ID: 2013-1078

other given resistor other than 12kohms

therefore 12kohms is the answer.

1. The internal resistance of a 20,000

ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 5 V range
is
A. 20,000
B. 100,000 *
C. 200,000
D. 1,000,000

5. A voltage divider consists of two 68 k

resistors and a 24 V source. The
unknown output voltage is
A. 12 V*
B. 24 V
C. 0 V
D. 6 V

R = 20,000 ohm/volt (5V)

R = 100,000

V=(24*68k)/(68k+68K) = 12 V

2. Two 1.2 k resistors are in series and

this series combination is in parallel with
a 3.3 k resistor. The total resistance is
A. 138
B. 1,389 *
C. 5,700
D. 880
R= (1.2k+1.2k)||3.3k
R=1,389.5 ohms
3. The output of a certain voltage divider
is 12 V with no load. When a load is
connected, the output voltage
A. decreases*
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. becomes zero
This is because the load acts as a
resistance for the voltage to flow in the
circuit.
4. A certain voltage divider consists of
two 12 k resistors in series. Which of
the following load resistors will have the
most effect on the output voltage?
A. 1 M
B. 24 k
C. 18 k
D. 12 k*
Since resistance is inversely proportional
to current and current is directly
proportional to the voltage thus 12kohms
has more effect. Moreoever, theres no

6. Three 10 k resistors are connected

in series. A 20 k resistor is connected
in parallel across one of the 10 k
resistors. The voltage source is 24 V.
The total current in the circuit is
A. 900 A*
B. 9 mA
C. 90 mA
D. 800 A
R= 20k+ ((20k*10k)/(20k+10k)) = 26.67k
ohm
I= 24V/26.67k ohm =8.99x10^-4 A
I= 900 A
7. A certain voltage divider consists of
three 1 k resistors in series. Which of
the following load resistors will have the
least effect on the output voltage?
A. 1 M *
B. 100 k
C. 1 k
D. 330
Vout =

( 1 M )( Vin )
1 M + 1k +1 k +1 k

Vout = 0.999Vin
8. The parallel combination of a 470
resistor and a 1.5 k resistor is in series
with the parallel combination of five 1 k
resistors. The source voltage is 50 V.
The percentage of the load current
through any single 1 k resistor is
A. 25%
B. 20%*

C. 100%
D. 50%
~(470*1500)/(470+1500) = 357.87ohm
~5-1kohm resistors= 1000/5 = 200ohm
~Rtotal=357.87+200=557.87ohm
~I=50/557.87=0.089amp
Now current throuh 5-1kohm resistors can
be divided into two parallelcombination one
with resistance 1kohm and other with
1/4kohm
~by current divider rule =(.089*1/4)/
(1+1/4)=0.018amp
~% = (0.018/0.089)*100 = 20%

9. A certain Wheatstone bridge has the

following resistor values: R1 = 10 k,
R2 = 720 , and R4 = 2.4 k. The
unknown resistance is
A. 24
B. 2.4
C. 300
D. 3,000 *
R1*R2 = R3*R4
R3= (10k*720)/2.4k = 3 kohms

10. On which of the following voltage

range settings will a voltmeter present
the minimum load on a circuit?
A. 1 V
B. 50 V
C. 500 V
D. 1,000 V*
Since voltage is inversely proportional to
the resistance, therefore having a
minimum load means less resistance
thus giving maximum voltage.
11. The internal resistance of a 30,000
ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 50 V range
is
A. 15,000
B. 150,000
C. 1,500,000 *
D. 15,000,000
(Internal R)*V = 30,000*5 =1500000 ohms

12. The parallel combination of a 6.8 k

resistor and a 10 k resistor is in series
with the parallel combination of a 2.2 k
resistor and a 1 k resistor. A 100 V
source is connected across the circuit.
The resistor(s) with the greatest voltage
drop is (are)
A. 6.8 k
B. 2.2 k
C. 6.8 k and 10 k*
D. 2.2 k and 1 k
(6.8k*10k)/(6.8k+10k)= 4.05 kohms
(2.2k*1k)/(2.2k+1k)= 687.5 ohms
Voltage drop occurs when the resistance is
high thus the answer is 6.8 k and 10
k.

13. When a load resistance is removed

from the output of a voltage divider
circuit, the current drawn from the
source
A. decreases*
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. is cut off
If there is no load it will not draw any
current from source. So the drawing
current will be decreased.

14. A certain circuit is composed of two

parallel resistors. The total resistance is
1,403 . One of the resistors is 2 k.
The other resistor value is
A. 1,403
B. 4.7 k*
C. 2 k
D. 3,403
(1/R)+(1/2000)=1/1403
R= 4700 ohms

15. The parallel combination of a 470

resistor and a 680 resistor is in series
with the parallel combination of four 2 k
resistors. The total resistance is
A. 1,650
B. 1,078
C. 77.8

D. 778 *
(470*680/470+680)= 277.91 ohms
(1/2k+1/2k+1/2k+1/2k)^-1= 500 ohms
277.91 + 500 = 777.91 ohms

A. 680
B. 1,029*
C. 200
D. 880

16. A 12 k resistor, a 15 k resistor,

and a 22 k resistor are in series with
two 10 kresistors that are in parallel. The
source voltage is 75 V. Current through
the 15 kresistor is approximately
A. 14 mA
B. 1.4 mA*
C. 5 mA
D. 50 mA

RV*R2 = Runk*R3
3500*200/680= 1029 ohms

(12k+15k+22k)+ ((10k*10k)/(10k+10k))=
54 kohm
I=V/R= 75/54k= 1.3888 mA

17. A 6 V battery output is divided down

to obtain two output voltages. Three 2.2
k resistors are used to provide the two
taps. The two output voltages are
A. 2 V, 4 V*
B. 2 V, 2 V
C. 2 V, 6 V
D. 4 V, 6 V

20. In a certain five-step R/2R ladder

network, the smallest resistor value is 1
k . The largest value is
A. indeterminable
B. 2 k *
C. 10 k
D. 20 k
Since the R=1kohms
thus 2R= 2*1kohms = 2 kohms
21. A voltage divider consists of two 100
k resistors and a 12 V source. What will
the output voltage be if a load resistor of
1 M is connected to the output?
A. 0.57 V
B. 6 V
C. 12 V
D. 5.7 V*

(6*2.2k)(2.2k+2.2k+2.2k) = 2 V
(6*(2.2k+2.2k))(2.2k+2.2k+2.2k) = 4V

R1=100K, R2=100K, R3=1M

Vout = (12*(R2||R3))/(R1+(R2||R3))
=(12*(100K ||1M))/( 100K +(100K ||1M))
=5.7 V

18. Two 3.3 k resistors are in series

and this series combination is in parallel
with a 4.7 k resistor. The voltage
across one of the 3.3 k resistors is 12
V. The voltage across the 4.7 k
resistor is
A. 24 V*
B. 12 V
C. 0 V
D. 6 V

22. A 10 resistor, a 90 mH coil, and a

0.015 F capacitor are in series across
an ac source. The impedance
magnitude at 1,200 Hz below fr is
A. 1,616 *
B. 161
C. 3,387
D. 1,771

12V/3.3k = 3.64mA
Other 3.3k, 3.3k*3.64 mA = 12V
Thus 12+12 = 24V

19. A balanced Wheatstone bridge

consists of an RV of 3,500 , an R2 of
200 , and an R3 of 680 . The value
of RUNK is

Fr =

2 90 ( 10 ) ( 0.015 ) ( 10 )6
3

4331.65
F = 4331.65-1200 = 3131.65
Zl= 2 ( 3131.65 ) ( 90 ( 10 )3 ) =1770.90
Zc=

1
2 ( 3131.65 ) ( 0.015 ( 10 )

3388.10

Z = 102+ (1770.903388.10 )2
Z = 1616

B. 50%
C. 1%
D. 100%

23. A 6.8 k resistor, a 7 mH coil, and

a 0.02 F capacitor are in parallel
across a 17 kHz ac source. The coil's
internal resistance, RW, is 30 . The
equivalent parallel resistance, Rp(eq), is
A. 1,878
B. 18,780 *
C. 18,750
D. 626

%=

1/(Z-30)=1/6.8+J*0.017*0.02+1/(J17*7).
Now Z can be calculated in form of 1/z = x
+ j Y.
Rp = 1/x.

24. In a series RLC circuit that is

operating above the resonant frequency,
the current
A. lags the applied voltage*
B. leads the applied voltage
C. is in phase with the applied voltage
D. is zero
Series RLC circuits behave as inductive
loads therefore the current will lag.
25. If the rms voltage drop across a 15 k
resistor is 16 V, the peak current
through the resistor is
A. 15 mA
B. 1.5 mA*
C. 10 mA
D. 1 mA

V
16
=
=
Irms =
R 15 k 2
16 2
Im =
= 1.5mA
15 k
26. A pulse waveform has a high time of
8 ms and a pulse width of 32 ms. The
duty cycle is
A. 25%*

8
(100 ) = 25%
32

27. A sinusoidal current has an rms

value of 14 mA. The peak-to-peak value
is
A. 45.12 mA
B. 16 mA
C. 39.6 mA*
D. 22.6 mA

2 (14 ) 2=39.6

mA

28. A 33 half-watt resistor and a 330

half-watt resistor are connected
across a 12 V source. Which one(s) will
overheat?
A. 33
B. 330
C. both resistors
D. neither resistor*
The power in each resistor is the same
29. A 6 V battery is connected to a 300
load. Under these conditions, it is
rated at 40 Ah. How long can it supply
current to the load?
A. 1 h
B. 200 h
C. 2,000 h*
D. 10 h

H=

40 A h
6
= 2000 h
A
300

( )

30. The parallel combination of a 470

resistor and a 1.2 k resistor is in
series with the parallel combination of
three 3 k resistors. A 200 V source is
connected across the circuit. The
resistor with the most current has a
value of
A. 470 or 1.2 k

B. 3 k
C. 470 *
D. 1.2 k

According to Ohms Law, when

resistance is low, the current is high. In
the choices, 470 is the least resistance.