Engineering Pre-Major Year: Current and Resistance
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What quantity does Amp represent in electric circuits?

  • Electromotive force
  • Voltage
  • Resistance
  • Current (correct)

What is the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electric circuit?

  • Current is directly proportional to voltage and resistance
  • Voltage is inversely proportional to current and resistance
  • Voltage is directly proportional to current and inversely proportional to resistance (correct)
  • Resistance is directly proportional to current and voltage

What type of circuit element is a voltage source?

  • Active element (correct)
  • Dependent source
  • Passive element
  • Independent source

What is the main difference between an open circuit and a closed circuit?

<p>The presence or absence of a conductive path (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of circuit is characterized by an unintended path of low resistance?

<p>Short circuit (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of passive elements in electric circuits?

<p>To use or dissipate electrical energy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of resistivity?

<p>V/mA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between current density and electric field?

<p>J = σE (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the inverse of resistivity?

<p>Conductivity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of materials obey Ohm's Law?

<p>Linear materials (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of how much a conductor resists the flow of charges?

<p>Resistance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between resistivity and current density?

<p>ρ = J/E (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the temperature coefficient of resistance and the nature of the material?

<p>It depends on the material's nature. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for finding the resistance at a certain temperature, TF?

<p>R₂ = R₁(1 + α₁ΔT) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of the temperature coefficient of resistance, α?

<p>1/°C (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the temperature coefficient of resistance, α, is given in terms of %/°C, how would you convert it to 1/°C?

<p>α₁ = α₀ / 100 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the initial resistance, R₁, and the final resistance, R₂, at a certain temperature, TF?

<p>R₂ = R₁(1 + α₁ΔT) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the resistance of an electromagnet winding of copper at 20°C if its resistance at 200°C is 30Ω?

<p>15Ω (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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