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1When alternating current flows in an inductance, the amount of current is much greater than the dc resistance alone would allow.
A)True
B)False



2The inductive reactance is the ohms of opposition that an inductance has for square-wave current.
A)True
B)False



3The amount of inductive reactance equals two pi times the frequency times the inductance.
A)True
B)False



4There is no inductive reactance for steady direct current.
A)True
B)False



5XL is measured in henries.
A)True
B)False



6The combined parallel inductive reactance will be less than the lowest branch reactance.
A)True
B)False



7The amount of current in an ac circuit with only inductive reactance is equal to the applied voltage divided by the inductive reactance.
A)True
B)False



8In a series circuit containing two inductors and a voltage source, the current is the same in both series reactances.
A)True
B)False



9In a parallel circuit with two inductors and voltage source, the current is the same in both inductors.
A)True
B)False



10For the most part, inductor values below are not practical for use in electronic circuits.



11With iron-core coils, the hysteresis and eddy-current losses with frequency.



12For an inductor, the induced voltage VL always the current I by 90°.



13Inductive reactance is measured in .



14Inductive reactance only applies to wave ac.



15The combined parallel inductive reactance branch will be than the lowest branch reactance.



16With coils, the hysteresis and eddy-current losses increase with frequency.



17For an inductor, the induced voltage, VL always leads the current by degrees.



18Frequency is equal to
A)2π x T
B)2π/T
C)π/T
D)1/T



19When alternating current flows in an inductance,
A)the current is less than the dc resistance alone would allow
B)the current is more than the dc resistance alone would allow
C)the ac current is not affected by dc resistance
D)the ac current is not affected by inductance



20What is the inductive reactance for steady direct current?
A)600 Ω
B)75 Ω
C)∞ Ω
D)0 Ω



21Which of the following is not an example of how XL is generally used?
A)block dc
B)high opposition to high frequency ac
C)little opposition to dc
D)low opposition to low frequency ac



22What results from an inductor's counter emf with a varying current?
A)transformer action
B)impedance
C)resistance
D)inductive reactance



23The polarity of a coil's counter emf is always such that
A)it aids a change in current
B)it opposes a change in current
C)it aids a change in voltage
D)it opposes a change in voltage



24How much is the XL for a coil with negligible resistance that has 62.8 V across it with 0.1 A of current?
A)62.8 Ω
B)628 Ω
C)6280 Ω
D)62,800 Ω



25The values of XL in series or in parallel are combined
A)the same way as ohms of resistance
B)the same way as farads of capacitance
C)by using Pythagorean's theorem
D)by algebraic addition







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