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451.

In the circuit shown in figure, for different values of R, the values of V and I are given. Other elements remaining the same. when R = ∞, V = 5 volt

Answer» When R = ∞, V = 5v, Voc = 5V circuit is open When R = 0, I = 2.5A Isc = 2.5 circuit short circuited Hence the voltage across 3 Ω is 3 volt.
452.

Which statement is true for an ac circuit?

Answer» Active and apparent power are equal for resistive circuit. Otherwise active power is less than apparent power.
453.

Three inductors each 30 mH are connected in delta. The value of inductance or each arm of equivalent star is

Answer»
454.

If the iron core of a coil is removed so that it becomes an air cored coil, its inductance

Answer» μr for air is 1 while μr for iron is more than 1.
455.

Given I = 20 A, V = 20 V, the current I in the 3 Ω resistance is given by

Answer» Is = 20, vs = 20 Using superposition theorem with vs = 0 Is = 0, current in 3Ω in opposite direction, net current 8A - 4A 4A.
456.

A periodic voltage () = 1 + 4 sin ω + 2 cos ω is applied across a 1 ohm resistance. The power dissipated is

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457.

A constant high pass section has a characteristic impedance of 300 Ω at = ∞ . At = , the characteristic impedance will be

Answer» For constant k high pass p section At f = fc, Z0p = infinite.
458.

If A = 4∠7°, A is

Answer»
459.

A square current wave of magnitude 1 A is applied to an element for 5 seconds. The voltage across the element rises linearly from 0 to final value linearly. The element is

Answer» Charge across capacitance increases linearly. Since capacitance is constant, voltage increases linearly.
460.

In figure, E = 1 V (rms value). The average power is 250 mW. Then phase angle between E and I is

Answer» EI cos θ = 0.25 or I cos θ = 0.25 From above equations cos θ = 0.707 and θ = 45°.
461.

A thermistor is used for

Answer» The resistance of a thermistor decreases with increases in temperature. It is used to monitor hot spot temperature of electric machines.
462.

For the three coupled coils shown in figure, KVL equation is

Answer» M12 is positive while M23 and M13 are negative because of dots shown in figure.
463.

Figure shows a dc circuit. The Thevenin's equivalent circuit at terminals - is

Answer» A current source with series resistance is not feasible.
464.

The dependent current source shown in given figure.

Answer» P = I2.R 16 x 5 80 W, Voltage source and current source both are in opposite direction.
465.

The current flowing through the resistance R in the circuit in the figure has the form 2 cos 4, where R is

Answer» Inductor is not given, hence ignoring the inductance. Let I1 and I2 are currents in the loop then .
466.

In a series RLC circuit excited by = E sin ω is seen that LC < 1/ω. Then

Answer» At frequencies less than resonant frequency current leads voltage.
467.

A resistance R is connected to a voltage source V having internal resistance R. A voltmeter of resistance R is used to measure the voltage across R. The voltmeter will read

Answer» Effective resistance of R and Rm is The reading is .
468.

Zinc oxide is a non-linear resistance.

Answer» It is used in lightning arresters due to its non-linear resistance property.
469.

Three resistances of 15 &ohm;, 10 &ohm; and 3 &ohm; are connected in parallel. The overall resistance is

Answer» For resistances is parallel, overall resistance is less than the smallest resistance.
470.

In figure, the switch is closed at = 0. At = 0 The value of current supplied by battery is

Answer» At t = 0, current in R-L branch is zero.
471.

In the circuit shown in the figure the power dissipated in 30 &ohm; resistor will be maximum if the value of R is

Answer» If R = 0, it will be act a short circuit, 16 &ohm; Resistor will not play any role, only power dissipated in 30 &ohm; resistor. But it R = 0, then power dissipated in 16 &ohm; resistor also.
472.

In an RLC underdamped circuit

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473.

When a lead acid battery is being charged, the specific gravity of the electrolyte

Answer» Specific gravity of electrolyte is highest when battery is fully charged and is lowest when discharged.
474.

Two sinusoidal voltage sources = 50 sin (100) and = 50 sin (100 + ) are connected in parallel and fed an inductance X = 2&ohm;. The cuirent through X is

Answer» Since voltages have a phase difference of 180°, current is zero.
475.

In figure, the current after a long time after closing of switch is

Answer» At t = ∞ the circuit has effectively two 6&ohm; resistances in parallel.
476.

In the network of the figure is the maximum power is delivered to RL if its value is

Answer» max power will be transfer, when RL is equal to internal resistance of voltage source then .
477.

Energy = voltage x charge.

Answer» Energy = voltage x current x time = voltage x charge.
478.

A T network is inserted between source and R as shown in figure. The resistance seen by the source remains the same with or without T network when R is

Answer» If R = 15 &ohm; resistance, seen by the source = .
479.

The circuit shown in the figure has initial current (0) = 1A through the inductor and an initial voltage (0) = 1 V across the capacitor. For input () = U() the Laplace transform of the current () for ≥ 0 is

Answer» Apply KVL Vi(s) = I(s).R + Ls I(s) - Li(0+) + Put the given values and .
480.

In figure, the time constant for the capacitor charging is

Answer» Effective resistence is . Hence RC = 6 μs.
481.

In figure, the short circuit current through terminal AB will be

Answer» No current will flow through 2&ohm; resistance in parallel with short-circuit.
482.

Permeability is analogous to

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483.

A parallel RLC network has R = 4&ohm;, L = 4H, C = 0.25F. Then at resonance Q =

Answer» For parallel resonant circuit
484.

A resistance and an inductance are connected in parallel and fed from 50 Hz ac mains. Each branch takes a current of 5 A. The current supplied by source is

Answer» The current is 5 - j5 = 52 + 52 = 7.07 A.
485.

A coil is wound having a diameter . Its inductance is 10 mH. If it is rewound on the same core with a wire having diameter 0.5 and total weight of the wire is the same as before, the inductance will be

Answer» Since diameter is halved, area of cross-section is one-fourth. The number of turns becomes four times. Inductance = μ N2.
486.

A two-port network is represented by ABCD parameters given byIf port is terminated by R, then input impedance seen at port 1 is given by

Answer» From transmission matrix V1 = AV2 - BI2 I/P impedance I1 = CV2 - DI2 Given V2 = - I2.R1 .
487.

A series circuit having R = 3 &ohm; and L = 2 H is excited by a 10 V battery. At = 0, / is

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488.

The transfer function of an R-L-C circuit given by The Quality factor (Q-factor) of this circuit is

Answer» .
489.

An RC circuit initially at rest has a step signal. The response V() across C is V() = 1 - , If now there is an initial voltage on C of 2 volts for the same step signal, V() is now

Answer» At t = 0+, V0 = 4 volt. at t = ∞ C open Vf = 4 x 2 = 8 volt.
490.

The minimum number of equations required to analyze the circuit shown in the figure is

Answer» No. of loop = No. of equations = b - n + 1 7 - 4 + 1 4.
491.

If Z() has a pole at origin, the realization leads to

Answer» In such a function the denominator is one degree higher than the numerator. Therefore we get a term . Hence, the network has capacitance in series.
492.

A series resonant circuit has inductance L. If L is increased, the resonant frequency

Answer» . As L increases ωr decreases.
493.

In a coupled coil the primary has 100 turns and secondary has 200 turns. The primary produces, a flux Φ = . The coefficient of coupling is 1. The voltages induced in secondary is

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494.

The ABCD parameters of ideal : 1 transformer shown in the figure are . The value of X will be

Answer» .
495.

An RC driving point impedance function has zeros at = - 2 and = - 5. The admissible poles are

Answer» In RC functions poles and zeros are interlaced.
496.

The current wave of figure, is passed through a 3 H inductor during the period 0 to 2 seconds

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497.

A triangular Pulse of 10 V peak is applied to a capacitor of 0.4 F. The change of the capacitor and its waveform is

Answer» q = cv 0.4 x 10 4, triangular pulse.
498.

A 10 μF capacitor is charged from a 5 volt source through a resistance of 10 k&ohm;. The charging current offer 35 m sec. If the initial voltage on C is - 3 V is

Answer» Initial current immediately after charging = i = i0e-t/RC 0.8 mA x 0.8 x 10-3 0.56 mA.
499.

If an admittance Y() has a term K, the realization would give

Answer» Admittance of a capacitance K is Ks.
500.

If the diameter of a wire is doubled, the current carrying capacity of the wire becomes

Answer» Since diameter is doubled, area of cross-section becomes four times. Current carrying capacity is proportional to area of cross-section.