Problem Set I

ALTERNATING
CURRENT
(AC) CIRCUITS
(Single Phase
System)
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1. 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

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2. In a single-phase circuit V A =84.85+ j84.85 V and V B =96.59− j 25.88V with respect to a
reference node 0. Calculate V BA .
A. −11.74 + j 110.73 V B. 11.74 + j 110.73 V
C. 11.74− j110.73 V D. −11.74 + j 110.73 V

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

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

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5. 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

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6. Three alternating currents are given by i 1=141 sin ( ωt+ 45 ° );
i 2=30 sin ⁡( ωt+ 90 °); i 3=20 sin ⁡( ωt−120 °). Find the equation of the resultant current.
A. 167.4 sin ⁡(ωt +45.66 ° ) B. 74.6 sin ⁡ωt

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7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. An alternating current and 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

12. An impedance draws a current i=10 cos ( ωt −30° ) A from a V =220 sinωt Volts. What is the
power?
A. 550 W B. 1100 W C. 190.5 W D. 1320 W

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13. A series circuit has an applied voltage of V =220sin ⁡(ωt +30 °) and draws a current
I =10 sin ⁡( ωt−30 °). What is the average power and power factor of the circuit?
A. 1, 905 W, 86.6% lagging B. 1, 905 W, 86.6 % lagging
C. 2, 200 W, 100% D. 1, 100 W, 50% lagging

14. 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 the reactive power taken by the
element.
A. 50 Watts & 100 Vars lagging B. 20 Watts & 100 Vars leading
C. 110 Watts & 20 Vars lagging D. 110 Watts & 20 Vars leading

15. A 110-Volt AC line feeds two circuits in parallel. The currents are ( 2.2− j6.5 ) A and
( 1.8− j 3.5 ) A. The power consumed by the two circuits is approximately .
A. 1, 185 Watts B. 440 Watts C. 755 Watts D. 433 Watts
16. Find the average power in a resistance R=10 ohms if the current in series form is
i=10 sinωt +5 sin 3 ωt+ 2sin 5 ωt amperes.
A. 65.4 Watts B. 645 Watts C. 546 Watts D. 5.46 Watts

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

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

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19. A two-element series circuit has voltage V =240+ j 0 V and current I =48− j36 A. Find the
current in amperes which results when the resistance is reduced to 50% of its former value.
A. 46.20+ j 69.20 B. −46.20+ j 69.20
C. 46.20− j 69.20 D. −46.20− j 69.20

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20. A 200mH 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

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

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22. A series RLC circuit has elementsR=50 ohms, 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− j 50Ω D. 50+ j130 Ω

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23. 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− j 3Ω D. 3+ j5 Ω
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24. A series RLC circuit hasR=10Ω, L=40 ×10−6 H and C=60 ×10−12 F . What is the resonant
of the circuit in MHz?
A. 20.17 B. 3.24 C. 4.49 D. 1.62

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25. A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an unknown
capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage V =100 sin 377 t. Find the value of
capacitance at resonance.
A.42 μF B. 47 μF C. 36.45 μF D. 72.57μF

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26. 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

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27. 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

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28. A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 Ω resistor and an
unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the value of the capacitive
reactance?
A. X C =91. 86 Ω B. X C =39.19 Ω C. X C =154.45 Ω D. X C =184.0 Ω

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29. A circuit consists of a 4 Ω resistor and 300 μF capacitor in series. It is connected across a 60
Hz voltage source with a 500 V peak to peak voltage. What is the phasor form of the
current?
A. I =19.7 ∠ 57.5 °B. I =8.84 ∠73.2 ° C. I =36.5 ∠65.7 ° D. I =10.5 ∠57 °
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30. The wavelength of international distress of frequency is 600 m. what is the equivalent
frequency in kHz?
A. 200 B. 300 C. 400 D. 500

31. The voltage across a given circuit is 75+ j50 V . What is the power supplied to the circuit
if the current through it is ( 8− j 5 ) A ?
A. 850 W B. 550 W C. 750 W D. 350 W

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32. The following are in seriesR=1, 000 Ω, L=100 μH and C=20 , 000 pF. The voltage across
the circuit is 100 V. What is the total impedance expressed in ohms if the frequency is 3
MHz?
A. 1882 Ω B. 1000 Ω C. 2132 Ω D. 1885 Ω

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33. The maximum instantaneous voltage and current output of an alternator are 300 V and 20
A, respectively. What is the power output in watts if the voltage leads the current by 30° .
A. 2598 B. 5196 C. 6000 D. 3000

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34. The length of time between a point in one cycle to the same point of the next cycle of an AC
wave is the .
A. frequency B. period C. magnitude D. polarity

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35. A 25 ohm resistor is connected in series with a coil of 50 ohm resistance and 150 mH
inductance. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 85% B. 80% C. 90% D. 75%

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36. One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of 1 ×10−9 F . It is tuned at 200 kHz. What
is the inductance of the other leg in Henry?
A. 6.33 ×10−4 B. 20 ×10−3 C.8.25 ×10−5 D.120 ×10−9

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37. A series RLC circuit has a resistance of 15 ohms and an inductive reactance of 1, 500 ohms.
What is the Q factor of the circuit at resonance?
A. 120 B. 100 C. 140 D. 150
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38. A two-element series circuit with R=15Ω, L=20 mH has an impedance of 30 ohms and an
unknown angle. What is the frequency in Hz?
A. 2.0 B. 2.1 C. 2, 067 D. 207
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39. A 5mH pure inductance is connected in parallel with one microfarad capacitor. What
frequency will the circuit be in resonance?
A. 250 Hz B. 2250 Hz C. 60 Hz D. 100 Hz

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40. What is the complex expression for a given alternating current,
i=250 sin ⁡(ωt−25 ° )?
 A . 227+ j106 B.160− j75 C.227− j 106 D. 160+ j 75

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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

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42. The resistor of 6 ohms 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

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43. 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

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44. 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. 2.21 D. 4.17

45. 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

46. The Q-factor of a coil is given by .

A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its energy dissipated per cycle.
B. Its power factor
C. The reciprocal of its power factor
D. The ratio of its inductive reactance to its resistance.
47. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of 100 VA and 80 VAR, respectively. What is
the Q factor of the coil?
A. 1.33 B. 10 C. 8 D. 6

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48. An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a frequency of 1
cycle per second. What is the average value of the wave?
A. 5 V B. 10 V C. 0 V D. 7.07 V

49. Determine the rms value of a triangular current wave which has a maximum value of
a.
 A. 0.816 a B. 0.577 a C. 0.866 a D. 0.707 a

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50. A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a conductance of 4 mhos, an inductive reactor
having a susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor having a susceptance of 5 mhos.
What is the impedance of the circuit?
A. 0.16+ j 0.12Ω B. 0.26+ j 0.12Ω
C. 0.34+ j 0.72Ω D.0.16− j 0.12 Ω