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1XL and R are both measured in ohms and they can be added by simple arithmetic.
A)True
B)False



2The phase angle for the voltage across XL is at 90° with respect to the current through L.
A)True
B)False



3A cosine wave has its maximum values at 0° and 180° and its minimum values at 90° and 270°.
A)True
B)False



4When sine wave variations of current produce an induced voltage, the voltage lags its current by exactly 90°.
A)True
B)False



5When a coil has series resistance, the current is limited by both XL and R.
A)True
B)False



6In a series RL circuit, I and IR have a phase angle of 90°.
A)True
B)False



7The resultant of the phasor addition of R and XL is their total opposition in henries, called reluctance.
A)True
B)False



8In phasor triangles for volts and ohms in a series circuit, the phasor for R, IR or VR is used as a reference at 180°.
A)True
B)False



9The tangent is a trigonometric function of any angle of a right triangle, equal to the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side of a triangle.
A)True
B)False



10A parallel circuit has different currents.



11In a series RL circuit, the voltage drops VRand VL are degrees out of phase.



12If the internal resistance of a coil is low, its Q is .



13An inductance in series with an external resistance used to prevent the ac signal voltage from developing any appreciable output across the resistance at the frequency of the source is called a(n) .



14The resultant of the phasor addition of R and XL is .



15In order to effective resistance for small rf coils, litz wire should be used.



16Typically, the lower the internal resistance of a coil, the higher its .



17For any inductor, the voltage remains constant if the rate of current change is constant.



18For a series RL circuit, when R is equal to or 10 times greater than XL
A)ZT is approximately equal to zero ohms
B)ZT is approximately equal to infinite ohms
C)ZT is approximately equal to R
D)ZT is approximately equal to XL



19What is the phase relationship between IR and VA in a parallel RL circuit?
A)IR leads VA by 90°
B)IR lags VA by 90°
C)IR leads VA by 180°
D)IR is in phase with VA



20When radio-frequency current tends to flow at the surface of a conductor at very high frequencies, with little current in the solid core at the center is referred to as
A)coax current
B)eddy current
C)rf effect
D)skin effect



21The factors that make the effective resistance of a coil more than its dc resistance do not include which of the following?
A)skin effect
B)eddy currents
C)counter emf
D)hysteresis



22Inductance has the useful characteristic of providing more ohms of reactance at
A)lower frequencies
B)higher frequencies
C)resonant frequencies
D)harmonic frequencies



23For any inductor, the induced voltage remains constant if
A)the rate of current change is varied
B)the rate of current change is constant
C)it is part of a series circuit
D)it is part of a parallel circuit



24In an RL circuit, as the frequency increases
A)R increases
B)R decreases
C)XL increases
D)XL decreases



25When sine-wave variations of current produce an induced voltage, the current
A)lags its induced voltage by 90°
B)leads its induced voltage by 90°
C)lags its induced voltage by 180°
D)lags its induced voltage by 45°







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