Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY

Main Campus, Sogod, Southern Leyte

MID – TERM EXAMINATION

in
EE300 (Direct Current Circuit)

Name: ___________________________________________________ Score: _________

Course/Yr. /Sec.: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

I. OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION

1. A conducting path through which an electric d. Inductance

current either flows or intended to flow. 11. The resistance of a conductor varies
a. Circuit inversely as _____.
b. Node a. Length
c. Branch b. Area of cross-section
d. None of these c. Temperature
2. The circuit whose parameters are constant. d. Resistivity
a. Non-linear circuit 12. An instrument which detects electric current
b. Integral circuit is known as _____.
c. Linear circuit a. Voltmeter
d. Both a & b b. Rheostat
3. A point at which two or more elements have c. Wattmeter
a common connection. d. Galvanometer
a. Branch 13. Ohm’s law is not applicable to ____.
b. Node a. Vacuum tubes
c. Stem b. Carbon resistors
d. Roots c. High voltage circuits
4. The part of a network which lies between two d. Circuits with low current densities
junctions. 14. Which of the following statement is true
a. Node both for series and a parallel DC circuit?
b. Branch a. Power are additive
c. Both a & b b. Currents are additive
d. None of these c. Elements have individual currents
5. What is the first name of the discover of KCL d. Voltages are additive
and KVL? 15. For which of the following “ampere
a. Grobert second’’ could be the unit?
b. George a. Reluctance
c. Robert b. Charge
d. Simon c. Power
6. “The algebraic sum of the currents entering d. Energy
any node is zero”. 16. When one leg of a parallel circuit is opened
a. KCL out, the total current will _____.
b. KVL a. Reduce
c. KCL & KVL b. Increase
d. MESH analysis c. Decrease
7. “The algebraic sum of the voltages around d. Become zero
any closed path in a circuit is zero”. 17. KCL is applicable to only ____.
a. KCL a. Junction in a network
b. KVL b. Closed loop in a network
c. KCL & KVL c. Electric circuit
d. MESH analysis d. Electronic circuits
8. Is a loop which does not contain any other 18. Which is the best conductor of electricity?
loop within it? a. Iron
a. Loop b. Silver
b. Node c. Copper
c. Mesh d. Carbon
d. Branch 19. An open resistor, when checked with an
9. The substance which have a large number of ohmmeter reads ____.
free electrons and offer a low resistance is a. Zero
called ___. b. Infinite
a. Insulators c. High but within tolerance
b. Inductors d. Low but not zero
c. Semi-conductors 20. All good conductor have high ___.
d. Conductors a. Conductance
10. The property of a conductor due to which it b. Resistance
passes current is called _____. c. Reluctance
a. Resistance d. Thermal conductivity
b. Reluctance
c. Conductance
II. PROBLEM SOVING (12 pts. Each )

1. The current in an electric circuit rises exponentially as given by I = 10(1-e-2t) amperes. Solve the charge
flowing through the circuit in 250 ms.

2. A cylindrical wire is compressed in length by 15%. The percentage decrease in the resistance will be?

3. Two wires A & B made from two different materials have temperature coefficient of resistance equal to
0.0025 and 0.0005 ohm per oC , respectively. It is desired to make a coil of wire having a resistance of
1200 ohms with a temperature coefficient of 0.001, using suitable lengths of the two given wires connected
in series. Determine the required length of wire A?

4. A wire whose diameter is 0.175 inch has a resistance of 0.5 ohm. The wire is drawn through a series of
dies until its diameter is reduced to 0.08 inch. What is the resistance of lengthened conductor?

5. The resistance of 575 m of a certain wire is 21.85 ohm. How much must be cut off to reduce the resistance
to 14.25 ohms?

Prepared by: Checked and Approved by:

Lizandro C. Bitang
Instructor Engr. Gilberto P. Rosello
E.E.E.T, Department Head