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ENGR2130Chapter6ReadingHomework

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

An inductor does not permit an instantaneous change in its terminal current.
 

 2. 

An insuctor does not permit an instantaneous change in its termal voltage.
 

 3. 

An inductor behaves as a short circuit in the presnce of a constant terminal  current.
 

 4. 

A capacitor does not permit and instantaneous change in its terminal voltage.
 

 5. 

A capacitor does not permit an instantaneous change in its terminal current.
 

 6. 

A capacitor behaves as an open circuit in the presence of a constant terminal voltage.
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 7. 

Because inductors and capacitors cannot generate energy, they are classified as ________ elements.
 

 

 8. 

Inductance is the circuit parameter used to describe an ___________.
 

 

 9. 

Inductance is symbolized by the letter L, is measured in ___________(H), and is represented graphically as a coiled wire.
 

 

 10. 

The power and energy relationships for an inductor can be derived directly from the current and __________ relationships.
 

 

 11. 

The circuit parameter of capacitance is represented by the letter C, is measured in __________(F), and is symbolized graphically by two short parallel conductive plates.
 

 

 12. 

As the voltage varies with time, the displacement of charge also varys with time, causing whis is known as the ______________ current.
 

 

 13. 

We keep track of polarities by a method know as the ____ convention, in which a dot is place on one terminal of each winding.
 

 

 14. 

When the reference direction for a current enters the dotted terminal of a coil, the reference polarity of the voltage that it induces in the other coil is __________ at its dotted terminal.
 

 

 15. 

The concept of ___________ can be traced to Michael Faraday, who did pioneering work in this area in the early 1800’s.
 

 

 16. 

Faraday postulated that a magnetic field consists of lines of _______ surrounding the current-carrying conductor.
 

 

 17. 

As the current increases and decreases, the elastic bands (that is, the lines of force) spread and collapse about the ____________.
 

 

 18. 

The value of mutual inductance is a _________ of the self-inductances.
 

 

 19. 

The coefficient of coupling is _____ when the two coils have no common flux;
 

 

 20. 

___________ touch screens are often used in applications where two or more simultaneous touch points must be detected.
 

 

Matching
 
 
a.
Dot convention
d.
Inductance
b.
Capacitance
e.
Coefficient of coupling
c.
Mutual Inductance
 

 21. 

A linear circuit parameter that relates the voltage induced by a time-varying magnetic field to the current producing field.
 

 22. 

A linear circuit parameter that relates the current induced by a time-varying electric field to the voltage producing field.
 

 23. 

M, is the circuit parameter relating the voltage induced in one circuit to a time-varying curent in another circuit.
 

 24. 

Establishes the plarity of mutually induced voltages.
 

 25. 

k, is a measure of the degree of magnetic coupling.
 



 
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