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Current electricity practice · Mixed difficulty
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Two wires have resistances . When both are joining in series and in parallel, then ratio of heats generated in these situations on applying the same voltage, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the ratio of heat generated in series to parallel combinations when the voltage is the same.
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Statement-1: If a wire is stretched to increase its length times then its resistance also become time.
Statement-2: Resistance of the wire is directly proportional to its length.
Statement-2: Resistance of the wire is directly proportional to its length.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D is correct because Statement-1 is false (resistance becomes n2 times), and Statement-2 is true (resistance is directly proportional to length).
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Assertion: As a direct current passes through a thick metallic conductor, it produces magnetic field only outside the rod.
Reason: Current passes only along the surface of the conductor and not through the interior.
Reason: Current passes only along the surface of the conductor and not through the interior.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D is correct because both the assertion and the reason are false. Direct current flows throughout the conductor, not just on the surface, and it produces a magnetic field both inside and outside the rod.
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Remembering
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Ohm's law is applicable to :
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Correct option: D
conductor
Option D (conductor) is correct because Ohm's law (V=IR) applies to conductors where the current is directly proportional to the voltage, given a constant resistance.
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The kirchhoff's first law and second law where the symbols have their usual meanings, are respectively based on
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Correct option: D
Conservation of charge, conservation of energy
Option D is correct because Kirchhoff's first law (junction rule) is based on the conservation of charge, and Kirchhoff's second law (loop rule) is based on the conservation of energy.
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The relation between Faraday’s constant , electron charge and avogadro number is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because Faraday's constant is defined as the product of Avogadro's number and the elementary charge.
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The charge given to any conductor resides on its outer surface because
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Correct option: A
The free charge tends to be in its minimum potential energy state
Option A (The free charge tends to be in its minimum potential energy state) is correct because charges redistribute themselves on a conductor to minimize their potential energy, which occurs when they are on the outer surface.
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An electric heater kept in vacuum is heated continuously by passing electric current. Its temperature
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Correct option: D
Will become constant after sometime because of loss of heat due to radiation
The correct answer is D (Will become constant after sometime because of loss of heat due to radiation) because the heater will reach thermal equilibrium with its surroundings through radiation.
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What determines the emf between the two metals placed in an electrolyte?
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Correct option: A
Relative position of metals in the electro chemical series
Option A is correct because the electrochemical series dictates the potential difference based on the metals' relative reactivity.
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and are four resistances of respectively. They are used to form a Wheatstone bridge. The resistance is short circuted with a resistances in order to get the bridge balanced. The value of will be
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Correct option: B
Option B (6 Ω) is correct because it satisfies the Wheatstone bridge balance condition after short-circuiting resistance D with R.
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For a metallic wire, the ratio of voltage to corresponding current is
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Correct option: D
increases with rise in temperature
Option D (increases with rise in temperature) is correct because the resistance of a metallic wire increases with temperature.
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The emf of a battery A is balanced by a length of 80 cm on a potentiometer wire. The emf of a standard cell 1 V is balanced by 50 cm. The emf of A is
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Correct option: D
1.6 V
Option D (1.6 V) is correct because the emf is directly proportional to the balancing length in a potentiometer.
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The resistivity of a wire depends on its
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Correct option: D
Material
Option D (Material) is correct because resistivity is an intrinsic property of the material.
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If be the resistances of the filaments of and electric bulbs operation at , then is
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Correct option: C
Option C (0.5) is correct because the ratio of resistances is inversely proportional to the ratio of power, given the voltage is constant.
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If of current is passed through solution for , then the number of copper ions deposited at the cathode will be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the number of copper ions is calculated using the formula q = it = n * 2e, where n is the number of ions.
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A conducting wire of cross-sectional area has charge carriers. If wire carries a current of , the drift speed of the carrier is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the drift speed is calculated using the formula .
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Understanding
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On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance increases because the
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Correct option: D
Relaxation time decreases
Option D (Relaxation time decreases) is correct because as temperature increases, the collision frequency of electrons increases, reducing the relaxation time.
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Medium
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Analyzing
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Twelve cells, each having emf E volt are connected in series and are kept in a closed box. Some of these cells are wrongly connected with positive and negative terminals reversed. This 12 cell battery is connected in series with an ammeter, an external resistance ohm and a two-cell battery (two cells of the same type used earlier, connected perfectly in series). The current in the circuit when the 12-cell battery and 2-cell battery aid each other is and is when they oppose each other. Then the number of cell is 12-cell battery that are connected wrongly is:
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Correct option: D
1
Option D is correct. By setting up equations for the current in both aiding and opposing configurations and solving them simultaneously, we find that one cell is connected wrongly.
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A small drop of water falls from rest through a large height in air, the final velocity is proportional to:-
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Correct option: D
is correct because after falling through a large height, the drop attains terminal velocity, which is independent of height.
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A dry cell of emf and internal resistance is connected across a resistor in series with a very low resistance ammeter. When the circuit is switched on, the ammeter reading settles to a steady rate of . Find chemical energy consumption of the cell energy dissipation inside the cell energy dissipation inside the resistor power output of source is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct. It correctly calculates the chemical energy consumption, energy dissipation inside the cell and resistor, and power output of the source.
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A piece of silver has a resistance of . What will be the resistance of a constantan wire of one-third length and one-half diameter, if the specific resistance of constantan is 30 times that of silver?
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Correct option: B
Option B (40 ) is correct because it correctly uses the relationship between resistance, resistivity, length, and area to find the resistance of the constantan wire.
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Understanding
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A steady current flows in a metal wire of non-uniform cross-section. Which quantity remains constant along the length of the wire?
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Correct option: D
Mobility of the free electrons
The correct answer is D (Mobility of the free electrons) because mobility depends on material properties and temperature, which are constant along the wire.
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A uniform wire of resistance is uniformly compressed along its length, until its radius becomes times the original radius. Now resistance of the wire becomes
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the resistance changes inversely with the fourth power of the radius when the wire is compressed.
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The number of dry cells, each of e.m.f. and internal resistance that must be joined in series with a resistance of so as to send a current of through the circuit is
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Correct option: C
10
Option C (10) is correct because it is the number of cells required to achieve the specified current through the given resistance, calculated using Ohm's law for series circuits.
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A copper wire is stretched to make it 0.5% longer. The percentage change in its electrical resistance, if its volume remains unchanged is
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Correct option: B
0.01
Option B (1.00%) is correct because the percentage change in resistance is approximately twice the percentage change in length.
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A resistor develops 500 J of thermal energy in 20 S, when a current of 1.5A is passed through it. If the current is increased from 1.5A to 3A, what will be the energy developed in 20S?
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Correct option: D
2000 J
Option D (2000 J) is correct because the energy developed is proportional to the square of the current.
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Remembering
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Kirchhoff's first law expresses the conservation of
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Correct option: B
Charge
Option B (Charge) is correct because Kirchhoff's first law, also known as the junction rule, is based on the conservation of electric charge.
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Thermoelectric constant of a thermocouple are and . Thermoelectric power at inversion temperature is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because at the inversion temperature, the thermoelectric power is given by the derivative of the thermoelectric EMF with respect to temperature, evaluated at the inversion temperature, which results in .
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Two bulbs rates and ) are connected in series to a line. Which one is likely to fuse?
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Correct option: C
bulb
Option C ( bulb) is correct because the bulb has a higher resistance and will experience a larger voltage drop, making it more likely to fuse.
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Which one of the following is the resistance that must be placed parallel with resistance to obtain a combined resistance of ?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the resistance value that, when placed in parallel with , results in a combined resistance of .
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