Electromagnetics

Electrical Circuits

1.

The electron orbits around a proton in a

hydrogen atom at a mean radius of 5.3x1011
m. Find the magnitude of the electric
force on the electron.

a.
b.
c.
d.

2.6x10-5
8.2x10-8
4.9x10-8
7.5x10-6

N
N
N
N

2. An electron is released from rest in a

uniform electric field of magnitude
2x104V/m. Calculate the acceleration of the
electron.

a.
b.
c.
d.

5.32x1015
2.53x1015
3.52x1015
3.25x1015

m/s2
m/s2
m/s2
m/s2

3. An infinite line of charge produces a field of

magnitude 4.5x104 V/m at distance 2 m.
Find the linear charge density.

a.
b.
c.
d.

3
4
5
6

C/m
C/m
C/m
C/m

4. What is the magnitude of the electric field

required to store 1 J of electric potential
energy in a volume of 1 m3 in a vacuum?

a.
b.
c.
d.

0.625 MV/m
0.5 MV/m
0.475 MV/m
0.45 MV/m

5. What is the drift speed of conduction

electrons in a copper wire with radius r =
900 m when it has a uniform current I =
17 mA? ncu = 8.49x1028 /m3?

a.
b.
c.
d.

2.1x10-7
4.9x10-7
6.7x10-6
5.3x10-6

m/s
m/s
m/s
m/s

6. Wire B has twice the length and twice the

radius of wire A. Both wires are made from
the same material. If wire A has a
resistance R, what is the resistance of wire
B?

a.
b.
c.
d.

4R
2R
0.5R
0.25R

7. A uniform magnetic field with magnitude

1.2 mT, is directed vertically upward
throughout the volume of a laboratory
chamber. A proton with kinetic energy 5.3
MeV enters the chamber, moving
horizontally from south to north. What
magnetic deflecting force acts on the
proton as it enters the chamber?

a.
b.
c.
d.

5.3x1012 N
6.1x1015 N
6.1x10-15 N
1.6x10-15 N

8. A magnetron in a microwave oven emits

electromagnetic waves with frequency 2.45
GHz. What magnetic field strength is
required for electrons to move in circular
paths with frequency?

a.
b.
c.
d.

52.5
62.5
87.5
90.0

mT
mT
mT
mT

9. A 2 m long wire weighs 4 g and carries a

10 A current. It is constrained to move only
vertically above another wire carrying 15 A
in the opposite direction. At what
separation would its weight be supported
by magnetic force?

a.
b.
c.
d.

2.64
1.53
4.47
3.12

mm
mm
mm
mm

10. A solenoid 1.3 m long and 2.6 cm in

diameter carries a current of 18 A. The
magnetic field inside the solenoid is 23 mT.
Find the length of the wire forming the
solenoid.

a.
b.
c.
d.

180
108
190
110

m
m
m
m

11. A 500-loop circular wire coil with radius

4 cm is placed between the poles of a large
electromagnet. The magnetic field is
uniform and makes an angle of 60 degrees
with the plane of the coil; it decreases at
0.2 T/s. What is the magnitude of the
induced emf?

a.
b.
c.
d.

4.35 V
43.5 V
0.435 V
0.345 V

12. The armature of a small generator

consists of a flat, square coil with 120 turns
and sides with a length of 1.6 cm. The coil
rotates in a magnetic field of 0.075 T. What
is the RPM of the coil if the maximum emf
produced is 24 mV?

a.
b.
c.
d.

50 RPM
100 RPM
150 RPM
200 RPM

13. An air-filled toroidal solenoid has a mean

radius of 15 cm and a cross sectional area
of 5 cm2. When the current is 12 A, the
energy stored is 0.39 J. How many turns
does the winding have?

a.
b.
c.
d.

2580
2850
8250
8520

14. The resistance of a wire is 126.48 ohms

at 100oC and 100 ohms at 30oC. Determine
the temperature coefficient at 0oC..

a.
b.
c.
d.

0.00615
0.00427
0.0123
0.111

15. Two 115 V incandescent lamp A and B

are connected in series across a 230 V
source. If lamp A is rated 75 W and lamp B
is rated 50 W, determine the current drawn
by the series connection.

a.
b.
c.
d.

0.64
0.52
0.48
0.57

A
A
A
A

16. A battery formed of five cells is joined in

series. When the external resistance is 4
ohm, the current is 1.5 A and when the
external resistance is 9 ohms, the current
falls to 0.75 A. Find the internal resistance
of each cell.

a.
b.
c.
d.

0.35
0.2
0.25
0.3

17. A term used to describe how fast an

energy is consumed.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Resistive Load
Volts
Power
Conductance

18. Why is the resistance of a conductor

different for RF current than for DC?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Because of the Heisenberg Effect

Because of the Skin Effect
Because of the Edison Effect
Because the insulation conducts at
radio frequency

19. An alternating current varying

sinusoidally with frequency of 50 Hz has an
RMS value of 20 A. At what time measured
from the positive maximum value will the
instantaneous current be 14.14 A?

a.
b.
c.
d.

1/600
1/300
1/200
1/400

sec
sec
sec
sec

20. The following is power dissipated by the

resistive components of the circuit, except:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Active
Apparent
Average
True

21. Which of the following best describes an

inductance?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Tends to oppose DC
Tends to oppose changes in current
Tends to oppose changes in voltage
Opposes certain values of
frequencies

22. In a circuit that has both inductors and

capacitors, what happens to reactive
power?

a. It is dissipated as heat in the circuit

b. It goes back and forth between
magnetic and electric field but it is not
dissipated
c. It is dissipated as kinetic energy in
thec circuit
d. Reactive power will be zero

23. Three alternating currents given by i1 =

141sin(wt + 45); i2 = 30sin(wt + 90); i3 =
20cos(wt 120). Find the equation of the
resultant current.

a.
b.
c.
d.

167.4sin(wt + 45.66)
74.6sin(wt)
143.8sin(wt + 51.4)
64.7sin(wt 30)

24. A resistor R and a capacitor C are

connected in series across a 100 V, 60
cycle source. The reading of an ammeter
connected in the circuit is 2 A and the
reading of a voltmeter connected across
the capacitor is 80 V. Calculate the values
of R and C.

a.
b.
c.
d.

66
30
30
36

ohm
ohm
ohm
ohm

and
and
and
and

30
60
66
60

uF
uF
uF
uF

25. A series circuit consists of a 66.2 uF

capacitor and a variable resistor. For what
two values of resistance will the power
taken by the circuit be 172.8 W, if the
impressed 60 cycle emf is 120 V?

a.
b.
c.
d.

83.33 ohms and 3.33 ohms

53.33 ohms and 30 ohms
5.33 ohms and 3.0 ohms
83.33 ohms and 5.33 ohms