Carbon Resistors and Colour Code for Carbon Resistors

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Carbon Resistors and Colour Code for Carbon Resistors: Overview

This topic highlights the functions of carbon resistors. It explains the colour code for carbon resistors. In addition, it explains which digit in a carbon code represents the resistance value.

Important Questions on Carbon Resistors and Colour Code for Carbon Resistors

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Resistance of a carbon resistor determined from colour codes is (22000±5%) Ω. The colour of the third band must be :

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The three colours in a carbon resistor are red, black and orange. If the fourth colour is absent, then the value of tolerance of the resistor is

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The colour code of resistor is brown, violet, yellow and gold. Then the value of the resistance is

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The carbon resistor can produce a high accuracy value of ___________.

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Carbon resistor is one of most common types of electronic used.

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From the given figure what should be the magnitude of carbon resistor?

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A carbon resistor of 47±4.7  is to be marked with rings of different colours for identification. The colour code sequence will be,

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In given diagram value of carbon resistor is 22×105 Ω ± 5%. Write colour of the first ring A.

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The colour code of a resistance is given below
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The values of resistance and tolerance, respectively, are

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In a carbon resistance, there are 4 rings in the order blue, yellow, red and silver. The resistance of the resistor will be-

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From the given figure what should be the magnitude of carbon resistor?

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Find the colour code for one kilo ohm resistor having tolerance ±10%.

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A resistor with resistance of 200 Ω has one of its colours as red. If that colour is changed to green, then what will be the new resistance?

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In the figure a carbon resistor has bands of different colours on its body as mentioned in the figure. The value of the resistance is

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A carbon resistor of power 2 W has resistance according to color codes Green, Black, Red and Silver. Then maximum current through resistor is

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Resistor is coloured as green - orange - yellow - gold, its resistance will be

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If the last band on the carbon resistor is absent, then the tolerance is

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Brown, Red and Orange coloured bands on a Carbon resistor are followed by silver band. The value of resistor is ________

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A carbon resistor is marked with the rings coloured brown, black, green and gold. The net resistance (in Ω) is