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Extra exam question E5C10

Subelement E5, ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES· Group E5C

E5C10

Which point on Figure E5-1 best represents the impedance of a series circuit consisting of a 400-ohm resistor and a 38-picofarad capacitor at 14 MHz?

  • A.Point 2
  • B.Point 4 (correct answer)
  • C.Point 5
  • D.Point 6

WhyA series circuit consisting of a 400-ohm resistor and a 38-picofarad capacitor at 14 MHz plots at Point 4 on Figure E5-1. A 38-picofarad capacitor at 14 MHz has a capacitive reactance of 1 divided by (2 pi times 14 MHz times 38 pF), which works out to about 300 ohms, so the series combination of a 400-ohm resistor and this capacitor plots at R equals 400 ohms, X equals negative 300 ohms on Figure E5-1, the coordinates matching Point 4 on the chart, answer B. None of the other labeled points on the figure sit at that specific resistance and negative-reactance combination.

Chart E5-1 plotting resistance against reactance with four labeled points, used to identify which point represents the impedance of a given resistor-capacitor or resistor-inductor series circuit at a stated frequency.

Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.

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