1. A current of 0.8 A flows in a conductor of 40 W for 1 minute.
The heat produced in the
conductor will be
(a) 1445 J
(b) 1536 J
(c) 1569 J
(d) 1640 J
2. In the figure given below, both switches S1 and S2 are closed. Then
(a) L1 will be brighter than L2 or L3.
(b) L1 will be dimmer than L2 or L3.
(c) L1 will be as bright as L2 or L3.
(d) none of the above.
3. Power Ps is dissipated through a series combination and power Pp is dissipated through
the
parallel combination of 3 equal resistors. The ratio of Pp to Ps is
(a) 9
(b) 1/9
(c) 1
(d) 6
4. In the circuit given below P ≠ R and the reading of the galvanometer is same with switch S
open
or closed. Then:
(a) IQ = IR
(b) IR = IG
(c) IP = IG
(d) IQ = IG
5. When a potential difference V is applied across a conductor at temperature T, the drift
velocity
of the electrons is proportional to:
(a) T
(b) T
(c) V
(d) V
6. The resistances of two wires having same length and same area of cross-section are 2 Ω
and 8 Ω
respectively. If the resistivity of 2 Ω wire is 2.65 × 10–8 Ω-m then the resistivity of 8 Ω wire
is:
(a) 10.60 × 10–8 Ω-m
(b) 8.32 × 10–8 Ω-m
(c) 7.61 × 10–8 Ω-m
(d) 5.45 × 10–8 Ω-m
7. Two wires A and B, of the same material having length in the ratio 1 : 2 and diameter in
the
ratio 2 : 3 are connected in series with a battery. The ratio of the potential differences (VA /
VB)
across the two wires respectively is:
(a) 1/3
(b) 3/4
(c) 4/5
(d) 9/8
8. The given figure shows I – V graph of a copper wire whose length and area of cross-
section are
L and A respectively. The slope of this curve becomes:
(a) less if the length of the wire is increased.
(b) more if the length of the wire is increased.
(c) more if a wire of steel of same dimension is used.
(d) more if the temperature of wire is increased.
9. Assertion (A): Kirchhoff’s junction rule is vaild for only three number of lines meeting at a
point in an electrical circuit.
Reason (R): When there is a flow of varying current, then there is no accumulation of charge
at
the junction.
10. Assertion (A): When a resistance of given material is cut into half, its resistance reduces
to half
of its original value.
Reason (R): The resistivity of a conductor changes with dimensions, temperature and
material of
conductor.
11. Calculate the resistance across the points M and N in the given figure.
12. Wheatstone bridge method is considered unsuitable for the measurement of very low
resistances.
Why?
13. A cell of emf ‘E’ and internal resistance ‘r’ is connected across a variable resistor ‘R’. Plot
a
graph showing variation of terminal voltage ‘V’ of the cell versus the current I. Using the
plot,
show how the emf of the cell and its internal resistance can be determined.
14. Explain the term ‘drift velocity’ of electrons in a conductor. Hence obtain the expression
for the
current through a conductor in terms of ‘drift velocity’.
15. (a) Define the term ‘conductivity’ of a metallic wire. Write its SI unit.
(b) Using the concept of free electrons in a conductor, derive the expression for the
conductivity
of a wire in terms of number density and relaxation time. Hence, obtain the relation
between
current density and the applied electric field
16. Two heating elements of resistances R1 and R2 when operated at a constant supply of
voltage, V,
consume powers P1 and P2 respectively. Deduce the expressions for the power of their
combination when they are, in turn, connected in (i) series and (ii) parallel across the same
voltage supply.
17. A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 2 Ω is connected to a 4 Ω resistor as
shown in the
figure.
18. (a) State Kirchhoff's law for an electrical network. Using Kirchhoff ’s rules, obtain the
balance
condition in terms of the resistances of four arms of wheatstone bridge.
(b) Using Kirchhoff's laws, calculate the current flowing through 4 Ω, 1 Ω, and 2 Ω resistors
in
the circuit shown.
19. Heat produced by electric Current
Whenever an electric current is passed through a conductor, it becomes hot after some
time. The
phenomenon of the production of heat in a resistor by the flow of an electric current
through it is
called heating effect of current or Joule heating. Thus, the electrical energy supplied by the
source of emf is converted into heat. In purely resistive circuit, the energy expended by the
source entirely appears as heat. But if the circuit has an active element like a motor, then a
part
of the energy supplied by the source goes to do useful work and the rest appears as heat.
Joule’s
law of heating form the basis of various electrical appliances such as electric bulb, electric
furnace, electric press etc.
20. When a conductor does not have a current through it, its conduction electrons move
randomly,
with no net motion in any direction. When the current flows through the conductor, these