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PAE Final Review
Chapter 5 Review Questions
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Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate 1
04/19/2011

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5.11 Impedance is the combination of _________ and ____________

 

 

Definition
A: Resistance; reactance
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5.12 The ratio of magnetic flux to current is called __________

 

 

Definition
A: Inductance
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5.13 The ratio of __________ __________ to current is called capacitance.

 

 

Definition
A: Electric charge
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5.14 Describe why an inductor opposes the flow of AC.

 


Definition

A: The magnetic field set up by the flow of current resists the changing direction of AC current and the reversing magnetic field.


Term

5.17 To DC, a capacitor acts as an _______ ________

 

 

Definition
A: Open Circuit
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5.19 In an inductor, the _______ leads the _______

 

 

Definition
A; Voltage; current
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5.20 A complex number is one that has both a _______ and a _______

 

 

Definition
A: Magnitude; direction
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5.25 If the turns ratio of a transformer is greater than one, is it a step-up or step-down transformer?

 

 

Definition
A: Step-up
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