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Electrical Resistance and Current Calculations

The document presents a series of physics problems related to electrical circuits, including calculations of current, resistance, and temperature effects on resistance. It covers various scenarios such as charge flow through a wire, resistance in different geometrical configurations, and the effects of stretching a wire on its resistance. Additionally, it includes questions about the temperature coefficient of resistance and V-I graphs for conductors.

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Electrical Resistance and Current Calculations

The document presents a series of physics problems related to electrical circuits, including calculations of current, resistance, and temperature effects on resistance. It covers various scenarios such as charge flow through a wire, resistance in different geometrical configurations, and the effects of stretching a wire on its resistance. Additionally, it includes questions about the temperature coefficient of resistance and V-I graphs for conductors.

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1. Current passing through a wire as function of time is given as I(t) = 0.02 t + 0.01 A.

The
charge that will flow through the wire from t = 1s to t = 2s is:
a) 0.06 C b) 0.02 C c) 0.07 C d) 0.04 C
2. A wire of length 25 m and cross-sectional area 5 mm 2 having resistivity 2 × 10− 6 Ω m is bent
into a complete circle. The resistance between diametrically opposite points will be
a) 100 Ω b) 50 Ω c) 12.5 Ω d) 25 Ω
3. Find the equivalent resistance between two ends of the following circuit

a) r b) r/6 c) r/9 d) r/12


4. A wire of resistance R is bent into an equilateral triangle and an identical wire is bent
into a square. The ratio of resistance between the two end points of an edge of the triangle to
that of the square is
a) 8/9 b) 9/8 c) 32/27 d) 27/32
5. Which of the following resistivity (ρ) v/s temperature (T) curves is most suitable to be used in
wire bound standard resistors?

6. The resistance of a wire is 10 Ω. Its length is increased by 10% by stretching. The new
resistance will now be
a) 12 Ω b) 1.2 Ω c) 13 Ω d) 11 Ω
7. Two wires of same material having length and radii in the ratio 3:4 and 3:2 respectively, are
connected in parallel with a battery of 6 V, the ratio of current is
a) 1:3 b) 3:1 c) 1:2 d) 2:1
8. At what temperature will the resistance of a copper wire become three times its value at 0∘C?
(temperature coefficient of resistance for copper =4×10−3/∘C)
a) 400oC b) 450oC c) 500oC d) 550oC
9. Two wires of resistances R1 and R2 have temperature coefficient of resistances α1 and
α2 respectively they are joined in series the effective temperature coefficient of resistance is

10. The V - I graphs for a conductor at temperature T1 and T2 are shown in the figure (T2−T1) is
proportional to
a) tan θ b) sin θ c) cot 2θ d) cos 2θ

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