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1
A circuit that contains only one load is called a multiple-load circuit.
A)True
B)False
2
A parallel circuit contains two or more loads but only one path for current to flow from the source voltage through the loads and back to the source.
A)True
B)False
3
Voltage is a potential difference between two points.
A)True
B)False
4
In a series circuit, the resistor with the most resistance dominates the circuit.
A)True
B)False
5
The total resistance of a parallel circuit is always more than the highest branch resistance.
A)True
B)False
6
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the voltage across the load if the load opens?
A)it drops to zero
B)it does not change
C)it is equal to the sum of the voltage drops of all other parallel loads
D)it increases
7
The total resistance of a parallel circuit is
A)equal to the total voltage divided by one branch resistance
B)equal to the sum of the branch voltages divided by one branch resistance
C)always more than the lowest branch resistance
D)always less than the lowest branch resistance
8
What are used to identify different load resistors in a multiple-load circuit?
A)letters
B)numbers
C)superscripts
D)subscripts
9
What is a circuit called that contains two or more loads but only one path for current to flow?
A)series
B)parallel
C)series-parallel
D)ac
10
Which of the following is not an effect of one shorted load in a series multiple-load circuit?
A)total resistance decreases
B)total current decreases
C)voltage across the remaining loads increases
D)total power increases





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