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parallel circuits Mcqs
1. The following currents are measured in the same direction in a three-branch parallel circuit: 200 mA, 340 mA, and 700 mA. The value of the current into the junction of these branches is____________?
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A. 540 mA

B. 200 mA

C. 900 mA

D. 1.24 A
2. In a certain three-branch parallel circuit, R1 has 12 mA through it, R2 has 15 mA through it, and R3 has 25 mA through it. After measuring a total of 27 mA, you can say that____________?
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A. R3 is open

B. the circuit is operating properly

C. R1 is open

D. R2 is open

3. A set of Christmas tree lights is connected in parallel across a 110 V source. The filament of each light bulb is 1.8 k. The current through each bulb is approximately___________?
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A. 61 mA

B. 18 mA

C. 110 mA

D. 610 mA

4. An ammeter has an internal resistance of 50 ?. The meter movement itself can handle up to 1 mA. If 10 mA is applied to the meter, the shunt resistor, RSH1, is approximately___________?
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A. 50 ?

B. 55 ?

C. 9 ?

D. 5.5 ?
5. A sudden increase in the total current into a parallel circuit may indicate______________?
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A. either a drop in source voltage or an open resistor

B. an open resistor

C. an increase in source voltage

D. a drop in source voltage

6. When a 1.6 k? resistor and a 120? resistor are connected in parallel, the total resistance is____________?
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A. less than 100 ?

B. greater than 1.6 k?

C. less than 120 but greater than 100 ?

D. greater than 120 but less than 1.6 k?

7. Three lights are connected in parallel across a 120 volt source. If one light burns out_____________?
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A. the remaining two will glow brighter

B. the remaining two will glow dimmer

C. the remaining two will not light

D. the remaining two will glow with the same brightness as before
8. Four resistors are connected in parallel. Fifteen mA flows through resistor R. If the second resistor is 2R, the third resistor 3R, and the fourth resistor 4R, the total current in the circuit is______________?
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A. 135 mA

B. 15 mA

C. 60 mA

D. 31.25 mA
9. Four equal-value resistors are connected in parallel. Ten volts are applied across the parallel circuit and 2 mA are measured from the source. The value of each resistor is______________?
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A. 12.5 ?

B. 50 ?

C. 20 K?

D. 200 ?

10. The power dissipation in each of four parallel branches is 1.2 W. The total power dissipation is________________?
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A. 4.8 W

B. 12 W

C. 0.3 W

D. 1.2 W

11. Four 8 ? speakers are connected in parallel to the output of an audio amplifier. If the maximum voltage to the speakers is 12 V, the amplifier must be able to deliver to the speakers_____________?
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A. 72 W

B. 1.5 W

C. 18 W

D. 48 W

12. Five 100 ? resistors are connected in parallel. If one resistor is removed, the total resistance is______________?
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A. 20 ?

B. 100 ?

C. 500 ?

D. 25 ?
13. In a five-branch parallel circuit, there are 12 mA of current in each branch. If one of the branches opens, the current in each of the other four branches is_______________?
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A. 3 mA

B. 12 mA

C. 12:00 AM

D. 48 mA

14. Six resistors are in parallel. The two lowest-value resistors are both 1.2 k?. The total resistance_____________?
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A. is less than 600 ?

B. is greater than 1.2 k?

C. is less than 6 k?

D. is less than 1.2 k?

15. Four resistors of equal value are connected in parallel. If the total voltage is 15 V and the total resistance is 600 ?, the current through each parallel resistor is____________?
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A. 6.25 mA

B. 25 mA

C. 100 mA

D. 200 mA

16. There is a total of 800 mA of current into four parallel resistors. The currents through three of the resistors are 40 mA, 70 mA, and 200 mA. The current through the fourth resistor is______________?
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A. 310 mA

B. 800 mA

C. 490 mA

D. 12:00 AM

17. A 470 ? resistor, a 220 ? resistor, and a 100 ? resistor are all in parallel. The total resistance is approximately________________?
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A. 790 ?

B. 470 ?

C. 30 ?

D. 60 ?
18. The total resistance of a parallel circuit is 50 ?. If the total current is 120 mA, the current through the 270 ? that makes up part of the parallel circuit is approximately_______________?
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A. 120 mA

B. 220 mA

C. 50 mA

D. 22 mA
19. Three 47 ? resistors are connected in parallel across a 110 volt source. The current drawn from the source is approximately_______________?
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A. 7.06 A

B. 47 mA

C. 2.3 A

D. 780 mA

20. If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is_________________?
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A. 50 mA

B. 120 mA

C. 40 mA

D. 70 mA
21. The currents into a junction flow along two paths. One current is 4 A and the other is 3 A. The total current out of the junction is_____________?
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A. 1:00 AM

B. 7 A

C. the larger of the two

D. unknown

22. The following resistors are in parallel across a voltage source: 220? , 470? , and 560? . The resistor with the least current is______________?
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A. impossible to determine without knowing the voltage

B. 560 ?

C. 220 ?

D. 470 ?

23. Six resistors are in parallel. The two lowest-value resistors are both 1.2 k?. The total resistance______________?
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A. is less than 600 ?

B. is greater than 1.2 k?

C. is less than 1.2 k?

D. is less than 6 k?

24. When an additional resistor is connected across an existing parallel circuit, the total resistance____________?
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A. increases by the value of the added resistor

B. decreases by the value of the added resistor

C. decreases

D. remains the same

25. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, the total resistance_____________?
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A. remains the same

B. decreases

C. increases

D. doubles

26. Five light bulbs are connected in parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is rated at 200 W. The current through each bulb is approximately___________?
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A. 2.2 A

B. 9.09 A

C. 137 mA

D. 1.8 A