AMASIA BILINGUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL EKOUNOU YAOUNDE (A.B.S.

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CLASS FORM FOUR IND B (ARM 4).

SUBJECT TITLE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY.
SEQUENCE 3rd
DURATION 1h 30mins.
STUDENT NAME
INSTRUCTIONS : Put a “-” on the correct answer in section A. Section B is
made up of part A&B in which you are to answer all questions completely and
in good English.

SECTION A : Multiple choice questions (MCQ). (10 MARKS)

1. The EMF OF a cell doesn’t depends a) Lead peroxide b) Sponge lead c)

upon ------------------- Dilute H2SO4 d) All

a) Size of the plate b) Spacing between 6. During the charging of the lead acid
the plate c) Both A&B d) None of these cell --------------------------

2. Which one of the following is a a) Cathode became black and

primary cell ?
a) Nickel iron cell b) Barium hydroxide
c) Dry cell d) Lead acid cell
3. Which one of the following is a
secondary cell?
a) Lead acid cell b) Daniel cell c) Voltaic
cell d) Lenience cell
4. Secondary cell are also call as ----
a) Disposal cell b) Throw away cell c)
Accumulators d) None of these
5. Activate material of lead acid cells
are ----------N.M
chocolate brown in colour b) Voltage
increase c) Gives out energy d) Specific
gravity of H2SO4 decrease
7. The electrolyte used in lead acid cells
is -----------------
a) Nitric acid b) Water c) Dilute
sulphuric acid d) None
8. Dilute sulphuric acid ------------------
-as electrolyte
a) PbO2 b) H2SO4 c) Pb d) None
9. Positive plate of a sponge lead cell is
made with ---------------------------
a) PbO2 b) Pb c) Copper d) None

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10. Positive plate of a sponge lead cell is a) Specific gravity b) Voltage c) Colour
made with --------------------------- of the plates d) All

a) Pbo2 b) Pb c) Copper d) None 16. During charging process of a lead

11. Which one of the following is used
for topping of the batter in lead acid cell
? a) Dilute sulphuric acid b) Dilute
KOH c) Distilled Water d) Hard water
12. Buckling of the battery is due to ----
-------------------------
a) Partial charging b) Trickle charging c)
Under charging d) Over charging
13. Sulphation of a battery is due to
a) Partial charging b) Trickle charging
C) Under charging d) Over charging
14. A car battery has 6 cell in series
what should be approximately charging
voltage --------------------.
a) 10 volts b) 2 volts c) 100 volts d) 15
volts
15. Which one of the following gives the
indication of full charging .
acid cell which one of the following gas
evolve at cathode a) Co2 b) Methane c)
Hydrogen d) Oxygen
17. A battery can deliver 5Amps load
for 5 hours then the capacity of the
battery is -------------
a) 0 AH b) 10AH c) 1AH d) 25AH
18. The capacity of the battery depends
upon the ---------------------
a) Density of the electricity b)
Temperature c) Rate of discharge d) All
19. If the area of the plate increases ,
then the capacity of a battery ------------
-- a) Decreases b) Doesn’t change c)
Increases d) First increase then
decrease
20. Dry cells are rarely used as a power
source because ----------------
a) Costly b) Require greater care c) Not
easily available d) None

SECTION B
PART A : THE AUTOMOBILE BATTERY. (10 MARKS)

a) Give the composition of electrolyte used in batteries. (1.5mrks)

b) On a battery, the following indication is given: 12v/40Ah/200A. (1.5mrks)
 Give the meaning of 12v, 200A and 40Ah
c) Make a simple sketch to show how THREE batteries can be connected in
parallel. (3mrks)
d) Define battery sulphation. (1mrk)
e) State THREE causes of sulphation. (3mrks)

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