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Electronics Worksheet: Resistor Colour Code

Electronics lesson 15: Resistor colour code · Set 381 · 40 questions
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Remember (Digit, digit, zeros): black 0 · brown 1 · red 2 · orange 3 · yellow 4 · green 5 · blue 6 · violet 7 · grey 8 · white 9. Band 1 and band 2 = two digits; band 3 = number of zeros to add. Examples: brown-black-red = 1000 Ω; yellow-violet-brown = 470 Ω; red-red-red = 2200 Ω = 2.2 kΩ.

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  1. 1.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, yellow, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  2. 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, yellow, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  3. 3.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
  4. 4.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 560 Ω resistor? (a) green-blue-red (b) green-blue-brown (c) blue-green-brown (d) green-blue-black
  5. 5.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 39000 Ω resistor? (a) orange-white-red (b) orange-white-yellow (c) orange-white-orange (d) white-orange-orange
  6. 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  7. 7.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 22000 Ω resistor? (a) red-orange-orange (b) red-red-yellow (c) red-red-red (d) red-red-orange
  8. 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, red, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  9. 9.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 22 Ω resistor? (a) orange-red-black (b) red-orange-black (c) red-red-brown (d) red-red-black
  10. 10.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8300 Ω resistor? (a) grey-orange-red (b) grey-orange-orange (c) grey-orange-brown (d) orange-grey-red
  11. 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  12. 12.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the widest gap (c) the one nearest an end (d) the gold band
  13. 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, grey, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  14. 14.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
  15. 15.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
  16. 16.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 73 Ω resistor? (a) grey-orange-black (b) violet-orange-brown (c) violet-orange-black (d) orange-violet-black
  17. 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, blue, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  18. 18.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 87 Ω resistor? (a) grey-violet-brown (b) white-violet-black (c) violet-grey-black (d) grey-violet-black
  19. 19.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 520 Ω resistor? (a) green-red-red (b) green-red-brown (c) red-green-brown (d) green-red-black
  20. 20.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 75 Ω resistor? (a) violet-green-black (b) violet-green-brown (c) green-violet-black (d) grey-green-black
  21. 21.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
  22. 22.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 160 Ω resistor? (a) brown-blue-brown (b) brown-blue-black (c) blue-brown-brown (d) brown-blue-red
  23. 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, brown, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  24. 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  25. 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, grey, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  26. 26.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 52000 Ω resistor? (a) green-red-yellow (b) green-red-red (c) green-red-orange (d) red-green-orange
  27. 27.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
  28. 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  29. 29.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 170 Ω resistor? (a) brown-violet-red (b) violet-brown-brown (c) brown-violet-black (d) brown-violet-brown
  30. 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, orange, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  31. 31.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, green, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  32. 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, green, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  33. 33.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 220 Ω resistor? (a) red-red-brown (b) red-red-red (c) red-red-black (d) red-orange-brown
  34. 34.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 58 Ω resistor? (a) blue-grey-black (b) grey-green-black (c) green-grey-brown (d) green-grey-black
  35. 35.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 7400 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-violet-red (b) violet-yellow-orange (c) violet-yellow-red (d) violet-yellow-brown
  36. 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  37. 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  38. 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 61000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-blue-orange (b) blue-brown-yellow (c) blue-brown-red (d) blue-brown-orange
  39. 39.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 70 Ω resistor? (a) grey-black-black (b) violet-black-brown (c) grey-violet-black (d) violet-black-black
  40. 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 740
  3. 0
  4. green-blue-brown
  5. orange-white-orange
  6. 12000
  7. red-red-orange
  8. 2200
  9. red-red-black
  10. grey-orange-red
  11. 1500
  12. the one nearest an end
  13. 98000
  14. 5 %
  15. 1
  16. violet-orange-black
  17. 66
  18. grey-violet-black
  19. green-red-brown
  20. violet-green-black
  21. 2
  22. brown-blue-brown
  23. 81000
  24. 12
  25. 280
  26. green-red-orange
  27. 9
  28. 61
  29. brown-violet-brown
  30. 2300
  31. 350
  32. 55000
  33. red-red-brown
  34. green-grey-black
  35. violet-yellow-red
  36. 1400
  37. 2900
  38. blue-brown-orange
  39. violet-black-black
  40. 6.6

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