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Assignment: Passive Components

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An electronic component manufacturer has asked you to advise on a new range of resistors. The resistors are to be manufactured in the E12 series with values from 1 Ω to 100 Ω and are to be rated at 2.5 W maximum with a tolerance of 10%. The company has asked you to provide answers to the following questions:

1. List the resistance values that are to be manufactured.
2. What is the maximum voltage that can be applied to the 1 Ω resistor?
3. What is the maximum current that can be applied to the 100 Ω resistor?
4. What range of possible values can a 10 Ω resistor have?
5. What colour coding should be applied to the resistors?
6. The resistors are to be manufactured using a material that has a low temperature coefficient. Explain why this is a desirable feature.

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