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    UTC BUSHENYI

    ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 1


    MIDSEMSTER TEST
    Attempt all questions
    Section A

    1. Electric charge is measured in:

    A. Watts

    B. Coulombs

    C. Volts

    D. Amperes

    2. Ohm's Law relates:

    A. Voltage, current, and power

    B. Voltage, current, and resistance

    C. Current, resistance, and power

    D. Voltage, resistance, and power

    3. A capacitor stores energy in:

    A. A magnetic field

    B. An electric field

    C. A gravitational field

    D. A thermal field

    4. The unit of inductance is:

    A. Farad
    B. Henry

    C. Ohm

    D. Watt

    5. A diamagnetic material is:

    A. Strongly attracted to magnetic fields

    B. Weakly attracted to magnetic fields

    C. Weakly repelled by magnetic fields

    D. Strongly repelled by magnetic fields

    6. The unit of magnetic flux is:

    A. Tesla

    B. Weber

    C. Gauss

    D. Henry

    7 The force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field is:

    A. Parallel to the current

    B. Parallel to the magnetic field

    C. Perpendicular to both the current and the magnetic field

    D. Independent of the direction of the current and the magnetic field

    8. Faraday's Law states that:

    A. The induced emf in a circuit is proportional to the rate of change of


    magnetic flux through the circuit.
    B. The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire is proportional to the
    current.

    C. The force on a moving charge in a magnetic field is perpendicular to both the


    velocity of the charge and the magnetic field.

    D. The magnetic field inside a solenoid is uniform.

    9. Which of the following equations represents Ohm's Law?

    A. V = I + R

    B. I = V / R

    C. R = V × I

    D. V = R / I

    10. If you increase the voltage in a circuit while keeping the resistance constant,
    what happens to the current?

    A. It increases.

    B. It decreases.

    C. It stays the same.

    D. It depends on the type of circuit.

    11. What is the unit of resistance?

    A. Volts

    B. Amperes

    C. Ohms

    D. Watts
    12. In a series circuit, resistors are connected:

    A. End-to-end.

    B. Side-by-side.

    C. In a loop.

    D. None of the above.

    13. The equivalent resistance of resistors connected in series is:

    A. The sum of the individual resistances.

    B. The product of the individual resistances.

    C. The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances.

    D. None of the above.

    14. In a parallel circuit, resistors are connected:

    A. End-to-end.

    B. Side-by-side.

    C. In a loop.

    D. None of the above.

    15. The equivalent resistance of resistors connected in parallel is:

    A. The sum of the individual resistances.

    B. The product of the individual resistances.

    C. The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances.

    D. None of the above.

    16. Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) states that:


    A. The sum of voltages around a closed loop is zero.

    B. The sum of currents entering a node equals the sum of currents leaving the
    node.

    C. The voltage across a resistor is equal to the current through the resistor times the
    resistance.

    D. The power dissipated by a resistor is equal to the current through the resistor
    squared times the resistance.

    17. Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) states that:

    A. The sum of voltages around a closed loop is zero.

    B. The sum of currents entering a node equals the sum of currents leaving the
    node.

    C. The voltage across a resistor is equal to the current through the resistor times the
    resistance.

    D. The power dissipated by a resistor is equal to the current through the resistor
    squared times the resistance.

    18. The potential divider rule is used to:

    B. Calculate the voltage drop across a resistor in a series circuit.

    A. Calculate the current flowing through a resistor in a parallel circuit.

    C. Calculate the total resistance of a circuit.

    D. Calculate the power dissipated by a resistor.

    19. The current divider rule is used to:

    A. Calculate the current flowing through a resistor in a parallel circuit.

    B. Calculate the voltage drop across a resistor in a series circuit.

    C. Calculate the total resistance of a circuit.


    D. Calculate the power dissipated by a resistor.

    20. A solenoid with 500 turns and a length of 20 cm carries a current of 2 A. What
    is the magnetic field inside the solenoid?

    A. 0.0063 T

    B. 0.0126 T

    C. 0.0252 T

    D. 0.0504 T

    21. A bar magnet has a magnetic moment of 0.2 A m². If it is placed in a uniform
    magnetic field of 0.5 T, what is the maximum torque exerted on it?

    A. 0.1 N m

    B. 0.2 N m

    C. 0.3 N m

    D. 0.4 N m

    22. A long straight wire carries a current of 10 A. What is the magnetic field at a
    distance of 5 cm from the wire?

    A. 4 × 10^-5 T

    B. 8 × 10^-5 T

    C. 12 × 10^-5 T

    D. 16 × 10^-5 T

    23. A coil of wire with 100 turns and a radius of 5 cm is placed in a magnetic field
    that changes from 0 to 0.2 T in 0.1 s. What is the induced emf in the coil?
    A. 0.0785 V

    B. 0.157 V

    C. 0.314 V

    D. 0.628 V

    24. A permanent magnet has a magnetic moment of 0.1 A m². If it is placed in a


    uniform magnetic field of 0.3 T, what is the potential energy of the magnet?

    A. -0.03 J

    B. 0 J

    C. 0.03 J

    D. 0.06 J

    25. A solenoid with 200 turns and a length of 15 cm has a current of 4 A flowing
    through it. What is the magnetic field inside the solenoid?

    A. 0.0335 T

    B. 0.067 T

    C. 0.134 T

    D. 0.268 T
    Section B
    QN 1
    a) Define the following terms and state their units of measurements; (2marks @)
    a) Force
    (F = ma, where m is the mass in kilograms and a is the acceleration in
    meters per second squared. The unit of force is the newton (N))
    b) Charge
    (The unit of charge is the coulomb (C), Q = It, where I is the current in
    amperes and t is the time in seconds.)
    c) Work
    (The unit of work or energy is the joule (J), W = Fs, where F is the force in
    newtons and s is the distance in metres moved by the body in the direction
    of the force)
    d) Power (The unit of power is the watt (W) where one watt is one joule per
    second. Power is defined as the rate of doing work or transferring
    energy.)
    b) A portable machine requires a force of 200 N to move it. How much work is
    done if the machine is moved 20 m and what average power is utilized if the
    movement takes 25 s? (3 marks)

    c) A 100 V battery is connected across a resistor and causes a current of 5 mA to


    flow. Determine the resistance of the resistor. If the voltage is now reduced to 25
    V, what will be the new value of the current flowing? (4marks)
    d) A steel ring of mean diameter 120 mm is uniformly wound with 1500 turns of
    wire. When a current of 0.30 A is passed through the coil a flux density of 1.5 T is
    set up in the steel. Find the relative permeability of the steel under these
    conditions. (5marks) Ans 1000
    e) An electric heater consumes 3.6 MJ when connected to a 250 V supply for 40
    minutes. Find the power rating of the heater and the current taken from the supply
    (5marks)
    Qn 2
    a) The maximum working flux density of a lifting electromagnet is 1.8 T and the
    effective area of a pole face is circular in cross-section. If the total magnetic flux
    produced is 353 mWb, determine the radius of the pole face. (7marks)

    b) A piece of wire of cross-sectional area 2 mm2 has a resistance of 300ohms. Find


    (a) the resistance of a wire of the same length and material if the cross-sectional
    area is 5 mm2, (b) the cross-sectional area of a wire of the same length and
    material of resistance 70ohms. (8marks)
    c) A closed magnetic circuit of cast steel contains a 6 cm long path of cross-
    sectional area 1 cm2 and a 2 cm path of cross-sectional area 0.5 cm2. A coil of 200
    turns is wound around the 6 cm length of the circuit and a current of 0.4 A flows.
    Determine the flux density in the 2 cm path, if the relative permeability of the cast
    steel is 750. (10marks)
    Qn 3
    a) State Ohm’s law and define the Kirchhoff’s laws as applied in dc circuits
    (6marks)
    b) What is conductance of a material and state its units of measurements (2marks)
    c) With the help of an equation Determine the number of branches and nodes in the
    circuit shown (3marks)

    d) Find the equivalent resistance Req in the circuit below (4marks)

    e) Determine Vo and current i in the circuit below (5marks)


    Vo

    f) Use the superposition theorem to find v in the circuit (7marks)

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