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CHAPTER 1 UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH BASIC ELECTRICAL

QUANTITIES
EXERCISE 1, Page 5

1. What quantity of electricity is carried by 6.24 1021 electrons?

1 coulomb = 6.24 1018 electrons


6.24 1021
Hence, 6.24 1021 electrons =  1103 C = 1000 C
6.24 1018

2. In what time would a current of 1 A transfer a charge of 30 C?

Q 30 C
Charge, Q = I  t from which, time, t =  = 30 s
I 1A

3. A current of 3 A flows for 5 minutes. What charge is transferred?

Charge, Q = I  t = 3  (5  60) = 900 C

4. How long must a current of 0.1 A flow so as to transfer a charge of 30 C?

Q 30 C
Q = I  t, hence, time, t =  = 300 s or 5 minutes
I 0.1A

5. What force is required to give a mass of 20 kg an acceleration of 30 m/s2 ?

Force = mass  acceleration = 20 kg  30 m / s 2 = 600 N

6. Find the accelerating force when a car having a mass of 1.7 Mg increases its speed with a

constant acceleration of 3 m / s 2 .

Force = mass  acceleration = 1.7 Mg  3 m / s 2 = 1700 kg  3 m / s 2 = 5100 N or 5.1 kN

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7. A force of 40 N accelerates a mass at 5 m/s2. Determine the mass.

force 40 N
Force = mass  acceleration, hence mass =  = 8 kg
acceleration 5 m / s 2

8. Determine the force acting downwards on a mass of 1500 g suspended on a string.

Force = mass  acceleration = 1500 g  9.81 m / s 2 = 1.5 kg  9.81 m / s 2 = 14.72 N

9. A force of 4 N moves an object 200 cm in the direction of the force. What amount of work is done ?

200
Work done, W = force  distance = 4 N  m=8J
100

10. A force of 2.5 kN is required to lift a load. How much work is done if the load is lifted through

500 cm?

Work done, W = force  distance = 2.5 kN  5 m = 12.5 kJ

11. An electromagnet exerts a force of 12 N and moves a soft iron armature through a distance of

1.5 cm in 40 ms. Find the power consumed.

work force  dis tan ce 12 1.5 10 2


Power consumed =   = 4.5 W
time timne 40 10 3

12. A mass of 500 kg is raised to a height of 6 m in 30 s. Find (a) the work done, and (b) the power

developed.

(a) Work done, W = force  distance = (mass  acceleration)  distance


= (500 kg  9.81 m / s 2 )  6 m = 29.43 kN m
work done 29.43 10 3
(b) Power =  = 981 W
time taken 30

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13. Rewrite the following as indicated:

(a) 1 000 pF = ……… nF (b) 0.02 F = ………. pF


(c) 5 000 kHz = ……… MHz (d) 47 k = …….. M
(e) 0.32 mA = ……. A

(a) 1 000 pF = 1000 1012 F  1109 F = 1 nF

(b) 0.02 F = 0.02 106 F  20 109 F  20,000 1012 F = 20,000 pF

(c) 5 000 kHz = 5000 103 Hz  5 106 Hz = 5 MHz

(d) 47 k = 47 103   0.047 106  = 0.047 M

(e) 0.32 mA = 0.32 103 A  320 106 A = 320 A

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EXERCISE 2, Page 6

1. Find the conductance of a resistor of resistance (a) 10  (b) 2 k (c) 2 m

1 1 1
(a) If resistance, R = then conductance, G =  = 0.1 S
G R 10
1 1
(b) Conductance, G =   0.5 102 S = 0.5 mS
R 2 10 3

1 1
(c) Conductance, G =  = 500 S
R 2  103

2. A conductor has a conductance of 50 S. What is its resistance?

1 1 1
If conductance, G = then resistance, R =  = 20000  = 20 k
R G 50 106

3. An e.m.f. of 250 V is connected across a resistance and the current flowing through the

resistance is 4 A. What is the power developed?

Power, P = V  I = 250  4 = 1000 W or 1 kW

4. 450 J of energy are converted into heat in 1 minute. What power is dissipated?

energy 450 J
Energy = power  time, hence, power =  = 7.5 W
time 60s

5. A current of 10 A flows through a conductor and 10 W is dissipated. What p.d. exists across the ends

of the conductor?

P 10
Power, P = V  I from which, p.d., V =  =1V
I 10

6. A battery of e.m.f. 12 V supplies a current of 5 A for 2 minutes. How much energy is supplied

in this time?

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Energy = power  time = (V  I)  t = (12  5)  (2  60) = 7200 J or 7.2 kJ

7. A d.c. electric motor consumes 36 MJ when connected to a 250 V supply for 1 hour. Find the

power rating of the motor and the current taken from the supply.

energy 36 106 J
Power =  = 10000 W = 10 kW = power rating of motor
time 60  60

P 10 103
Power, P = V  I, hence current, I =  = 40 A
V 250

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