Problem 1:

The potential at the terminals of the battery falls from 9 volts on open
circuit to 6 volts when a resistor of 10 ohms is connected across its terminals.
What is the internal resistance of the battery?

A. 5 ohms
B. 4 ohms
C. 3 ohms
D. 2 ohms

Problem 2: EE Board April 1997

The electromotive force of a standard cell is measured with a
potentiometer that gives a reading of 1.3562 volts when a mega ohm resistor
is connected across the standard the cell terminals. The potentiometer reading
drops to 1.3560 volts. What is the internal resistance of the standard cell?

A. 174. 5 ohms
B. 145.7 ohms
C. 147.5 ohms
D. 157.4 ohms

Problem 3:
A battery is formed of 5 cells joined in series. When the external
resistance is 4 ohms the current is 1.5 amperes and when the external
resistance is 9 ohms, the current falls to .75 ampere. Find the internal
resistance of each cell.

A. .5 ohm
B. 1.0 ohm
C. .2 ohm
D. .3 ohm

Problem 4: EE Board April 1988

A Baranngay power station supplies 60 kW to a load over 2500 ft 100
mm. Two conductors copper feeder the resistance of each is .078 ohm 1000 ft.
The bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 volts. Determine the load
current.

A. 105 A
B. 108 A
C. 110 A
D. 102 A

Problem 5:
A 120 V DC motor draws current of 100 amperes and is located 1000
ft from the supply source. If the diameter of a copper transmission line is .45
inch. What must be the voltage of the supply?

A. 125.32 V
B. 130.24 V
C. 129.32 V
D. 127.05 V

Problem 6: EE Board October 1986

A LRT car, 5 km distance from Tayuman takes 100 A over a 100 mm
hard drawn copper trolley wire having a resistance of . 270 ohm per kilometer.
The rail and grond return has a resistance of .06 ohm per km. If the station
voltage is 750. What is the voltage of the car?

A. 585 V
B. 590 V
C. 585 V
D. 590 V
Problem 7:
The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10 ohms and the rated
voltage is 50 volts. Find the series resistance required to operate the lamp
from 80 V supply.

A. 8 ohms
B. 4 ohms
C. 6 ohms
D. 10 ohms

Problem 8:
A resistive coil draws a 2 A at 110 V after operating for a long time if
temperature rise is 55 C above the ambient temperature of 20 C, calculate the
external resistance which must be initially connected in series with the coil to
limit the current to 2 A. The temperature coefficient of the material of the coil
is .0043 per C at 20 0 C.

A. 10.12 ohms
B. 10. 52 ohms
C. 11.45 ohms
D. 12.05 ohms

Problem 9:
A carbon resistor dissipates 60 W of power from a 120 V source to 20
o
C. How much power will be dissipated in the resistors at 120 o C if
connected across the same source? Assume the temperature coefficient of
carbon at 20 o C is - .0005 per o C.

A. 61.50 W
B. 65.21 W
C. 62.34 W
D. 63.16 W

Problem 10: EE Board April 1981, EE board October 1984

Two (2) 115 V incandescent lamp A & B are connected in series
across a 230 V source if lamp A is rated 75 watts & B is rated 50 W,
determine the current drawn by the series connection.

A. .52 A
B. .62 A
C. .48 A
D. .57 A

Problem 11:
An arc lamp takes 10 A at 50 V. A resistance is to be place in series
so that the lamp may burn correctly from a 110 V supply. Find the power
wasted in this resistor.

A. 800 W
B. 600 W
C. 700 W
D. 900 W

Problem 12:
Conductor X of a certain material in a given cross section has a
resistance of .1 ohm per meter and a temperature coefficient of .0005 per o C.
Conductor Y of another material and a given cross section has a resistance
of .5 ohms per meter and a temperature coefficient .001 per o C is desired to
make a coil having a resistance of 500 ohms and temperature coefficient of
.002 by using suitable lengths of the 2 wires connected in series. Calculate the
require length of wire X .

A 1225 m
B. 1250 m
C. 1240 m
E. 1210 m

Problem 13: EE Board April 1997

If a resistor is rated at 5 W and 6 V are connected across a battery
with an open circuit voltage of 6 V. What is the internal resistance of the
battery if the resulting current is 0.8 A?

A. .30 ohm
B. .26 ohm
C. .23 ohm
D. .03 ohm

Problem 14:
A high voltage DC transmission lines delivers 1000 MW at 500 KV
to an aggravate load over a distance of 900 km. Determine the voltage at the
sending and assume the loop resistance of the line to be 1 mega ohm per km.

A. 510.5 kV
B. 505.2 kV
C. 507.7 kV
D. 503.6 kV

Problem 15: EE Board April 1989

It is required that a loading of 3 kw be maintained in a heating
element at an initial temperature of 20 o C, a voltage of 220 V is necessary for
the purpose. After the element has settled down to steady state, it is found that
 a voltage of 240 voltages is necessary to maintain the 3 kW loading. The
element resistance temperature coefficient is .0006 per degree centigrade at 20
o
C. Calculate the final temperature of the heating element.

A. 345.43 o C
B. 326.42 o C
C. 336.84 o C
D. 318.48 o C

Problem 16:
A 200 W, 110 V incandescent lamp has a filament having a
temperature coefficient of resistance equal to .005 at 0 o C. If the normal
operating temperature of the bulb 2500 o C, how much will the bulb draw at
the instant it is turned on. Assume a room temperature of 20 o C

A. 29.42 A
B. 18.37 A
C. 22.31 A
D. 28.21 A

Problem 17:
The power drawn by a resistive coil made a copper wire is 220 W at
100 V and 20 o C. Calculate the power consume by the coil at 115 V and 100 o
C. The temperature coefficient at 20 o C is .00393.

A. 175 W
B. 211 W
C. 183 W
D. 225 W

Problem 18:
An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 V. The coil used as
the heating element is 10 m long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10 6 ohm
cm. Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils?

A. 2.43 mils
B. 2.52 mils
C. 3.21 mils
D. 1.35 mils

Problem 19:
When two resistors A & B are connected in series, the total resistance
are 36 ohms. When connected in parallel the total resistance is 8 ohms. What
is the ratio of resistance Ra to a Rb assume Ra < Rb

A. .5
B. .4
C. .8
D. .6

Problem 20: EE Board March 1998

 Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are connected in parallel.
What is the equivalent resistance?

A. 45 ohms
B. 17.2 ohms
C. .22 ohm
D. 4.62 ohms

Problem 21:
The equivalent resistance of 3 resistors A, B, and C, connected in
parallel is 1.714 ohms. If A twice B and C is half as much B, f in the equivalent
resistance when the three of them are connected in series.

A. 17.5 ohms
B. 21.0 ohms
C. 24.5 ohms
D. 28.0 ohms

Problem 22:
Three resistors of 10, 12 and 15 ohms are connected in parallel. Evaluate
the value of current to parallel system that make the current in the 10 ohm resistor
equal to 2 A.

A. 5 A
B. 6 A
C. 4 A
D None of these

Problem 23:
Three resistors of 10, 12 and x ohms, respectively are connected in
parallel across a constant current source of 8 A. Determine x if this resistor
draws 2.5 A.

A. 10 ohms
B. 12 ohms
C. 13 ohms
D. 11 ohms

Problem 24:
Two resistors A and B made of different materials have temperature
coefficients of resistance at 20 C of .004 and .006 respectively. When connected a
voltage source at 20 C, they draw current equally. What percentage of the total
current at 100 C does resistor A carry?

A. 47.14%
B. 52.86%
C. 61.34%
D 38.66%

Problem 25:
Two resistors A and B made of different materials have temperature
coefficients of resistance of .003 and .005, respectively. When connected in
parallel across a voltage source at 15 C, circuit consumes equal power. What is
the ratio of the power drawn by resistor B to that in resistor A when temperature
rises to 60 C? Assume supply voltage is constant.

A. .829
B. .926
C. 964
D. .882

Problem 26: EE Board March 1998

Three resistors of 10, 15, and 20 0hms each are connected in parallel.
What is the total conductance?

A. .217 mho
B. 3.41 mhos
C. 4.62 mhos
D. .52 mho

Problem 27:
Two heating units x and y are connected across a 100 V supply. Unit y
takes twice as much power as unit x. total power supplied by the source is 2280
W. Determine total power drawn by the heating units if they are connected in
series across the same source.

A. 615.32 W
B. 506.58 W
C. 582.45 W
D. 604.38W

Problem 28:
Three resistors R1, R2 and R3 are connected in series-parallel with R1 in
series with the parallel combination of R2 and R3. the whole combination is
connected across a 120 DC source. Resistors R1 R2 and R3 take 750 W, 250W
and 200W respectively. Calculate the resistance R2.

A. 8.10 ohms
B. 8.52 ohms
C. 7.84 ohms
D. 9.22 ohms

Problem 29:
Two lamps X and Y are connected in series. Lamp X is rated 50 W at 100
V while lamp Y is rated 100W at 100V also. The 2 lamps are to be connected in
series across a 200 V source. What resistance must be connected across lamp A so
each lamp will operate properly?

A. 150 ohm
B. 100 ohms
C. 200 ohms
D. 180 ohms

Problem 30: EE Board October 1997

 A 5-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with 10-ohm resistance
another set, a 6-ohm and 8-ohm resistance are also connected in parallel the two
sets are connected in series. What is the equivalent 6.76 ohms resistance?

A. 9.25 ohms
B. 14.4 ohms
C. 21.2 ohms
D. None of the above

Problem 31: EE Board March 1998

Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms each respectively are connected in
parallel. The two are then connected in series with 5-ohm resistance. What is the
equivalent resistance?

A. 11 ohms
B. 12 ohms
C. 10 ohms
D. 9 ohms

Problem 32:
From the circuit as shown, determine the resistance between the terminals
a and b

A. 1.000 ohms
B. 1.923 ohms
C. 2.083 ohms
D. 2.352 ohms

Problem 33: EE Board October 1997

A 10- ohm and a 20-ohm resistance are connected in parallel. Another
resistance of 5-ohm is 3.21A connected in series with the two. If the supply
voltage is 48V, what is the current through the 10-ohm resistance.

A. 2.74A
B. 4.02A
C. 5.72A

Problem 34:
A 30-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a variable resistance R. the
parallel combination is then connected in series with a 6-ohm resistor and
connected across a 120 V source. Find the minimum value of R if the power taken
by R is equal to power taken resistor by the 6-ohm resistor.

A. 10.35 ohms
B. 12.24 ohms
C. 10.24 ohm
D. 11.46 ohm

Problem 66: EE Board March 1998

 Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohm, each respectively are connected in
parallel. The two are then connected I series with a 5-ohm resistance. It is then
across a 12-V battery, What are the current and power?

A. 1.2 A, 17.28 W
B. .96 A, 11.52 W
C. 1.09 A, 13.1W
D. 1.5A, 20.25W

Problem 35:
An 8 ohm resistor is connected in series with a parallel combination of
two resistors, R and 24 ohm. Determine R if the power consumed by the parallel
connected resistors is equal to the power consumed by the 8- ohm resistor.

A.10 ohms
B. 16 ohms
C. 12 ohms
D. 20 ohms