Practice Test: Question Set - 03
1. The total resistance of a parallel circuit is 50 Ω. If the total current is 120 mA, the current through the 270 Ω resistor that makes up part of the parallel circuit is approximately
- (A) 22 mA
- (B) 120 mA
- (C) 220 mA
- (D) 50 mA
2. When an open circuit occurs in a parallel branch, the total resistance decreases.
- (A) True
- (B) False
3. The currents into a junction flow along two paths. One current is 4 A and the other is 3 A. The total current out of the junction is
- (A) 1 A
- (B) 7 A
- (C) Unknown
- (D) The larger
of the two
4. If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is
- (A) 50 mA
- (B) 70 mA
- (C) 120 mA
- (D) 40 mA
5. A parallel circuit acts as a current divider.
- (A) True
- (B) False
6. Four equal-value resistors are connected in parallel. Ten volts are applied across the parallel circuit and 2 mA are measured from the source. The value of each resistor is
- (A) 12.5 Ω
- (B) 200 Ω
- (C) 20 KΩ
- (D) 50 Ω
7. The power dissipation in each of four parallel branches is 1.2 W. The total power dissipation is
- (A) 1.2 W
- (B) 4.8 W
- (C) 0.3 W
- (D) 12 W
8. The total resistance for two resistors in parallel is equal to the sum of the two resistors.
- (A) True
- (B) False
9. Five light bulbs are connected in parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is rated at 200 W. The current through each bulb is approximately
- (A) 2.2 A
- (B) 137 mA
- (C) 1.8 A
- (D) 9.09 A
10. In a certain three-branch parallel circuit, R1 has 12 mA through it, R2 has 15 mA through it, and R3 has 25 mA through it. After measuring a total of 27 mA, you can say that
- (A) R3 is
open
- (B) R1 is
open
- (C) R2 is
open
- (D) The circuit
is operating properly
11. Addition of resistors in parallel increases total resistance and decreases total current.
- (A) True
- (B) False
12. The following resistors are in parallel across a voltage source: 220 Ω, 470 Ω, and 560 Ω. The resistor with the least current is
- (A) 220 Ω
- (B) 470 Ω
- (C) 560 Ω
- (D) Impossible
to determine without knowing the voltage
13. The number of current paths equals the number of resistors in parallel.
- (A) True
- (B) False
14. Three 47 Ω resistors are connected in parallel across a 110 volt source. The current drawn from the source is approximately
- (A) 2.3 A
- (B) 780 mA
- (C) 47 mA
- (D) 7.06 A
15. Six resistors are in parallel. The two lowest-value resistors are both 1.2 kΩ. The total resistance
- (A) Is less than
6 kΩ
- (B) Is greater
than 1.2 kΩ
- (C) Is less than
1.2 kΩ
- (D) Is
less than 600 Ω
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