1.

When the insulator is compared to the semiconductor, (a) which one requires the least energy to move an electron
and (b) from which point in the energy level does the electron leave in its travel to the conduction band?
A. (a) Semiconductor (b) Valence band *
B. (a) Insulator (b) Valence band
C. (a) Semiconductor (b) Forbidden band
D. (a) Insulator (b) Forbidden band

2. Insulation resistance can best be defined as the ability of an insulating material to resist what action?
A. Electrostatic stress
B. Current leakage *
C. Breakdown by voltage
D. External factors acting upon the conductor

3. Volt-Coulomb is a unit of
A. Power C. Force
B. Energy* D. Field

4. Work equal to 136.0 joules is expended in moving 8.5 X10^18 electrons between two points in an electric circuit.
What potential difference does this establish between the two points?
A. 100V * C. 85.36V
B. 90V D. 75.63V

5. In an RC circuit, the capacitor charges to 20V at the end of 5 time constant. What is the voltage across the resistor
at 3 time constant of the discharging cycle?
A. 0.99V * C. 20 V
B. 19 V D. 0.03 V

6. One problem produced when an inductive circuit is opened is

A. vibration C. arcing *
B. smooth contact D. Lenz law

7. A coil has an mmf of 600At and reluctance of 2x10^6 At/Wb. Find the total flux in uWb.
A. 3x10^-4 C. 0.3
B. 30 D. 300 *

8. A resistor has a potential difference of 50.0V across its terminals and 120.0C of charge per minute passes a fixed
point. Under these conditions at what rate is electric energy converted to heat?
A. 100 joules per second * C. 6000 joules per second
B. 10 joules per second D. 60 joules per second

9. A circuit contains 100 ohms resistance and 100 ohms capacitive reactance and 64 ohms inductive reactance. The
impedance is:
A. 141.42 angle -45 C. 106.282 angle -18 *
B. 100 angle 0 D. 141.42 angle -90

10. A color television set rated at 75W is operated from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. What total energy does this represent
in megajoules?
A. 1.215 Mj * C. 93.75 Mj
B. 337.5 Mj D. 37.5 Mj

11. Electrical energy is converted to heat at the rate of 7.56kJ/min in a resistor which has 270 C/min
passing through. What is the voltage difference across the resistor terminals?
A. 35.7 mV C. 2.04 MV
 B. 28 V * D. 37.5 mV

12. The maximum voltage output from a voltage divider:

A. Is a fraction of the power supply voltage
B. Depends on the total resistance
C. Is equal to the supply voltage *
D. Depends on the ratio of resistances

13. Wire wound resistors are used in high power application because
A. they can handle high voltage
B. they come with higher resistance values and larger physical size
C. they are designed with lower resistances and larger physical size*

14. A diamagnetic material has a permeability slightly less than 1 such as

A. aluminum
B. manganese
C. copper *
D. nickel

15. Bar magnets should be stored in pairs to

A. to provide a complete path for magnetic flux*
B. to minimize storage space
C. to increase magnetizing force
D. both B and C

16. What is the direction of the magnetic field around a vertical conductor when (a) the current flows upward and (b)
the current flows downward?
A. (a) counterclockwise (b) clockwise
B. (a) clockwise (b) clockwise
C. (a) clockwise (b) counterclockwise*
D. (a) counterclockwise (b) counterclockwise

17. A coil L1 produces 80uWb of magnetic flux. Of this total flux, 60 uWb are linked with L2. Find the coefficient of
coupling between L1 and L2.
A. 1.33 C. 0.75*
B. 4.8 X 10^-9 D. 0.48

18. Electrostatic fields have what effect on (a) electrons, and (b) bound electrons?
A. (a) Attracts them to the negative charges (b) Frees them from their orbits
B. (a) Attracts them to the positive charges (b) Frees them from their orbits
C. (a) Attracts them to the negative charges (b) Distorts their orbits
D. (a) Attracts them to the positive charges (b) Distorts their orbits*

19. A phenomenon that occurs when an electric current moving through a conductor is exposed to an external
magnetic field applied at a right angle, in which an electric potential develops in the conductor at a right angle to
both the direction of current and the magnetic field.
A. thermionic effect
B. left hand rule for coils
C. left hand rule for current carrying conductors
D. hall effect*

20. The electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the enclosed electric charge.
A. Coulombs law
B. Gauss law*
C. Teslas law
D. Oersteds law