit is below resonant
frequency, then ___________.
A. XL > XC
B. XC = XL
C. XC > XL
D. XL = R
26. Find the half-power bandwidth
of a resonant circuit which has a
resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz
and a Q of 95.
27. An LC resonates at 2000 kHz,
and has a Q of 100. Find the
lower and upper cutoff
frequencies.
28. A parallel resonant circuit
magnifies which of the
following?
A. Impedance
B. Voltage
C. Current
D. Voltage and Current
29. A parallel circuit with resistance
only in the inductive branch has
the following constants: L=159
H, C=159 pF, Rs=5 . What is
the resonant frequency?
Determine the Q of the parallel
circuit at antiresonance.
30. A loaded parallel resonant
circuit which is tuned to 6 MHz
has a total impedance of 10,000
ohms and an overall Q factor of
15. Calculate the coil resistance.

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