Lecture QA Bridges
Lecture QA Bridges
In the bridge circuit shown in the figure, under balanced condition, the values of R and C respectively, are
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 4
3. When the bridge given below is balanced, the current through the resistor Ra is _____mA (rounded off to
nearest integer).
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
4. Four strain gauges RA, RB, RC and RD, each with nominal resistance R, are connected in a bridge configuration.
When a force is applied, RA and RD increase by ∆R and RB and RC decrease by ∆R as shown. A potentiometer
with total resistance Rv is connected as shown. If R = 100 Ω, and ∆R = 1 Ω, the minimum value of resistance Rv
required to balance the bridge is ______Ω (rounded off to nearest integer).
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
5. The bridge shown is balanced when 𝑅1= 100 Ω, 𝑅2 = 210 Ω, 𝐶 = 2.9 μF, and 𝑅4 = 50 Ω. The 2 kHz sine-
wave generator supplies a voltage of 10 Vp-p. The value of 𝐿 (in millihenry) ranges in _______.
(A) [13.30,13.50]
(B) [14.40,14.60]
(C) [15.50,15.70]
(D) [16.70,16.80]
6. In the Wheatstone bridge circuit shown, 𝑅1=1.5 kΩ and 𝑅2 =𝑅3 =𝑅4 =1 kΩ. The switch is initially open and the
voltage between the points C and D is 𝑉𝐶𝐷 . Upon closing the switch at 𝑡=0, the resistance in the arm AD changes
by an amount 𝛿𝑅1 , and the voltage between C and D changes by 𝛿𝑉𝐶𝐷 . The sensitivity of the bridge (in
volt/kiloohm), defined as |𝛿𝑉𝐶𝐷 /𝛿𝑅1| , is in the range ________ .
(A) [1.22,1.32]
(B) [1.62,1.72]
(C) [2.22,2.32]
(D) [2.62,2.72]
7. In the bridge circuit shown, the voltmeter V showed zero when the value of the resistors are 𝑅1=100 Ω
and 𝑅2 =110Ω, 𝑅3 =90Ω. If (𝑅1/𝑅2)= (𝑅A/𝑅B), The value of R4 in ohm is ________.
(A) 93
(B) 95
(C) 97
(D) 99
8. In the Maxwell-Wien bridge shown, the detector D reads zero when C1 = 100nF & R 1 = 100kΩ. The Q factor of
the coil is ______.
(A) 10
(B) 100
(C) 1000
(D) 0
9. The parallel resistance-capacitance bridge shown below has a standard capacitance value of C1 = 0.1 μF and a
resistance value of R3 = 10 kΩ. The bridge is balanced at a supply frequency of 100 Hz for R1 = 375 kΩ, R3 = 10
kΩ, and R4 = 14.7 kΩ. The value of the dissipation factor D = 1/(ωRpC p) of the parallel combination of Cp and Rp
is __________. (Answer should be rounded off to THREE decimal places)
10. The inductance of a coil is measured using the bridge shown in the figure. Balance (D = 0) is obtained with
C1 = 1 nF, R1 = 2.2 MΩ, R2 = 22.2 kΩ, R4 = 10 kΩ. The value of the inductance Lx (in mH) is in the range
______.
(A) [101,103]
(B) [121,123]
(C) [201, 203]
(D) [221,223]