COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
23EE211-ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS
TUTORIAL-I
1. How many coulombs are represented by these
amounts of electrons:
17
(a) 6. 482 × 10
18
(b) 1. 24 × 10
2. Find the current flowing through an element if the charge flow is
given by:
(a) 𝑞(𝑡) = (𝑡 + 2) 𝑚𝐶
2
b) 𝑞(𝑡) = (5𝑡 + 4𝑡 − 3) 𝐶
−2𝑡
c) 𝑞(𝑡) = 5𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 100𝑡 μ𝐶
−4𝑡
(d) 𝑞(𝑡) = 10𝑒 𝑝𝐶
(e) 𝑞(𝑡) = 20 𝑐𝑜𝑠 50π𝑡 𝑛𝐶
3. Find the charge q(t) flowing through a device if the current is:
a) 𝑖(𝑡) = (2𝑡 + 5) 𝑚𝐴, 𝑞(0) = 0
b) 𝑖(𝑡) = 20 𝑐𝑜𝑠(10𝑡 + π/6) μ𝐴, 𝑞(0) = 2μ𝐶
4. Determine the total charge flowing into an element for 0 <t< 2 s when
the current entering its positive terminal is 𝑖(𝑡) = 𝑒 − 2𝑡 𝑚𝐴.
5. A certain electrical element draws the current 𝑖(𝑡) = 10 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4𝑡 𝐴 at a
voltage 𝑣(𝑡) = 120 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4𝑡 𝑉.Find the energy absorbed by the
element in 2 s.
6. Figure shows the current through and the voltage across a device.
Find the total energy absorbed by the device for the period of 0 <t< 4
s.
7. Find the power rating of the following electrical appliances in your
household:
(a) Lightbulb (b) Radio set
(c) TV set (d) Refrigerator
(e) Personal computer (f ) PC printer
(g) Microwave oven (h) Blender
8. A 1.5-kW electric heater is connected to a 120-V source.
(a) How much current does the heater draw?
(b) If the heater is on for 45 minutes, how much energy is consumed
in kilowatt-hours (kWh)?
(c) Calculate the cost of operating the heater for 45 minutes if energy
costs 10 cents/kWh.
9. A 1.2-kW toaster takes roughly 4 minutes to heat four slices of
bread. Find the cost of operating the toaster once per day for 1 month
(30 days). Assume energy costs 9 cents/kWh.
10. A flashlight battery has a rating of 0.8 ampere-hours (Ah) and a
lifetime of 10 hours.
(a) How much current can it deliver?
(b) How much power can it give if its terminal voltage is 6 V?
(c) How much energy is stored in the battery in kWh?
11. Figure shows the power consumption of a certain household in 1
day. Calculate:
(a) the total energy consumed in kWh
(b) the average power per hour over the total 24 hour period.
12. The voltage across a 4µF capacitor is shown in figure. Find the
current waveform.
13. Find the voltage across the capacitors in the circuit of Figure under
dc conditions.
14. Determine the equivalent capacitance at terminals a-b of the circuit
in Figure.
15. Find the equivalent capacitance between terminals a and b in the
circuit of Figure. All capacitances are in mF.
16. Find the energy stored in the capacitor and inductor in the circuit
of Figure under dc conditions.
17. Find Lab at the terminals of the circuit in Figure.
18.If Req = 50 in the circuit in Figure, find R.
19. Calculate the equivalent resistance Rab at terminals
a-b for each of the circuits in Figure.
20.Find Req at terminals a-b for each of the circuits in
Figure.
