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Tutorial Questions
1. Calculate the amount of electricity used when a current of 500 mA flows
through a resistor in a period of 2 hours. (1 Ah)
2. 2.1 Calculate the current drawn by a 100 W lamp from a
230 V supply. (434.7 mA)
2.2 Determine the resistance of the lamp filament. (52
3.
3.1 Calculate the current in the circuit. (33.3 mA)
3.2 If the 200 V emf is exchanged for a 230 V emf, what is the new
resistor value required to maintain the original current level? (6. )
4. An electronic device must be supplied with a charge of 125000 C in a time of
22 minutes. Calculate the level of current must flow. (94.7 A)
5. A current of 150 mA is supplied from a battery until a charge of 400 C is
taken from the battery. For how long (in minutes) must the current flow?
(44.44 min)
6. An electric lamp takes current of 10 A when connected to a
12 V source.
6.1 What is the resistance of the lamp filament? (1.
6.2 What is the power dissipated?(120 W)
7. An electric space heater takes a current of 10 A when it is connected to
a 230 V source.
7.1 Calculate the conductance of the heater element.(0.043 S)
7.2 Calculate the power dissipated in the heater. (2.3 kW)
8. An electric motor has a power input of 1 kW and produces a
mechanical output of 800 W.
8.1 Calculate the efficiency of the motor. (80%)
8.2 If this motor drives a water pump and consumes 150 W to overcome its
losses, calculate the efficiency of the motor-pump combination. (65%)
9. An electric kettle of 230 V, with an input power rating of 2 kW has an
efficiency of 82 %. One is required to let 1.5 of water at a temperature of
25°C to boil. The water equivalent of the kettle is 0.5 .
9.1 Calculate the time taken to get the water to boil.(6.38 min)
9.2 Calculate the current drawn by the kettle. (8.7 A)
9.3 Calculate the cost of using this kettle thrice per day for one month (30
days) if electricity costs 33 c per unit. (R6.30)
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10. Calculate the quantity of electrical charge consumed by a
(6.55 C)
11. Determine the work done in joules, when a current of a 2 A flows for 50
(240 kJ)
12. A resistor dissipates 20 W when connected to a 100 V
source. Determine
12.1 The current that flows through the resistor. (0.2 A)
12.2 The value of the resistance.
13. Calculate the conductance and current flowing when 60 W
lamp is connected to a 230 V source. (1.13 mS; 260.9 mA)
14. A 1.25 kW (input rating) electric appliance is connected to a
230 V supply.
Determine the current taken from the supply. (5.435 A)
Calculate the electric energy consumed over an 8 hours period. (10 kWh)
Calculate the cost if the electricity tariff is 33.4 Cents per unit. (R3.34)
15. An electric stove plate takes 5 minutes to boil a pot, containing 0.9 litres of
water at 20°C.
15.1 If the element takes 5.5 A from a 230 V source, calculate the power input and
efficiency. (1.265 kW; 79.4%)
15.2 If the electric stove plate is used for 3 hours per day, calculate the electrical
energy consumed. (3.795 kWh)
15.3 Calculate the cost if this procedure is followed for two thirds of a thirty day
month. Electricity costs 33.4 c per unit. (R25.35)
16. A 230 V electric kettle has a heating element with a resistance
of 24
The water equivalent of the kettle is 0.15 litres.
16.1 Calculate the time required for the kettle to raise 2 litres of water from 25°C to
boiling point. (6.38 min)
16.2 Determine the electrical energy consumed. (0.234 kWh)
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17. A 230 V electric oven with a 3 kW (input rating) heating
element has an efficiency of 80%.
17.1 Determine the current taken by the heating element and its resistance.
(13.04 A; 17.
17.2 Calculate the useful energy available inside the oven when it works for 40
minutes. (1.6 kWh; 5.76 MJ)
18. A 3 kW electric oven, 60 x 100 W lamps, a 3 kW water heater, and various
other appliances with an input power requirement of 2.2 kW are used on a
230 V supply.
18.1 The maximum current the building will take. (61.73 A)
18.2
hours. (113.58 kWh)
18.3 The daily electricity bill if all appliances work on average 4 hours per day and
electricity cost 24C per unit. (R13.63)
19. A house with a 115 V supply has the following loads in parallel: ten 100 W
lamps, a 3.5 kW stove, a 300 W motor on the swimming pool pump and a
200 W motor on the refrigerator.
19.1 Calculate the supply current if all the electrical equipment are used at once.
(43.48)
19.2 Calculate the kWh used in one week if everything is switched on for an average
of four hours per day. (140 kWh)
20. A cube with 2 cm sides is to be silver plated so that a 0.2 mm thick film is
deposited. Calculate the time required to do the plating if the maximum
permissible current of the equipment is 7.5 A. The density of the silver is
10600 kg/m and the electrochemical equivalent of silver is 1,118 mg/C.
(Hint: mass = volume x density)
(619 seconds or 10 minutes 19 seconds)
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