Tasks for the Internal Summative Assessment for TERM II

QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning the RLC circuit shown in the figure below?

A. The current in the circuit is maximum, is 𝑋𝐿 = 𝑋𝐶

B. The voltage leads the current if 𝑋𝐿 > 𝑋𝐶
C. The circuit is in resonance if 𝑋𝐶 > 𝑋𝐿
D. There is no phase difference between the voltage and the current if 𝑋𝐿 = 𝑋𝐶
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2. Read and analyze the following statements. Which statements are correct?

I. In a circuit containing only a resistor, the instantaneous voltage and current are in phase.

II. In a purely capacitive and inductive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are in phase.

III. In a purely capacitive circuit, current leads the voltage by a quarter of a cycle.

IV. In a purely capacitive circuit, current lags the voltage by one-quarter of a cycle.

A. I and II B. I and III C. II and III D. I and IV

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3. A resistor is connected in series with an alternating current supply of negligible internal resistance. The peak
value of the supply voltage is Vo and the peak value of the current in the resistor is Io. The average power
dissipation in the resistor is

𝑉0 𝐼0 𝑉0 𝐼0
A. B. C. 𝑉0 𝐼0 D. 2 𝑉0 𝐼0
2 √2
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4. The maximum value of a sinusoidal alternating current in a resistor of resistance R is 𝐼0 . The maximum
current is increased to 2𝐼0 . Assuming that the resistance of the resistor remains constant, the average power
dissipated in the resistor is now

1 2
A. 𝐼 𝑅
2 0
B. 𝐼0 2𝑅 C. 2𝐼02𝑅 D. 4𝐼02𝑅
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5. The primary coil of a step-up transformer is connected to a source of alternating p.d. The secondary coil is
connected to a lamp.

Which line, A to D, in the table correctly describes the flux linkage and current through the secondary coil in
relation to the primary coil?

𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒙 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕

𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒙 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕
A >1 <1
B <1 <1
C >1 >1
D <1 >1

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6. A transformer has an input voltage of 20 V and an output of 200 V. For this transformer, which of
these statements is true?

A. This is known as a 'step-up' transformer, however the current is decreased.

B. This is known as a 'step-up' transformer, because the current is increased.

C. This is known as a 'step-down' transformer, because the current is decreased.

D. This is known as a 'step-down' transformer, however the current is increased.

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7. High voltages are used for the transmission of electric power over long distances because

A. high voltages can be stepped down to any required value.

B. larger currents can be used.

C. power losses during transmission are minimized.

D. transformers have a high efficiency.

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8. A power station generates electrical energy at a potential difference V and current I. The resistance of the
transmission lines between the power station and the consumer is R.

The power lost in the transmission lines is

𝑉2
A. 0 B. C. 𝐼𝑅 2 D. 𝑉𝐼
𝑅
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9. A bridge rectifier consists of four diodes A, B, C and D as concerned in the figure shown below.

An alternating supply is applied between the terminal X and Y. Which diodes are conducting when terminal
X of the supply is positive?

A. Diodes A and B C. Diodes A and C

B. Diodes B and C D. Diodes C and D
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10. A diode bridge rectifier circuit can be used to change an AC voltage into a DC voltage.
Which of the following diagrams shows the output of this diode bridge circuit?

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QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE SHORT ANSWER

11. An alternating current is I is represented by the equation I = 40 sin(100πt)

i. Determine the peak value of the current.

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ii. Determine the r.m.s value of the current.

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12. Domestic users in the United Kingdom are supplied with mains electricity at a root mean square voltage
of 230 V.

i. State what is meant by root mean square voltage.

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ii. Calculate the peak voltage of the supply.

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iii. Calculate the average power dissipated in a lamp connected to the mains supply with the rms
current is 0.26 A

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13. A series ac circuit contains the following components: R = 150 , L = 250 mH, C = 2.0 F and a
generator with Vmax = 210 V operating at 40.0 Hz.

i. Define inductive reactance

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ii. Calculate the inductive reactance in the circuit

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14. For the circuit on the right, the capacitance of the capacitor is 1.5 𝜇𝐹, and the rms voltage of the generator
is 25.0 V. What is the rms current in the circuit when the frequency of the generator is 5.00 x 103 Hz?

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15. The graph below shows how a sinusoidal alternating voltage varies with time when connected across a
resistor, R.

i. State the peak voltage.

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ii. Calculate the frequency of the alternating voltage.

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iii. Write the equation that gives the value of the voltage V at any time t.

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16. A simple iron-cored transformer is illustrated in Figure 16. Consider the transformer to be ideal.

Fig. 16

i. Describe what is meant by an ideal transformer.

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ii. Explain why the core of a transformer needs to be laminated.

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iii. Consider the figure above as an ideal transformer which steps down the 220 V mains to 4.5 V so
it can be used to charge a mobile phone.

If the primary coil has 500 turns, how many turns does the secondary have?

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17. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 525 V is connected across a 2 k Ω resistor.

 i. Sketch a graph of the instantaneous current and voltage for this circuit that contains only
resistor. Label the graph properly.

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ii. Calculate the r.m.s current which flows through this resistor.

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18. Electrical energy generated from power plants like in the figure below is transmitted using alternating
current at high voltages. Explain why transmission is achieved using each.

i. alternating voltages
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ii. high voltages

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QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE EXTENDED ANSWER

19. The diagram shows the electrical circuit of a voltage adaptor used for charging a laptop computer. The
diagram has been divided into three sections. 220 V

i. Describe the purpose of section 1 of the circuit.

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ii. Section 2 of the circuit is a bridge rectifier.

a. State one advantage of using a bridge rectifier rather

than a single diode.

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b. Explain how a bridge rectifier works.

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 iii. a. What is section 3 responsible for? Name the process.

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b. Describe how a capacitor achieves this.

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iv. The output p.d. will have some ripple.

Suggest a way and describe how method will reduce the amount of ripple.
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20. A bridge rectifier consists of four ideal diodes A, B, C, D, connected as shown in the figure below.

Fig. 20.1

An alternating supply is applier between the terminals X and Y.

i. a. On the figure, label the positive (+) connected to the load resistor R.

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b. State which diodes are conducting when terminal Y of the supply is positive.

Diode …………………. and diode ………………….

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ii. The variation with time t of the potential difference V across the load resistor R as shown in the
figure below.

Fig. 20.2

The load resistor R has a resistance 2700 Ω

a. Use the figure to determine the mean power dissipated in the resistor R.

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b. If a single diode was connected to the circuit instead of a diode bridge, sketch how the graph
in Fig. 20. 2 would look like.

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