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Current electricity practice · Mixed difficulty
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Two resistance and are made of different materials. The temperature coefficient of the material of is α and of the material of is . The resistance of the series combination of and will not change with temperature, if equals
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the ratio of resistances must equal the inverse ratio of their temperature coefficients for the series combination to have a constant resistance.
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A cylindrical wire is stretched to increase its length by . Calculate the percentage increase in resistance.
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the percentage increase in resistance is calculated considering the change in length and area.
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The electrolyte used in Lechlanche cell is
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Correct option: B
Ammonium chloride solution
Option B (Ammonium chloride solution) is correct because ammonium chloride solution is used as the electrolyte in a Leclanche cell (dry cell).
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The amount of heat produced in a resistor when a current is passed through it can be found using
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Correct option: D
Joule's law
Option D (Joule's law) is correct because Joule's law describes the relationship between heat produced, current, resistance, and time.
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For a battery the electromotive force is . Terminal velocity is . power supplied to external resistance is . Find the internal resistance of the battery
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the internal resistance calculated using the electromotive force, terminal voltage, and power supplied to the external resistance.
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Identify the correct variation of drift velocity with electric field strength :
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the drift velocity of electrons in a conductor is directly proportional to the electric field strength.
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A copper and a chromium voltmeter are connected in series with a battery. It found that in half an hour of copper and of chromium have been deposited. The ECE ratio of copper and chromium is
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Correct option: C
Option C (3.65) is correct because the ratio of ECE is directly proportional to the ratio of the masses deposited, as the current and time are the same.
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The Kirchhoff's second law where the symbols have their usual meanings, is based on
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Correct option: D
conservation of energy
Option D (conservation of energy) is correct because Kirchhoff's second law is a statement about the conservation of energy in a closed loop.
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If of resistance is made by adding four resistance of tolerance , then the tolerance of the combination is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the tolerance of the combination remains the same as the individual resistors in a series combination.
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An electric lamp is marked , . The cost of kilowatt hour of power is . The cost of using this lamp a day for is
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is Rs 18 because the total energy consumed is calculated and then multiplied by the cost per kilowatt-hour.
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The rate of increase of thermo with temperature at the neutral temperature of a thermocouple
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Correct option: C
Is zero
Option C (Is zero) is correct because at the neutral temperature of a thermocouple, the rate of change of thermo emf with temperature is zero.
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In a potentiometer circuit a cell of EMF 1.5 V gives balance point at 36 cm length of wire. If another cell of EMF 2.5 V replaces the first cell, then at what length of the wire, the balance point occurs?
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Correct option: C
60 cm
Option C (60 cm) is correct because the balancing length in a potentiometer is directly proportional to the EMF of the cell.
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Kirchhoff’s second law is based on the law of conservation of
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Correct option: B
Energy
Option B (Energy) is correct because Kirchhoff's second law (loop rule) is a statement of energy conservation in a closed loop.
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A resistor of with tolerance and another resistance of with tolerance are connected in series. The tolerance of the combination is about
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Correct option: B
Option B (10 %) is correct because the percentage tolerance of resistors in series is calculated by summing the absolute errors and dividing by the total resistance.
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Two bulbs, one of and another of are connected in series to the mains. The ratio of the currents through them is
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct. When bulbs are connected in series, the current flowing through them is the same, regardless of their power rating.
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When a current is set up in a wire of radius , the drift velocity is . If the same current is set up through a wire of radius , the drift velocity will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because drift velocity is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire, which depends on the square of the radius.
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A potential difference is applied to a copper wire of diameter and length . There will be no effect on the electron drift speed after doubling which of the parameter
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Correct option: C
Diameter
Option C (Diameter) is correct because the electron drift speed is independent of the diameter of the wire.
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Resistance of a conducting wire is ' '. Calculate its new resistance in case of -times the length by stretching it.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because when a wire is stretched to n times its length, its resistance increases by a factor of n2.
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The device or substances which do not obey Ohm's law is/are
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Correct option: B
Crystal rectifiers
Option B (Crystal rectifiers) is correct because crystal rectifiers, being semiconductor devices, do not exhibit a linear relationship between voltage and current as described by Ohm's law.
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each having same emf are connected in series with some cells wrongly connected. The arrangement is connected in series with an ammeter and two cells which are in series. Current is when cells and battery aid each other and is when cells and battery oppose each other. The number of cells wrongly connected is
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Correct option: B
1
Option B (1) is correct because solving the system of equations derived from the given conditions yields one wrongly connected cell.
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What determines the conventional direction of the product of current and resistance while applying the Kirchhoff's law?
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Correct option: C
Direction of current
Option C (Direction of current) is correct because the conventional direction of current determines the sign of the voltage drop across a resistor when applying Kirchhoff's loop rule.
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Assertion: When the length of a conductor is doubled; its resistance will also get doubled.
Reason: Resistance is directly proportional to the length of a conductor.
Reason: Resistance is directly proportional to the length of a conductor.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A is correct because both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why the resistance doubles when the length doubles.
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Temperature of cold junction in a thermocouple is , then the temperature of inversion is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the relationship between the neutral temperature, cold junction temperature, and temperature of inversion.
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Which of the following has a negative temperature coefficient
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because Carbon is a semiconductor and semiconductors have negative temperature coefficients.
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Which of the following is not the cause of low conductivity of electrolytes ?
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Correct option: B
Ionisation of salt
Option B (Ionisation of salt) is correct because ionization of salt is a prerequisite for conductivity of electrolytes, not a cause of low conductivity.
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Find the resistance of a copper coil of total wire-length and area of cross section . What would be the resistance of a similar coil of aluminium? The resistivity of copper and that of aluminium .
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it accurately calculates the resistance of the copper and aluminum coils using the given resistivity, length, and cross-sectional area.
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If nearly liberate equivalent of aluminium, then the amount of aluminium (equivalent weight ) deposited through electrolysis in by a current of will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the calculated mass of aluminum deposited using Faraday's laws of electrolysis.
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Choose the incorrect statement out of the following
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Correct option: B
Resistivity of all materials increases with increase in temperature
Option B is correct. The resistivity of semiconductors decreases with increasing temperature, while it increases for most metals.
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An inductor , a resistor and a battery ( ) are connected in series. After a long time, the circuit is short-circuited and then the battery is disconnected Find the current in the Circuit at I ns after short circuiting
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated using the formula for current decay in an LR circuit after short-circuiting.
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One hour is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because 1 kilowatt hour is equal to 3.6 million joules.
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