Introduction to Electrical Engineering I Introduction to Electrical Engineering I
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Quiz No. 3 Quiz No. 3
Instruction: Instruction:
- No borrowing of calculator. - No borrowing of calculator.
- Do not use phones/tablets as calculator. - Do not use phones/tablets as calculator.
- Box your final answer. - Box your final answer.
Solve the following NEATLY. Solve the following NEATLY.
1. How many coulombs are represented by the amounts 1. How many coulombs are represented by the amounts
of electrons 1.628 x 1020? of electrons 1.628 x 1020?
2. Determine the current flowing through an element if 2. Determine the current flowing through an element if
the charge flow is given by q(t) = (3e-t – 5e-2t) nC. the charge flow is given by q(t) = (3e-t – 5e-2t) nC.
3. A current flow of 3.2 A flows through a conductor. 3. A current flow of 3.2 A flows through a conductor.
Calculate how much charge passes through any cross- Calculate how much charge passes through any cross-
section of the conductor in 20 seconds. section of the conductor in 20 seconds.
4. A rechargeable flashlight battery is capable of 4. A rechargeable flashlight battery is capable of
delivering 85 mA for about 12 hr. How much charge can delivering 85 mA for about 12 hr. How much charge can
it release at that rate? If its terminal voltage is 1.2 V, how it release at that rate? If its terminal voltage is 1.2 V, how
much energy can the battery deliver? much energy can the battery deliver?
5. A 60-W, incandescent bulb operates at 120 V. How 5. A 60-W, incandescent bulb operates at 120 V. How
many electrons and coulombs flow through the bulb in many electrons and coulombs flow through the bulb in
one day? one day?
6. Find Vo in the circuit. 6. Find Vo in the circuit.
7. An electric stove with four burners and an oven is used 7. An electric stove with four burners and an oven is used
in preparing a meal as follows: in preparing a meal as follows:
Burner 1: 20 minutes; Burner 2: 40 minutes; Burner 3: 15 Burner 1: 20 minutes; Burner 2: 40 minutes; Burner 3: 15
minutes; Burner 4: 45 minutes and Oven: 30 minutes minutes; Burner 4: 45 minutes and Oven: 30 minutes
If each burner is rated at 1.2 kW and the oven at 1.8 kW, If each burner is rated at 1.2 kW and the oven at 1.8 kW,
and electricity costs 12 cents per kWh, calculate the cost and electricity costs 12 cents per kWh, calculate the cost
of electricity used in preparing the meal. of electricity used in preparing the meal.
8. A bar of silicon is 4 cm long with a circular cross- 8. A bar of silicon is 4 cm long with a circular cross-
section. If the resistance of the bar is 240 ohms at room section. If the resistance of the bar is 240 ohms at room
temperature, what is the cross-sectional radius of the bar temperature, what is the cross-sectional radius of the bar
with the resistivity of 6.4 x 102 ohm-m? with the resistivity of 6.4 x 102 ohm-m?
9. Find Rab for the circuit. 9. Find Rab for the circuit.
10. A resistor absorbs an instantaneous power of 20 cos2 10. A resistor absorbs an instantaneous power of 20 cos2
t mW when connected to a voltage source v = 10cos t V, t mW when connected to a voltage source v = 10cos t V,
Find i and R. Find i and R.