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Question 1
If a given resistor in the lab has the following colours bands from left to right, what is its value?
(Yellow, Purple, Red, Gold)
Question 2
If a given resistor has a brown band to indicate its tolerance, what does that signify?
Question 3
Given that the circuit in the figure below is valid, which sources are absorbing power?
Question 4
How much power in total is being absorbed in the above circuit in the previous question?
Question 5
In the series circuit shown in the figure below, what is the value of the current i5?
Question 6
In the series circuit shown in the figure above, what is the voltage, v5?
Question 7
In the series circuit shown in the figure above, what is the value of the voltage v2?
Question 8
In the series circuit shown in the figure above, what is the total power dissipation?
Question 9
In the voltage divider circuit below, what is the voltage, vo?
Question 10
In the voltage divider circuit above, what is the power dissipated in the 100k resistor R2?
Question 11
For the current divider circuit below, state the current, io?
Question 12
For the current divider circuit above, state the power generated by the 10A current source?
Question 13
By first determining (in the circuit below) the total equivalent series resistance, or otherwise,
calculate the current ia?
Question 14
By first determining (in the circuit above) the total equivalent series resistance, or otherwise,
calculate the current, ib?
Question 15
By first determining (in the circuit above) the total equivalent series resistance, or otherwise,
calculate the voltage, vo?
Question 16
In the parallel circuit below, what is the voltage across the current source?
Question 17
In the parallel circuit in the previous question above, what is the current flowing through the
30 resistor?
Question 18
In the Wheatstone bridge circuit below, R1 = 1000 , R2 = 2000 , R3 is adjusted so that the
voltmeter reads 0V (i.e. the bridge is "balanced"), at this point R3 = 2000 . Given this
information state the value of Rx?
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Question 19
This question relates to source transformations. The circuit below contains an independent
voltage source and three resistors. By making a series of source transformations, or otherwise,
determine the Thévenin equivalent voltage and resistance.
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Question 20
This question relates to source transformations. The circuit in the previous question contains
an independent voltage source and three resistors.
By making a series of source
transformations, or otherwise, determine the Norton equivalent current and resistance.
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