Basic Qualification · B-005 Basic electronics and theory · B-005-013-002
How is an ammeter usually connected to a circuit under test?
- AIn parallel with the circuit
- BIn series with the circuit
- CIn quadrature with the circuit
- DIn phase with the circuit
Correct answer: B — In series with the circuit. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
An ammeter measures the flow of electric current, which is the same amount of electricity passing through every point in a single path. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
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Basic electronics and theory is section B-005 of the Basic exam: The theory: Ohm's law, power, series and parallel circuits, AC and DC, frequency and wavelength, decibels, and the metric prefixes the exam leans on.
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