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CHAPTER

1.1
BASIC CONCEPTS

1. A solid copper sphere, 10 cm in diameter is deprived

of 10

20

electrons by a charging scheme. The charge on

the sphere is
(A) 160.2 C

(B) -160.2 C

(C) 16.02 C

(D) -16.02 C

(A) 1 A

(B) 2 A

(C) 3 A

(D) 4 A

6. In the circuit of fig P1.1.6 a charge of 600 C is

delivered to the 100 V source in a 1 minute. The value
of v1 must be
v1

2. A lightning bolt carrying 15,000 A lasts for 100 ms. If

the lightning strikes an airplane flying at 2 km, the
charge deposited on the plane is
(A) 13.33 mC

(B) 75 C

(C) 1500 mC

(D) 1.5 C

60 V

20 W

100 V

3. If 120 C of charge passes through an electric

Fig. P.1.1.6

conductor in 60 sec, the current in the conductor is

(A) 0.5 A

(B) 2 A

(C) 3.33 mA

(D) 0.3 mA

(A) 240 V

(B) 120 V

(C) 60 V

(D) 30 V

4. The energy required to move 120 coulomb through

7. In the circuit of the fig P1.1.7, the value of the

3 V is
(B) 360 J

(C) 40 J

(D) 2.78 mJ

voltage source E is
0V
+

(A) 25 mJ

2V

5. i = ?

5V

4V

1A

1V

10 V

2A

5A

Fig. P.1.1.7
3A

4A

Fig. P.1.1.5

(A) -16 V

(b) 4 V

(C) -6 V

(D) 16 V

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8. Consider the circuit graph shown in fig. P1.1.8. Each

Networks

12. v1 = ?

branch of circuit graph represent a circuit element. The

v1

value of voltage v1 is

1 kW

7V

+ 105 V

15 V +

55 V
+ v1

8V

35 V

5V

6V

kW

100 V

10 V +
+

65 V

kW

30

30

4 kW

Fig. P1.1.12
Fig. P.1.1.8

(A) -30 V

(B) 25 V

(C) -20 V

(D) 15 V

9. For the circuit shown in fig P.1.1.9 the value of

(A) -11 V

(B) 5 V

(C) 8 V

(D) 18 V

13. The voltage vo in fig. P1.1.11 is always equal to

1A

voltage vo is
5W
+
vo

4W

+
vo

1A

15 V

5V

Fig. P1.1.11

Fig. P.1.1.9

(A) 10 V

(B) 15 V

(C) 20 V

(D) None of the above

(A) 1 V

(B) 5 V

(C) 9 V

(D) None of the above

14. Req = ?
5W

10 W

10 W

10 W

10. R1 = ?
60 W

Req

10 W

10 W

10 W

up to

R1
100 V
R2

+
20 V

70 V

Fig. P1.1.14

Fig. P.1.1.10

(A) 11.86 W

(B) 10 W

(C) 25 W

(D) 11.18 W

15. vs = ?
(A) 25 W

(B) 50 W

(C) 100 W

(D) 2000 W

180 W
+
60 W

11. Twelve 6 W resistor are used as edge to form a cube.

vs

The resistance between two diagonally opposite corner

of the cube is
5
(A) W
6
(C) 5 W

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(B)

90 W

6
W
5

(D) 6 W

40 W

20 V

Fig. P.1.1.15

(A) 320 V

(B) 280 V

(C) 240 V

(D) 200 V

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24. Let i( t) = 3te-100 t A and v( t) = 0.6(0.01 - t) e -100 t V for

Networks

28. vab = ?

the network of fig. P.1.1.24. The power being absorbed

2
8

b
0.3i1

A
2

0.2i1

i1

i
v

by the network element at t = 5 ms is

Fig. P.1.1.24

(A) 18.4 mW

(B) 9.2 mW

(C) 16.6 mW

(D) 8.3 mW

Fig. P.1.1.28

25. In the circuit of fig. P.1.1.25 bulb A uses 36 W when

lit, bulb B uses 24 W when lit, and bulb C uses 14.4 W

(A) 15.4 V

(B) 2.6 V

(C) -2.6 V

(D) 15.4 V

29. In the circuit of fig. P.1.1.29 power is delivered by

when lit. The additional A bulbs in parallel to this

500 W

circuit, that would be required to blow the fuse is

400 W

ix

20 A

200 W

2ix

40 V
12 V
C

Fig. P.1.1.29

(A) dependent source of 192 W

Fig. P.1.1.25

(A) 4

(B) 5

(B) dependent source of 368 W

(C) 6

(D) 7

(C) independent source of 16 W

26. In the circuit of fig. P.1.1.26, the power absorbed by

(D) independent source of 40 W

the load RL is

30. The dependent source in fig. P.1.1.30

i1

5W
RL = 2 W

2i1

1W

1V

v1

20 V

v1
5

5W

Fig. P.1.1.26

(A) 2 W

(B) 4 W

(C) 6 W

(D) 8 W

Fig. P.1.1.30

27. vo = ?

(A) delivers 80 W

(B) delivers 40 W

(C) absorbs 40 W

(D) absorbs 80 W

31. In the circuit of fig. P.1.1.31 dependent source

0.2 A

5W

+
v1 0.3v1

8W

+
v2

5v2

18 W

+
vo

+ 8V
ix

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(A) 6 V

(B) -6 V

(C) -12 V

(D) 12 V

2ix

4A

Fig. P.1.1.27

Fig. P.1.1.31

(A) supplies 16 W

(B) absorbs 16 W

(C) supplies 32 W

(D) absorbs 32 W

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32. A capacitor is charged by a constant current of 2 mA

36. The waveform for the current in a 200 mF capacitor

and results in a voltage increase of 12 V in a 10 sec

is shown in fig. P.1.1.36 The waveform for the capacitor

interval. The value of capacitance is

voltage is

(A) 0.75 mF

(B) 1.33 mF

(C) 0.6 mF

(D) 1.67 mF

i(mA)
5

33. The energy required to charge a 10 mF capacitor to

100 V is

Fig. P. 1.1.36

(A) 0.10 J
(C) 5 10

t(ms)

(B) 0.05 J

-9

(D) 10 10

-9

v
50m

34. The current in a 100 mF capacitor is shown in fig.

t(ms)

P.1.1.34. If capacitor is initially uncharged, then the

(A)

(B)

waveform for the voltage across it is

t(ms)

v
50m

250m

i(mA)
t(ms)

(C)

t(ms)

t(ms)

(D)

Fig. P. 1.1.34
v

37. Ceq = ?

v
10

10

t(ms)

(A)

2.5 mF

t(ms)
1.5 mF

(B)

1 mF

Ceq

0.2

0.2
t(ms)

(C)

2 mF

t(ms)

(D)
Fig. P.1.1.37

35. The voltage across a 100 mF capacitor is shown in

fig. P.1.1.35. The waveform for the current in the

(A) 3.5 mF

(B) 1.2 mF

capacitor is

(C) 2.4 mF

(D) 2.6 mF

v
6

38. In the circuit shown in fig. P.1.1.38

1

t(ms)

iin ( t) = 300 sin 20 t mA, for t 0.

Fig. P.1.1.35
i(mA)
6

C2

C2

C2

C2

i(mA)
600

vin C1

iin
1

t(ms)

C1

C1

C1

60 mF

t(ms)

(A)

(B)

i(mA)
6

Fig. P. 1.1.38

i(mA)
600
2
1

(C)

t(ms)

2
1

t(ms)

Let C1 = 40 mF and C2 = 30 mF. All capacitors are

initially uncharged. The vin ( t) would be

(D)

(A) -0.25cos 20t V

(B) 0.25cos 20t V

(C) -36cos 20t mV

(D) 36cos 20t mV

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Chap 1.1

v3 - 30 = v2

SOLUTIONS

v3 = 65 V

105 + v4 - v3 - 65 = 0

v4 = 25 V

v4 + 15 - 55 + v1 = 0 v1 = 15 V

1. (C) n = 10 20 , Q = ne = e10 20 = 16.02 C

Charge on sphere will be positive.

9. (B) Voltage is constant because of 15 V source.

2. (D) DQ = i D t = 15000 100m = 15

. C

10. (C) Voltage across 60 W resistor = 30 V

30
Current =
= 0.5 A
60

3. (B) i =

dQ 120
=
=2 A
dt
60

4. (B) W = Qv = 360 J

Voltage across R1 is = 70 - 20 = 50 V
50
= 100 W
R1 =
0.5

6. (A)

11. (C) The current i will be distributed in the cube

branches symmetrically
1A

i=1A

5A

2A
3A

4A

i
3

i
i
3

6A

1A

i
3

2A

i
6

Fig. S 1.1.5

6. (A) In order for 600 C charge to be delivered to the

100 V source, the current must be anticlockwise.
dQ 600
i=
=
= 10 A
dt
60
Applying KVL we get

0V

Fig. S. 1.1.11

1V

12. (C) If we go from +side of 1 kW through 7 V, 6 V and

5 V, we get v1 = 7 + 6 - 5 = 8 V

13. (D) It is not possible to determine the voltage across

5V

1 A source.

10 V

Fig. S 1.1.7

14. (D) Req = 5 +

10 + 5 + E + 1 = 0 or E = -16 V
8. (D) 100 = 65 + v2

v2 = 35 V

+ 105 V

30
+

Req

Fig. S 1.1.14

10 W

v2

Req

55 V
+ v1

5W

10 V +

30

+ v3

10 + 5 + Req
5W

v4

10 ( Req + 5)

15 V +

65 V
100 V

6i 6i 6i
+
+
= 5 i,
3
6
3
v
Req = ab = 5 W
i

7. (A) Going from 10 V to 0 V

4V

vab =

v1 + 60 - 100 = 10 20 or v1 = 240 V

2V

i
3

Req2 + 15 Req = 5 Req + 75 + 10 Req + 50

Fig. S 1.1.8

Req = 125 = 1118

. W

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vo - 20 vo 20
+
=
5
5
5
Power is P = vo

We can say Cd = 20 mF, Ceq = 20 + 40 = 60 mF

1
1 300

cos 20 t 10 -3 = - 0.25 cos 20 t V

vC = idt=
60m 20
C

vo = 20 V

20
v1
= 20
= 80 W
5
5

39. (C) iC1 =

31. (D) Power P = vi = 2 ix ix = 2 ix2

ix = 4 A, P = 32 W (absorb)
32. (D) vt 2 - vt1 =

1
C

t2

idt

iin C1
= 0.8 sin 600 t mA
C1 + C2

At t = 2 ms, iC1 = 0.75 mA

12 =

t1

12 C = 2m 10

Chap 1.1

1
2m ( t2 - t1 )
C

40. (B) vC1 =

4 vin
vin C2
=
C1 + C2 6 + 4

vc1
= 0.4
vin

C = 1.67 mF
41. (D) V = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10, Q = 1 C, C =

1
33. (B) E = Cv 2 = 5 10 -6 100 2 = 0.05 J
2

42. (A) vL = L

di

dt

This 0.2 V increases linearly from 0 to 0.2 V. Then

43. (B) vL = L

di
= 0.01 2( 377 cos 377 t) V
dt

current is zero. So capacitor hold this voltage.

= 7.54 cos 377 t V

1
34. (D) vc =
c

35. (D) i = C

-3

10 10
-3
0 idt = 100 10 -6 (2 10 ) = 0.2 V

2m

dv
dt

For 0 < t < 1 , C

dv
6 -0
= 100 10 -6
= 600 mA
dt
10 -3 - 0

1
1
12000
120 cos 3t dt =
vdt =
sin 377 t
0.01
L
377
12000 120
P = vi =
(sin 377 t)(cos 377 t)
377

45. (D) vL = L

1
1
idt =

200 10 -6
C

5m

4m tdt = 3125 t

vC = 3vL

iC = 3 LC

46. (B) vL = L

It will be parabolic path. at t = 0 t-axis will be tangent.

combination
is
in
series
with
1.5
mF.
15
. (2 + 1)
= 1mF, C1 is in parallel with 2.5 mF
C1 =
15
. +2+1
. mF
Ceq = 1 + 2.5 = 35

diL
dt
-100 - 0
vL = (0.05)
= - 2.5 V
2

For 4 < t 8,

100 + 100
vL = (0.05)
= 2.5 V
4

For 8 < t 10,

0 - 100
vL = (0.05)
= - 2.5 V
2

Thus (B) is correct option.

30 60
30(20 + 40)
38. (A) Ca =
= 20 mF, Cb =
= 20 mF
30 + 60
30 + 20 + 0
C2

Cc

C2

Cb

C2

Ca

47. (C) Algebraic sum of the current entering or leaving

a cutset is equal to 0.
6 16
i2 + i4 + i3 = 0

+
+ i3 = 0
2
4

C2

i3 = - 7 A,
C1

d 2 iL
= - 9.6 sin 4 t A
dt

For 2 < t 4,

37. (A) 2 mF is in parallel with 1 mF and this

vin

diL
dv
, iC = C C
dt
dt

At t = 4 ms, vc = 0.05 V

iin

L = 2 mH

= 1910 sin 754 t W

36. (B) For 0 t 4,

Cd

44. (A) i =

For 1 ms < t < 2 ms,

dv
0-6
C
= 100 10 -6
= - 600 mA
( 3 - 2)m
dt

vC =

100m = L

200m
4m

Q
= 0.1 F
V

C1

C1

C1

v3 = - 7 3 = - 21 V

60 mF

Fig. S 1.1.38

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