Week 5 - Pre-Lecture Quiz (1%)

8/19/2018 Week 5: Pre-lecture quiz [1%]
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Faculty of Engineering Units S2 2018 ► ENG1002_S2_2018 ► Week 5: Electrical fundamentals ►
Week 5: Pre-lecture quiz [1%]
Started on Sunday, 19 August 2018, 6:46 PM

State Finished
Completed on Sunday, 19 August 2018, 6:56 PM
Time taken 10 mins 13 secs
Marks 15.00/15.00
Grade 1.00 out of 1.00 (100%)
Question 1 With reference to the diagram below, select all of the following that are true. Vf and Vi
Correct are electric potentials and E is an electric field.
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Select one or more:

a. The voltage difference between the top and bottom plates is Vf – Vi
b. Negative charge placed in the electric field would move toward the bottom plate
c. Positive charge moving from the top plate to the bottom plate gains voltage
d. It does not matter what path charge moving between plates takes, the energy
gained/lost is the same if their start and end points are the same.
Your answer is correct.

Text book reference:
https://www.alexandriarepository.org/syllabus/eng1002-cleaner-safer-smarter/46199/
The correct answer is: The voltage difference between the top and bottom plates is Vf –
Vi, It does not matter what path charge moving between plates takes, the energy
gained/lost is the same if their start and end points are the same.
https://moodle.vle.monash.edu/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=10081863 1/15
Question 2 Which of the following are "renewable" energy sources used to rotate turbines?
Correct
Select one or more:
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1.00 a. Combustion of coal
b. Sunlight landing on solar panels
c. Movement of wind
d. Concentrated sunlight to heat water
e. Movement of water
f. Nuclear fission

The correct answer is: Movement of wind, Movement of water, Concentrated sunlight to
heat water
Question 3 Calculate the total charge in Coulombs (to 2dp) that has passed through a reference
Correct point in a wire from time t = 0 to time t = 2.7 seconds, if current passing through it is
given by the equation:
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The charge in the wire is 0 Coulombs at t = 0.
Answer: 6.93
i = dQ/dt, so to find Q, you need to integrate i(tau), between time tau = 0 and tau = t,
where tau is a dummy variable of integration.
The correct answer is: 6.93
Question 4 In the diagram below, the voltage Vab = -5 volts. This means that the circuit element is
Correct supplying energy to positive charge flowing in the current iab.
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Select one:
True
False
Vab is negative, so this means that positive charge at the +ve terminal has less energy
that positive charge at the -ve terminal.
Thus, a positive charge moving from a to b will experience a gain in energy, meaning
the circuit element is supplying this energy to the charge.
The correct answer is 'True'.
Question 5 If i = 1A, v = 5V, the circuit element below is supplying power. True or false?
Correct
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Select one:
True
False
The current i is entering the positive terminal of v, so by the passive reference

convention, when these values are multiplied together, a positive value will indicated
that the element is absorbing power.
The correct answer is 'False'.
Question 6 What is the power absorbed in Watts by a resistor with resistance of 3.2Ω is connected
Correct to a voltage source of 5.7 Volts? Give your answer to 3 dp.
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1.00 Answer: 10.153
Power is calculated as P = VI.

For a resistor (R) connected to a voltage source (V), we can find I = V / R.
2
Then P = VI = V * (V/R) = V /R
Question 7 Match the following circuit diagram elements with their names.
Correct
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open circuit
independent voltage source
independent current source
short circuit or wire
dependent current source
dependent voltage source

Textbook references:
The correct answer is: – open circuit, – independent
voltage source, – independent current source, – short
circuit or wire, – dependent current source, –
dependent voltage source
Question 8 How many nodes are in this circuit? Express your answer as an integer.
Correct
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Answer: 4
There are 4 nodes in this circuit.

An interconnect is a point of connection between two or more circuit elements. The
dots on the circuit diagram all indicate interconnects (though for brevity, they may
not always be shown).
Any interconnects that are connected by wires may be aggregated together into a
single logical node.
Under ideal circuit analysis, wires have zero resistance, so all locations that are part
of a node share the same voltage.
The diagram below shows the 4 nodes in this circuit
The correct answer is: 4
Question 9 At the node picture below, i1 = -1 A, i2 = 5 A and i3 = 1 A. Find ix in Amps.
Correct
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Answer: -5
First, write the KCL equation properly. Taking currents coming out as positive, this
results in:
0 = (-i1) + (-i3) + i2 + ix
Resulting in:
ix = i1 + i3 - i2
Then, substitute in the stated values.
The correct answer is: -5.00
Question 10 How many loops are there in this circuit? Express your answer as an integer.
Correct
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Answer: 7
There are 7 loops in this circuit!

A loop is any closed path through a circuit in which interconnect is encountered more
than once. A "closed path" means the path starts and ends at the same point.
These are the obvious ones:
But these are also loops...
The correct answer is: 7
Question 11 For the loop picture below, v1 = 2 V, v2 = 3 V and v3 = 1 V. Find vx in Volts.

Correct
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Answer: 0
First, write the KVL equation properly. Taking voltage drops as positive, around the loop
in the clockwise direction, this results in:
0 = (-vx) + (-v3) + (-v1) + v2
Resulting in:
vx = v2 - v1 - v3
Then, substitute in the stated values.
Question 12 In the circuit below, vs = 4 Volts, R1 = 5Ω, R2 = 8Ω. Find i in Amps. Give your answer to
Correct 3 decimal places.
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Answer: 0.308
To calculate the current coming out of the source, you need to apply Ohm's Law.
Ohm's Law relates the voltage and current for a single resistor, so we can't directly use
Ohm's Law with vS and R1, or vS and R2. It is also valid with the exact notation shown in
the diagram below (carefully note where the +/- signs are on the voltage and the current
direction (enters the +, exits the -):
Now to be able to apply Ohm's Law here, we must combine R1 and R2 into a single
equivalent resistor:
Req = R1 + R2 (as they are in series),
and then we may use Ohm's Law across the resistor to find:
i = vR / Req
Note that we can arbitrarily choose the polarity of VR, but as resistors are passive
elements that only absorb power, it is convenient to define VR with the positive terminal
at the top, so that the current enters this terminal. With this polarity, the equation i = vR /
Req is valid.
The question remains - what is the value of VR? Well, if we apply Kirchhoff's Voltage
Law around the loop, we find that:
0 = -VS + VR leading to VR = VS
Question 13 In the circuit below, i = 8.4 Amps, R1 = 4.5Ω and R2 = 5.7Ω. Find Vs in Volts to 2dp.
Correct
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Answer: 21.12
To calculate the voltage of the source, you need to find the voltage across the resistors
(as they are in parallel with the source, and thus share the same voltage).
This can be done by combining the resistors into an equivalent resistance before
applying Ohm's Law.
Req = R1 || R2 = R1*R2 / (R1+R2)
giving the circuit:
Because the current is already entering the positive end of the voltage across the
resistor (as with the reference diagram below), we can correctly apply Ohm's Law
without any sign changes:
vR = i * Req
Now we can find VS, from the value of VR calculated, using Kirchhoff's Voltage Law:
0 = -VS + VR leading to VS = VR.
Question 14 In the circuit below, vs = -3 Volts, R1 = 8Ω, R2 = 4Ω. Find the Voltage v1 across R1. Give
Correct you answer to 3 decimal places.
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Answer: -2.000
To do this question, apply the voltage divider equation where:

v1 = R1 / (R1+R2) * vs
Alternative, you can find i = vs / (R1+R2) and use Ohm's law to find v1 = i * R1 to give
the same as the voltage divider equation above.
The correct answer is: -2.000
Question 15 In the circuit below, iS = 3 Amps, R1 = 3Ω and R2 = 4Ω. Find i1 in Amps to 2dp.
Correct
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Answer: 1.71
You can do this in two ways:

(i) Combine the parallel resistors to give an equivalent resistance of Req = (R1*R2 /
(R1+R2)), find the voltage across both resistors V = is * Req, and then using Ohm's Law
to find the current i1 = V / R1, or
(ii) Use the current divider equation (only valid for 2 resistors): i1 = is * (R2/(R1+R2))
You'll find method (ii) is actually a shortcut of method (i).

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Dashboard ► Faculty of Engineering ► Active Units ► Semester 2 2018 ►

Started on Sunday, 19 August 2018, 6:46 PM

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Select one or more:

Your answer is correct.

b. Sunlight landing on solar panels

d. Concentrated sunlight to heat water

Your answer is correct.

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The current i is entering the positive terminal of v, so by the passive reference

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Power is calculated as P = VI.

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independent voltage source

independent current source

short circuit or wire

dependent current source

dependent voltage source

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: – open circuit, – independent

voltage source, – independent current source, – short

circuit or wire, – dependent current source, –

dependent voltage source

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There are 4 nodes in this circuit.

The correct answer is: 4

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There are 7 loops in this circuit!

But these are also loops...

The correct answer is: 7

Question 11 For the loop picture below, v1 = 2 V, v2 = 3 V and v3 = 1 V. Find vx in Volts.

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To do this question, apply the voltage divider equation where:

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You can do this in two ways:

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