The winding resistance of a coil can be increased by
A. Increasing the number of turns
B. Using a thinner wire
C. Changing the core material
D. Increasing the number of turns or using thinner wire
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An 18 V power supply is connected across a coil with a winding resistance of 180 Ω. Current flow in the coil is
A. 1 mA
B. 10 mA
C. 100 mA
D. 1 A
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An inductor, a 1 kΩ resistor, and a switch are connected in series across a 6 V battery. At the instant the switch is closed, the inductor voltage is
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Five inductors are connected in series. The lowest value is 8 µH. If the value of each inductor is twice that of the preceding one, and if the inductors are connected in order of ascending values, the total inductance is
A. 8 H
B. 32 µH
C. 64 µH
D. 248 µH
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A 2 mH, a 3.3 mH, and a 0.2 mH inductor are connected in series. The total inductance is
A. 55 mH
B. Less than 0.2 mH
C. Less than 5.5 mH
D. 5.5 mH
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A 5 mH, a 4.3 mH, and a 0.6 mH inductor are connected in parallel. The total inductance is
A. 9.9 mH
B. Greater than 5 mH
C. 9.9 mH or greater than 5 mH
D. Less than 0.6 mH
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Three 15 mH inductors are in series. The total inductance is
A. 15 mH
B. 30 mH
C. 45 mH
D. 5 mH
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An inductance of 0.08 µH is larger than
A. 0.0000008 H
B. 0.000000008 H
C. 0.000008 H
D. 0.00008 mH
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An inductance of 0.43 mH is smaller than
A. 43 µH
B. 430 µH
C. 0.05 H
D. 0.00043 H
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The voltage across a coil when dt di = 20 mA/µs and L = 8 µH is
A. 16 mV
B. 160 mV
C. 1.6 mV
D. 2.5 mV
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Faraday's law states that relative motion between a magnetic field and a coil induces a voltage across the coil.
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Inductance is indirectly proportional to the square of the number of turns, the permeability, and the cross-sectional area of the core.
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A sine wave voltage is applied across an inductor. When the frequency of the voltage is decreased, the current
A. Is increased
B. Is decreased
C. Does not change
D. Momentarily goes to zero
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The current through a 120 mH coil is changing at a rate of 150 mA/s. The voltage induced across the coil is
A. 1.8 mV
B. 18 mV
C. 180 mV
D. 1.25 mV
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Two 10 H inductors are in parallel and the parallel combination is in series with a third 10 H inductor. What is the approximate total reactance when a voltage with a frequency of 7 kHz is applied across the circuit terminals?
A. 219 kΩ
B. 66 kΩ
C. 660 kΩ
D. 1.3 MΩ
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Energy is stored by an inductor in an electrostatic field.
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XL is directly proportional to frequency and inductance.
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All coil cores are made of iron.
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The term 'choke' is more commonly used in connection with an inductor used to block off high frequencies.
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A switch, a 220 Ω resistor, and a 60 mH inductor are in series across a 20 V battery. What is the current through the inductor two time constants after the switch is closed?
A. 91 mA
B. 78 mA
C. 57 mA
D. 400 mA
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