ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 421649 Results

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1

Which of the following statements about a capacitor is false?

77% Answer Correctly

you should always discharge any capacitors before working on an electronic circuit

it is safe to touch a capacitor with your hands as long as it is small

a capacitor remains charged even after the input voltage is removed

to discharge a capacitor safely, use a high-wattage resistor comparable to the capacitance of the capacitor


Solution

The purpose of a capacitor is to retain electric charge and it will do so even after its input voltage is removed. After the input voltage is removed, the capacitor will slowly discharge but, depending on the size and characteristics of the capacitor, discharging could take from a few minutes to a few years. So, it's never safe to touch a capacitor with your hands and you should make sure to discharge any capacitors in a circuit before working on it using an appropriately high-wattage resistor or a capacitor discharge tool.


2 How would you connect 6 [15V 25A] batteries to achieve a combined power output of 15V 150A?
52% Answer Correctly
perpendicular
series-parallel
parallel
orthogonal

Solution

Connecting the 6 batteries in series multiplies their voltage while keeping their current the same yielding a 90V 25A configuration. Connecting the 6 batteries in parallel multiplies their current while keeping their voltage the same yieleding a 15V 150A configuration. Using a series-parallel connection, 3 batteries can be connected in series and 3 can be connected in parallel resulting in a 45V 75A configuration.


3

Which of the following is a characteristic of batteries connected in series?

62% Answer Correctly

two connections are made between each adjacent battery

the positive terminal of one battery is connected to the positive terminal of the next

total voltage equals the average of the individual battery voltages

total voltage equals the sum of the individual battery voltages


Solution

You can multiply the voltage or the current supplied by individual batteries by connecting them together either in series or in parallel. The characteristics of batteries connected in series are that total voltage equals the sum of the individual battery voltages, total current equals the average of the individual battery currents, the positive terminal of one battery is connected to the negative terminal of the next, and one connection is made between each adjacent battery.


4

Which of these materials is not a good conductor of electricity?

79% Answer Correctly

air

copper

gold

tin


Solution

All conductors have resistance and the amount of resistance varies with the element. In general, metals make the best conductors of electricity and non-metals make the worst conductors of electricity.


5

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a step-up transformer?

54% Answer Correctly

has more turns in the secondary winding than in the primary winding

the primary voltage is higher than the secondary voltage

increases voltage

the secondary voltage is higher than the primary voltage


Solution

As their names indicate, a step-up transformer is used to step up or increase voltage and a step-down transformer is used to step down or decrease voltage. In a step-up transformer, the secondary voltage is higher than the primary voltage and it has more turns in the secondary winding than in the primary winding.