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B-005-09: Introduction to inductance, capacitance

B-005-09-01: If two equal-value inductors are connected in series, what is their total inductance?

Twice the value of one inductor

Half the value of one inductor

The same as the value of either inductor

The value of one inductor times the value of the other



B-005-09-02: If two equal-value inductors are connected in parallel, what is their total inductance?

Half the value of one inductor

Twice the value of one inductor

The same as the value of either inductor

The value of one inductor times the value of the other



B-005-09-03: If two equal-value capacitors are connected in series, what is their total capacitance?

Half the value of either capacitor

Twice the value of one capacitor

The same as the value of either capacitor

The value of one capacitor times the value of the other



B-005-09-04: If two equal-value capacitors are connected in parallel, what is their total capacitance?

Twice the value of one capacitor

The same as the value of either capacitor

The value of one capacitor times the value of the other

Half the value of one capacitor



B-005-09-05: What determines the inductance of a coil?

The core material, the core diameter, the length of the coil and the number of turns of wire used to wind the coil

The core material, the number of turns used to wind the core and the frequency of the current through the coil

The core diameter, the number of turns of wire used to wind the coil and the type of metal used for the wire

The core material, the core diameter, the length of the coil and whether the coil is mounted horizontally or vertically



B-005-09-06: What determines the capacitance of a capacitor?

The material between the plates, the area of one side of one plate, the number of plates and the spacing between the plates

The material between the plates, the number of plates and the size of the wires connected to the plates

The number of plates, the spacing between the plates and whether the dielectric material is N type or P type

The material between the plates, the area of one plate, the number of plates and the material used for the protective coating



B-005-09-07: If two equal-value capacitors are connected in parallel, what is their capacitance?

Twice the value of either capacitor

The same value of either capacitor

The value of one capacitor times the value of the other

Half the value of either capacitor



B-005-09-08: To replace a faulty 10 millihenry choke, you could use two:

Two 5 millihenry chokes in series

Two 20 millihenry chokes in series

Two 30 millihenry chokes in parallel

Two 5 millihenry chokes in parallel



B-005-09-09: Three 15 microfarad capacitors are wired in series. The total capacitance of this arrangement is:

5 microfarads

45 microfarads

12 microfarads

18 microfarads



B-005-09-10: Which series combinations of capacitors would best replace a faulty 10 microfarad capacitor?

two 20 microfarad capacitors

two 10 microfarad capacitors

twenty 2 microfarad capacitors

ten 2 microfarad capacitors



B-005-09-11: The total capacitance of two or more capacitors in series is:

always less than the smallest capacitor

found by adding each of the capacitors together and dividing by the total number of capacitors

found by adding each of the capacitors together

always greater than the largest capacitor





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