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#41📜 EE Pre-Board March 2014📘 PowerhouseMedium
Two electrons experience a force of \(3.46 \times 10^{6}\) N. What is the distance between them?
A\(8.1 \times 10^{-7}\) m
B\(1.8 \times 10^{-7}\) m
C\(8.1 \times 10^{-18}\) m
D\(1.8 \times 10^{-18}\) m
#42📜 EE Pre-Board March 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
The voltage across a 50 μF capacitor rises at a constant rate of 10 V/ms. Calculate the current through the capacitor.
A2 mA
B5 mA
C50 mA
D500 mA
#43📜 EE Pre-Board August 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
Two capacitors \(C_1\) = 100 μF and \(C_2\) = 50 μF are placed in series. Find the maximum energy stored when a 220 V dc supply is applied across the combination.
A0.107 J
B0.507 J
C0.807
D1.107 J
#44📜 EE Pre-Board August 2014📘 PowerhouseMedium
Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of \(2 \times 10^{-15}\) N. How far apart are the electrons?
A\(2.84 \times 10^{-12}\) m
B\(3.4 \times 10^{-7}\) m
C\(9.6 \times 10^{-7}\) m
D\(5.68 \times 10^{-12}\) m
#45📜 EE Pre-Board August 2014📘 PowerhouseMedium
Two capacitors of 0.1 μF, 250 V and 0.2 μF, 500 V are connected in series. What is the maximum voltage that can be applied across the combination?
A375 V
B750 V
C250 V
D500 V
#46📜 EE Pre-Board August 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20cm x 20cm square plates separated by a distance of 1mm. Assume the dielectric medium to be air.
A3.54pF
B35.4pF
C354pF
D3,540pF
#47📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseMedium
A 40 μF capacitor is supplied with a voltage of \(v(t) = 100\sin 377t\). Find the current equation.
A\(1.51\sin(377t - 90^\circ)\)
B\(1.51\sin 377t\)
C\(1.51\cos(377t + 90^\circ)\)
D\(1.51\cos 377t\)
#48📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A capacitor is charged 0.23 watt-second of energy at a voltage of 48 volts. What is its capacitance?
A180 μF
B240 μF
C200 μF
D220 μF
#49📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
What is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor having rectangular plates 10 cm by 20 cm separated by a distance of 0.1 mm? the dielectric is air.
A17.7 pF
B177 pF
C1,770 pF
D17,700 pF
#50📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
What is the relative permittivity of vacuum?
AUnity
B\(8.854 \times 10^{-12}\)
C8.854
Dzero
#51📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
Three capacitance of 4μF, 6 μF, and 5 μF are connected in series across a 110-volt dc source. Find the charge passing through each capacitor.
A1,650 μC
B69 μC
C178 μC
D7.33 μC
#52📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseMedium
A capacitor consists of two metal plates each plates 40 cm x 40 cm, spaced 6 mm apart. The space between the metal plates is filled with a glass plate 5mm thick and layer of paper 1mm thick. The relative permittivities of glass and paper are 8 and 2, respectively. Calculate the capacitance.
A\(118 \times 10^{-11}\) F
B\(122 \times 10^{-11}\) F
C\(126 \times 10^{-11}\) F
D\(130 \times 10^{-11}\) F
#53📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
Two charges of \(2 \times 10^{-5}\) C and \(3 \times 10^{-6}\) C are placed 10 cm apart. Find the force in kg on each charge.
A5.5kg
B7.7kg
C10kg
D2.25kg
#54📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
The charge on the plates of a 1μF capacitor is 50 μC. What is the energy stored by the capacitor?
A1.25 mJ
B25 mJ
C5.5 mJ
D10.5 mJ
#55📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A hollow sphere is charged to 12 μC of electricity. Find the potential inside the sphere. The radius of the sphere is 0.1m.
A\(1.08 \times 10^{7}\) v
B\(1.08 \times 10^{6}\) v
C\(1.08 \times 10^{4}\) v
D\(1.08 \times 10^{2}\) v
#56📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
Three capacitors are connected in series across a 135 V supply. The voltages across them are 30, 45 and 60 V and the charge on each is 4,500 μC. Find the total capacitance in microfarads.
A33.3
B100
C75
D150
#57📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
The unit of elastance is
AFarad
BDaraf
CSiemens
DHenry
#58📜 EE Pre-Board March 2016📘 PowerhouseEasy
Two capacitors C1= 50uF and C2= 30uF are connected in series. Find the equivalent capacitance in uF.
A1,875
B187.5
C18.75
D1.875
#59📜 EE Pre-Board March 2016📘 PowerhouseEasy
Three capacitances C1= 6uF, C2= 7uF and C3= 18uF are connected in series across a 120v supply. Find the voltages across C3.
A1.826v
B18.26v
C54.78v
D5.487v
#60📜 EE Pre-Board March 2016📘 PowerhouseEasy
Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20 cm x 20 cm square plates separated by a distance of 1 mm. Assume the dielectric medium to be air with permittivity of \(8.85 \times 10^{-12}\) F/m.
A354 μF
B354 pF
C3.54 μF
D3.54 pF

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