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December 2019 COMMON TEST

School of Engineering

Level 1 Time Allowed: 1.5 Hours

DC Technology & Applications

009714

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Check carefully to ensure you are sitting for the correct paper.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. Begin each question on a separate page.

4. This paper consists of 6 pages including this cover page. Check carefully to make
sure your set is complete.

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QUESTION 1 (25 marks)

1.1 The resistance of a coil of nickel wire is 5.2 Ω at 20°C. The temperature of the
wire is increased and the new resistance is 7.8 . Determine the temperature
of the coil of nickel wire given that 20 is 0.006 /°C.
(6 marks)

1.2 In Table 1.1, the resistivity of various metals is given. An aluminum wire has a
length of 3 km and a cross-sectional area of 33 mm2. Calculate the resistance
of the aluminum wire.

(7 marks)
Table 1.1

Resistivity in -m
Copper 1.723 x 10-8
Silver 1.645 x 10-8
Gold 2.443 x 10-8
Aluminum 2.825 x 10-8

1.3 For the circuit shown in Figure 1, determine

(a) the current I1,
(b) the voltages V1, Va and Vab.
(12 marks)

40 

I1
Va
Vb
100 
20 
90 V
V1

200 

Figure 1

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QUESTION 2 (25 marks)

1.5 ×10−3 mm2

2.1 Determine: = _____________ mm. (3 marks)
6 ×10−5 cm

2.2 Convert 7 x 10-4 mF to nF. (3 marks)

2.3 Determine: 40 V + 50 mV + 2 kV = _________________ V (3 marks)

2.4 In Figure 2.1, a DC supply is connected to identical resistors. Determine

(a) the total resistance RT,
(b) the currents IS, I1 and I2,
(c) the total power dissipated in the resistors.

(10 marks)

IS I1 I2

550 V RT 5 k 5 k 5 k 5 k

Figure 2.1

2.5 In Figure 2.2, determine

(a) the current I,
(b) the voltage Va,
(c) the power dissipated in the resistor R2.
(6 marks)

R1 = 40  R2 = 10 
Va

I
20 V

Figure 2.2

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QUESTION 3 (25 marks)

3.1 In Figure 3.1, calculate

(a) the total resistance RT,
(b) the currents IS, I1 and I3,
(c) the voltage V2.
(12 marks)

10 k

IS I1

20 k 30 k

RT 8 k
V2
150 V

I3

90 k 90 k 90 k

Figure 3.1

3.2 A practical source is shown in Figure 3.2. Determine

(a) the current IL,
(b) the voltages V1 and VL.

(6 marks)

IL
Rint = 0.6  V1
VL RL = 22 
E
12 V

Figure 3.2

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3.3 In Figure 3.3, the power dissipated in resistor R2 is 4 mW, determine

(a) the values of resistance R2 and R3,
(b) the supply voltage E.
(7 marks)

3 k

R2

+
8V R3
-

I = 1 mA

Figure 3.3

QUESTION 4 (25 marks)

4.1 For the circuit shown in Figure 4.1, determine the voltages V1, V2, V3, V4 and
Vab. (10 marks)

2 k

3 k 6 k V3
V1
a
36 V b

15 k V2 4 k V4

Figure 4.1

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4.2 The energy consumed by an electric iron in 40 minutes is 0.54 kWh. Determine
the energy consumed in joules. (4 marks)

4.3 Table 4.1 shows the electricity tariff. Determine the cost of using an oven with
power rating of 3600 W for 18 minutes.
(4 marks)
Table 4.1

Tariff

Low tension supplies, Domestic

All units, ¢/kWh 23.20

4.4 Wires A and B shown in Figure 4.2 have the same length and materials. Their
cross-sectional areas are different. The resistance of wire A is 4 Ω. Calculate
the resistance of the wire B.
(7 marks)

Wire A
1 cm
1 cm

Wire B

2 cm

2 cm
Figure 4.2

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Answers
1.1 R2 = R1 [1+α1(t2-t1)]
t2 = 103.33⁰C

1.2 R = ρl/A

Selected the correct resistivity.

𝜌×𝑙
𝑅= = 2.57 Ω
𝐴

1.3 (a) I1 = 0.25 A

(b) V1 = 0.25 x 200 = 50 V
Va = 15 V
Vab = 0.25 x 40 = 10 V

2.1 2.5

2.2 700 nF

2.3 2040.05 V

2.4 (a) RT = 1250 Ω

(b) IS = 0.44 A
I1 = 0.33 A
I2 = 0.11 A
(c) P = 242 W

2.5 (a) I = 0.4 A

(b) Va = - 40(0.4) = -16 V
(c) P = 0.4x0.4x10 =1.6W

3.1 (a) RT = 10+12+8+30 = 60 kΩ

(b) IS = 2.5 mA
I1 = 1.5 mA
I3 = 0.83 mA
(c) V2 = 20 V

3.2 (a) IL = 0.531 A

(b) V1 = 0.32 V
VL = 11.68 V

3.3 (a) R2 = 4000 Ω

R3 = 8000 Ω

(b) E = 15 V

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4.1 V1 = 6 V
V2 = 30 V
V3 = 18 V
V4 = 12 V
Vab = 18 V

4.2 W = 810 (40x60) = 1 944 000 J

4.3 Cost = (3.6) (18/60) (23.2) = 25.056 ¢

4.4 R = ρl/A
RA = ρl/A = 4 Ω => ρl = 4 Ω cm2
RB = 4 Ω cm2/ 4 cm2= 1 Ω

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