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Exam: 086010RR - Capacitors in AC Circuits

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1. In a parallel RC circuit, what is the difference in phase angle between the source voltage and the
capacitive current?
A. 45 degrees
B. 90 degrees
C. 120 degrees
D. 0 degrees

2. A 0.015 micro arad capacitor and 0.125 microfarad capacitor are connected in parallel in a circuit. What
is the total capacitance of this circuit?
A. 0.135 microfarad
B. 0.140 microfarad
C. 0.120 microfarad
D. 0.110 microfarad

3. Which of the following materials would not be used as a dielectric material in a capacitor?
A. Tantalum
B. Paper
C. Polystyrene
D. Aluminum foil

4. A series RC circuit has an impedance of 525 ohms. The circuit is operating at a frequency of 2,000 Hz
and a voltage of 50 VAC. What is the circuit current?
A. 0.26 A
B. 10.5 A
C. 3.81 A
D. 0.095 A

5. What is the capacitive resistance of a 0.04 microfarad capacitor in a AC circuit that has a frequency of
1,000 hertz?
A. 2,482 ohm
B. 3,981 ohm
C. 2,482 ohm
D. 0.0398 ohm

6. What would be the resonant frequency for a series RLC circuit with the following components: a 1 kV
resistor, a 900 mH inductor, and a 0.014 mF capacitor?
A. 22.29 mHz (rounded)
B. 44.86 Hz (rounded)
C. 16,790 Hz (rounded)
D. 35.46 kHz (rounded)

Use the figure above to answer the following question.

7. What is the total capacitance of the circuit in the illustration?
A. 0.042 F
B. 0.0015 F
C. 0.020 F
D. 0.027 F

8. When creating an impedance triangle for a series RC circuit, the capacitive reactance is plotted on the
A. hypotenuse.
B. Z axis.
C. X axis.
D. Y axis.

9. In a series RC circuit, if the resistance is 8,000 ohms and X is 6,000 ohms, what is the impedance of the
circuit?
A. 9,200 ohms
B. 10,000 ohms
C. 8,600 ohms
D. 14,000 ohms

10. In which one of the following figures is current flow the highest through the capacitor?

A.

B.

C.

D.

11. A series RC circuit has a source voltage of 24 VAC and an impedance of 252 ohms. What is the circuit
current?
A. 0.95 A
B. 9.5 A
C. 0.095 A
D. 95 A

12. A parallel RC circuit has a capacitive reactance of 962 ohms and a resistance of 1,200 ohms. What is
the impedance of this circuit?
A. 1,254 ohm
B. 968 ohm
C. 653 ohms
D. 751 ohm

Use the figure above to answer the following question.

13. What is the impedance of the circuit shown in the illustration?
A. 5342
B. 1278
C. 11,752
D. 1335

Use the figure above to answer the following question.

14. What is the capacitive reactance of the circuit in the illustration?
A. 65,205
B. 33,204
C. 39,809
D. 45,297

15. If a 0.05 F capacitor and a 0.025 F capacitor are placed in series, what is the total capacitance of the
circuit?
A. 0.04 F
B. 0.075 F
C. 0.0167 F
D. 0.033 F

16. Which one of the following conditions would increase the capacitance value of a capacitor?
A. Removing the dielectric material
B. Decreasing plate size
C. Decreasing the distance between the plates
D. Increasing the distance between the plates

17. An AC circuit contains a 0.1 micro farad capacitor, and a 0.2 microfarad capacitor. All the capacitors in
the circuit are connected in series. What is the total capacitance of this circuit?
A. 0.31 microfarad
B. 0.067 microfarad
C. 0.031 microfarad
D. 0.0087 microfarad

Use the figure above to answer the following question.

18. What is the phase angle in the circuit in the illustration?
A. 16.4
B. 1.007
C. 8.051
D. 48.0

19. A series RC circuit contains a 0.01 microfarad capacitor and a 2,000 ohm resistor, and has a frequency
of 500 HZ. What is the impedance of the circuit?
A. 52,285 ohms
B. 90,285 ohms
C. 42,164 ohms
D. 31,910 ohms

20. If a series RC circuit is operating at 100 VAC and has an impedance of 52.5 ohms, what is the circuit
current?
A. 0.052 A
B. 0.25 A
C. 5.25 A
D. 1.9 A

21. A circuit contains two capacitors connected in parallel. The capacitance of the first capacitor is 0.05
microfarad, and the capacitance of the second capacitor is 0.15 microfarad. What is total capacitance of
this circuit?
A. 0.2 microfarad
B. 0.0375 microfarad
C. 0.165 microfarad
D. 0.085 microfarad

22. What is the capacitive reactance of a 1 F capacitor at a frequency of 60 Hz?

A. 13,120
B. 2654
C. 1324
D. 26,549

23. What is the capacitive reactance of a 0.06 microfarad capacitor in a AC circuit that has a frequency of
5,000 Hz?
A. 449.2 ohms
B. 212.4 ohms
C. 318.6 ohms
D. 530.8 ohms

24. Which of the following materials has the lowest dielectric constant?
A. Mica
B. Polystyrene
C. Glass

25. If a 0.02 F capacitor is in an AC circuit with a frequency of 1kH, what is the capacitive reactance?
A. 15,924
B. 6224
C. 3981
D. 7962

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