THE ACADEMY MEDICAL SCIENCES &

TECHNOLOGY
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Thursday 23 February 2006 Time: 08:30 – 11:30 A.M

Instrumentation - Batch 11 Final Semester 3 Examination

Name: ____________________________________

Index : _____________________________________

1. Briefly define turns-ratio of a transformer.

Ans: __

2. In a transformer, if the primary voltage is 150 volts, what is the secondary voltage if the
turns-ratio is 1:2 ?

Ans. ________

3. In the theoretical inductive circuit shown in figure 1 below, the voltage V across the
inductor L is:
a) leading the current by 90o
b) lagging the current by 90o I
c) In-phase with the current L
d) None of the above
Figure 1

Ans. _________

4. In the same theoretical inductive circuit, shown in figure 1 above, calculate the equivalent
inductive reactance if the frequency is 60 cycles per second.

Ans. _________
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R=5 Ω V VL
V = 10
frequency f = 50 hertz L = 10mH φ
VR

Figure 2

In the circuit shown in figure 2 above, calculate the values of the following:

6. Inductive reactance XL ?

7. Total Impedance Z ?

8. Current I ?

9. Voltage VR across the resistance R ?

10. Voltage VL across the inductor L ?

11. Phase Angle φ

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12. In the theoretical capacitive circuit shown below, the voltage V across the capacitor C is:

a) leading the current by 90o

b) lagging the current by 90o V I C
c) In-phase with the current
d) None of the above

Ans._____________________

VR
I = 10ma β
V R = 300 Ω
f = 100 cps V VC
C = 4 uf

Figure 3

In the circuit shown in Figure 3, compute for the values of the following:

13. Capacitive reactance Xc ?

14. Total Impedance Z ?

15. Voltage VR across the resistor R ?

16. Voltage VC across the capacitor C ?

17. The total voltage V ?

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18. The time it takes for an alternating current to complete one cycle is called:

Ans:_________________ a) frequency
b) cycle
c) period or periodic time
d) time constant

19. An AC power control device that transfers electrical energy from its primary winding to
its secondary winding by mutual inductance is called:

Ans: _________________ a) capacitor

b) rectifier
c) transformer
d) inductor

20. A linear characteristic of an electrical material or component that resists the flow of
electric current is called : __________________

21. The atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of ___________________

or ________________

22. The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is
called : ______________________

23. In Ohm’s Law, resistance R is equal to: Ans: ________________

24. In a sine wave, the number of complete alternations or cycles in a period of 1 second is
called: __________
a) Amplitude
b) Time
c) Frequency
d) Current

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 Figure 4
Note: 1 second = 1000 msec
+2V

+1V

0V 1msec 2msec

-1V

-2V

Shown in Figure 4 above is a waveform of a sine wave. Determine the following :

25. Peak value of the voltage ? _________________

26. Peak-to-peak value of the voltage ? __________

27. RMS value of the voltage ? _________________

28. Frequency, f (in cycles per seconds) ? ___________

29. Periodic time, t (in seconds) ? _________________

30. If the frequency of a sine wave is 50 cycles per second, what its periodic time t ?

Ans: t=

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31. What is the value of a resistor having the following color bands?

1st color band ----- yellow

2nd color band ----- red
3rd color band ----- orange
4th color band ----- Silver

Ans: ___________
a) 350 Ohms 5%
b) 1,700 Ohms 10%
c) 650 Ohms 20%
d) 4,2000 Ohms 10%

I R1= 10 ohms

V= 100 volts R2 = 15 ohms

R3 = 25 ohms

Figure 5

32. In the circuit shown in Figure 5, compute for the total resistance RT

Ans. RT = ____________

33. In the circuit shown in Figure 5, what is the value of the current I?

Ans: I = ____________

34. In the circuit shown in Figure 5, what is the potential difference VR1 across
the resistors R1 ?
Ans:
VR1 =

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35. In the circuit shown in Figure 6, what is the value of the total resistance RT.

I
R1= 5 ohms

100 volts R2= 5 ohms

R3= 20 R4= 20 ohms

Figure 6

Ans: RT =

36. In the circuit shown in Figure 6, compute for the current I (in amperes)

Ans: I =

37. The process of removing electrons from the shells of an atom, is called: Ans. _______

a) Ionization
b) Absorption
c) Liquidation
d) Amplification

38. An opposition to the flow of alternating current by a capacitor, is called: Ans. _______

a) Resistance
b) Capacitive reactance
c) Inductive reactance
d) Magnification

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