UTA PHYS 1442 Lab Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025-
2026
To measure current using a digital multimeter the probes of the meter would be placed
_________ the component.
A) in parallel with B) in series with C) adjacent to - Answers B) in series with
A reading of 2.80 is displayed when measuring the resistance of a resistor. The range setting is
set to 20k. What is the
resistance of the resistor?
A) 2800 B) 2.80 C) 5.60 D) 5600 - Answers A) 2800
A waveform displayed on an oscilloscope is measured to have 6.3 vertical divisions and 4.7
horizontal divisions for one
complete cycle. The Volt/div knob is set to 0.2 V/div and the Time/div knob to 0.5ms/div.
Determine the peak to peak
voltage of the waveform.
A) 3.15 V B) 2.35 V C) 0.94 V D) 1.26 V - Answers D) 1.26 V
Electric field lines are ____ equipotential lines
A) tangent to B) perpendicular to C) the same as D) parallel to - Answers B) perpendicular to
A charge of 2 C is moved 3 cm along an equipotential surface that has a value of 4.56V. How
much work was
required to move this charge along the surface?
A)0 J B) 0.27 J C) 2.7 J D) 27 J - Answers A) 0
The same charge is then moved a distance of 2 cm to another equipotential line that has a value
of 3.21 V. How much
work was required to move this charge?
A) 0 J B) 0.27 J C) 2.7 J D) 27 J - Answers C) 2.7 J
Three capacitors are connected in series they have values of 22 F, 33 F and 47 F. Determine the
equivalent capacitance
for the series circuit.
A) 0.1 F B) 10 F C) 13 F D) 102 F - Answers B) 10 F
, If the capacitors in question U17Q1 are instead connected in parallel what would be the new
equivalen capacitance.
A) 0.1 F B) 10 F C) 13 F D) 102 F - Answers D) 102 F
You measure the resistance of a normally 1500 ohm resistor and it measures to be infinite
resistance. You
conclude that the resistor is _________
A)open B) shorted C) the meter is broken - Answers A) open
You have the following three resistors connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance
for this
circuit? R1 = 100 , R2 = 50 , and R3 = 250
A) 400 B)2.5x10-3 C)3.4x10-2 D) 29 - Answers D) 29
Kirchoff's voltage rule states that:
A) The algebraic sum of all the resistance in a circuit is zero.
B) The product of current and resistance is the voltage.
C) The algebraic sum of the change in potential in a complete transversal of a loop in a circuit
must be zero.
D) The algebraic sum of the currents entering a junction equals the algebraic sum of the
currents leaving the
junction. - Answers C) The algebraic sum of the change in potential in a complete transversal of
a loop in a circuit must be zero
Using three different voltmeters a group of students measured the same emf source. V1
measured 1.52 v,
V2 measured 1.43 v and V3 measured 1.35 v which voltmeter draws the most current from the
emf source.
A) V1 B) V2 C) V3 D) they all draw the same amount of current - Answers C) V3
A standard cell with an emf of 1.018 volts when placed in a potentiometer circuit was found to
have an
arbitrary length Lstd of 41.3. An unknown cell is then placed in the circuit and a decade box set
to 450
2026
To measure current using a digital multimeter the probes of the meter would be placed
_________ the component.
A) in parallel with B) in series with C) adjacent to - Answers B) in series with
A reading of 2.80 is displayed when measuring the resistance of a resistor. The range setting is
set to 20k. What is the
resistance of the resistor?
A) 2800 B) 2.80 C) 5.60 D) 5600 - Answers A) 2800
A waveform displayed on an oscilloscope is measured to have 6.3 vertical divisions and 4.7
horizontal divisions for one
complete cycle. The Volt/div knob is set to 0.2 V/div and the Time/div knob to 0.5ms/div.
Determine the peak to peak
voltage of the waveform.
A) 3.15 V B) 2.35 V C) 0.94 V D) 1.26 V - Answers D) 1.26 V
Electric field lines are ____ equipotential lines
A) tangent to B) perpendicular to C) the same as D) parallel to - Answers B) perpendicular to
A charge of 2 C is moved 3 cm along an equipotential surface that has a value of 4.56V. How
much work was
required to move this charge along the surface?
A)0 J B) 0.27 J C) 2.7 J D) 27 J - Answers A) 0
The same charge is then moved a distance of 2 cm to another equipotential line that has a value
of 3.21 V. How much
work was required to move this charge?
A) 0 J B) 0.27 J C) 2.7 J D) 27 J - Answers C) 2.7 J
Three capacitors are connected in series they have values of 22 F, 33 F and 47 F. Determine the
equivalent capacitance
for the series circuit.
A) 0.1 F B) 10 F C) 13 F D) 102 F - Answers B) 10 F
, If the capacitors in question U17Q1 are instead connected in parallel what would be the new
equivalen capacitance.
A) 0.1 F B) 10 F C) 13 F D) 102 F - Answers D) 102 F
You measure the resistance of a normally 1500 ohm resistor and it measures to be infinite
resistance. You
conclude that the resistor is _________
A)open B) shorted C) the meter is broken - Answers A) open
You have the following three resistors connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance
for this
circuit? R1 = 100 , R2 = 50 , and R3 = 250
A) 400 B)2.5x10-3 C)3.4x10-2 D) 29 - Answers D) 29
Kirchoff's voltage rule states that:
A) The algebraic sum of all the resistance in a circuit is zero.
B) The product of current and resistance is the voltage.
C) The algebraic sum of the change in potential in a complete transversal of a loop in a circuit
must be zero.
D) The algebraic sum of the currents entering a junction equals the algebraic sum of the
currents leaving the
junction. - Answers C) The algebraic sum of the change in potential in a complete transversal of
a loop in a circuit must be zero
Using three different voltmeters a group of students measured the same emf source. V1
measured 1.52 v,
V2 measured 1.43 v and V3 measured 1.35 v which voltmeter draws the most current from the
emf source.
A) V1 B) V2 C) V3 D) they all draw the same amount of current - Answers C) V3
A standard cell with an emf of 1.018 volts when placed in a potentiometer circuit was found to
have an
arbitrary length Lstd of 41.3. An unknown cell is then placed in the circuit and a decade box set
to 450
