Chapter 17
Electric Current and its Effects
1. One day a boy was looking around his house, he observed a strange kind of switch was
there before the air conditioner and when he asked his father what was that switch
known as. His father told him it was MCB. Suggest why was THE MCB put there?
2. List down at least 4 electrical appliance used by us daily and state the energy change
involved in those appliances.
3. Fill in the blanks
a) The heat produced by a wire depends on _______ of current that flows through the
wire.
b) The heating element of electric kettle is usually made of ___________.
c) When the metal filament of a bulb gets heated to very high temperature it becomes
________________ and start emitting light.
d) The ‘melt down action’ of a fuse depends upon its _____________.
e) Magnetic effect of current is used to make _________ magnets known as
electromagnets.
f) The ____________ is a simple household device based on the magnetic effect of
current.
g) As the __________ bends towards the electromagnet, the gong is struck.
h) The magnetic strength of an electromagnet can be increased by wrapping insulated
coil around a soft __________.
i) It is possible to produce magnetism without using ________.
4. State whether given statements are true/false
a) MCB’s are more commonly used as safety devices in our household.
b) When bulb gets heated to white-hot it emits lot of heat energy.
c) There is always a maximum limit of the current that can safely flow through a given
circuit.
d) The magnetic strength of an electromagnet can be increased by increasing the
number of turns in the coil.
e) When the current flows through the electromagnet it does not acquire magnetism
and attract the armature.
5. Multiple choice questions
A. When the coil becomes red-hot on heating it gives out __________ energy.
a) Heat b) Light c) Magnetic d) electric
B. On which factors does the heat produced in a given coil depends
a) Strength of current through the wire b) nature of the material and length
and thickness of wire c) time for which electric current flows through d)
all mentioned above.
C. Which of them is the disadvantage of the heating effect?
a) Coil becomes white hot and gives light b)Coil becomes red hot and gives
heat energy used in heater c) breaks the insulation of wires and devices d)
none of the above.
D. An electric fuse is a safety device used to
a) limit the current in a circuit b) allow any amount of current to flow
through the circuit c) not to allow any current in the circuit
6. Define the following
a) Electric fuse
b) Miniature Circuit breaker
c) Magnetic effect of current
d) Short circuit
7. What is solenoid? What does it do?
8. Give reasons for the following
a) The electric bell goes on ringing continuously as long as the switch is kept pressed.
b) Electromagnets are temporary magnets.
c) Fuse wires of different kinds are used for different circuits and different appliances.
d) Nichrome is used for making wires of heating coils.
e) The metal filament of an electric bulb is made of tungsten wire.
9. Why do very often use an alloy of tin and lead for fuse wire?
10. Name the kind of effect of electric current is used in the following
a) Electric toaster
b) Bulb
c) Electric fuse
d) MCB’s
e) Electric bell
f) Mobile cranes
11. How can the magnetic strength of an electromagnet be increased?
12. Why do we prefer iron core for making electromagnets?
13. With help of diagram explain the working of an electric bell.
14. Write the full form of MCB. Why is it commonly as safety device in our households?
15. What should be current rating of an electric fuse?
16. What is an electric fuse? State its function.
17. What do you understand by the terms a) short circuit b) overload and c) Insulation
break?
18. How is the break in the circuit created?
19. List the practical disadvantage of the heating effect of current.
20. What is meltdown of wire? When does it occur?
21. How is this property of melt down being practically used by us?
22. Complete the given table
S.N Name of the device of the Symbol Used in the circuit
electric circuit
1 Battery
2 Plug key
3 Ammeter
4 Voltmeter
5 Resistance wire