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Passive Components Practice Questions

The document discusses various aspects of electrical resistance, including factors affecting resistance, performance specifications of resistors, and differences between types of resistors and capacitors. It also covers color coding for resistors, including resistance values and tolerances, and includes true/false statements regarding resistor characteristics. Additionally, it provides exercises for identifying resistance values and color codes for specific resistors.

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Passive Components Practice Questions

The document discusses various aspects of electrical resistance, including factors affecting resistance, performance specifications of resistors, and differences between types of resistors and capacitors. It also covers color coding for resistors, including resistance values and tolerances, and includes true/false statements regarding resistor characteristics. Additionally, it provides exercises for identifying resistance values and color codes for specific resistors.

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1. On what factors, the resistance value of a cylindrical conductor depends on?

Write an
expression relating the resistance value to the conductor’s length, cross-sectional area and
resistivity.
What are the commonly used units of measurement of resistance? How would you define the
resistance of 1 Ω?

2. What are the three major performance specifications of a resistor? Briefly describe each of
these.
3. Differentiate between
a. Potentiometer and preset resistor
b. PTC thermistor and NTC thermistor
c. Film resistors and wire-wound resistors
d. General-purpose resistors and precision resistors

4. Briefly describe the construction and characteristics of the following types of capacitors:
a. Polyester capacitors
b. Ceramic capacitors
c. Air dielectric capacitors

5. What are the resistance values and tolerance specifications for the resistors colour coded as (a)
three orange bands and (b) grey, red, black and silver?
6. Determine the colour code for the following resistors:
(a) 680 kΩ, ±20%; (b) 0.2 Ω, ±5%; (c) 18 kΩ, ±1%.

7. For each resistor shown in Fig. below, find the color-coded value of resistance along with
its tolerance rating.

8. For the resistors shown in Figs. 2-3 through , indicate the resistance and tolerance values.
For each resistor, indicate the ohmic range permissible for the specified tolerance.

(a) (b) (c)


(d) (e) (f)

9. For Probs. below, identify the color of each band for the resistor values listed.

[Link] each resistor in Fig. below, indicate the resistance, tolerance, and permissible ohmic
range.

11. For Probs. below, identify the color of each band for the resistor values listed.
12. Answer True or False.
a. The physical size of a resistor is an indication of its resistance value.
b. The physical size of a resistor is an indication of its power rating.
c. In the four-band resistor color code, a gold fourth band indicates a tolerance of 65%.
d. When silver is used in the multiplier band, it indicates a fractional multiplier of 0.1.
e. In the resistor color-coding scheme, gold or silver never appear in the first or second
bands.
6. A surface-mount resistor that is marked 5R6 has a resistance value of 5.6 Ω .

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