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Current electricity practice · Mixed difficulty
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Electroplating does not help in
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Correct option: C
Metals to become hard
Option C (Metals to become hard) is correct because electroplating is a surface coating process and does not significantly alter the bulk hardness of the metal.
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Medium
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When an unknown resistance and a resistance are connected in the left and right gaps of a meter bridge, the balance point is obtained at . If resistance is connected in parallel to resistance in right gap, the balance point is
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Correct option: B
Increases by
Option B (Increases by ) is correct because the balance point shifts due to the change in the resistance ratio after connecting the parallel resistance.
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Medium
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When current flows for through a silver voltmeter, it deposits of silver on the cathode, then how much charge will flow to deposit of silver?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using Faraday's law of electrolysis and the given mass of silver deposited.
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Peltier coefficient for the junction of a pair of metals is proportional to
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Correct option: A
Absolute temperature of junction
Option A (Absolute temperature of junction ) is correct because the Peltier coefficient is directly proportional to the absolute temperature of the junction.
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For which of the following dependence of drift velocity on electric field , is Ohm's law obeyed?
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because Ohm's law implies a linear relationship between drift velocity and electric field, represented by .
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Medium
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Assertion: Total current entering a circuit is equal to that leaving it by Kirchhoff's law.
Reason: It is based on conservation of energy.
Reason: It is based on conservation of energy.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because Kirchhoff's current law is based on the conservation of charge, not energy.
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When a current of is passed through a conductor whose ends are maintained at temperature difference of , the amount of heat evolved or absorbed is called
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Correct option: B
Thomson coefficient
Option B (Thomson coefficient) is correct because the Thomson coefficient describes the heat evolved or absorbed when a current passes through a conductor with a temperature gradient.
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Medium
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A fuse wire of circuit cross-section and having diameter of , allows of current to pass through it. But if another fuse wire of same material and circular cross-section and having diameter of is taken, then the amount of current passed through the fuse is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the current carrying capacity of a fuse wire is proportional to the 3/2 power of its radius.
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Medium
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In a thermocouple, the temperature that does not depend on the temperature of the cold junction is called
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Correct option: A
Neutral temperature
Option A (Neutral temperature) is correct because the neutral temperature in a thermocouple is independent of the cold junction temperature.
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According to Joule’s law, if the potential difference across a conductor having a material of specific resistance remains constant, then the heat produced in the conductor is directly proportional to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because, according to Joule's law, heat produced is inversely proportional to the specific resistance when the potential difference is constant.
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Medium
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The thermocouple among the following that can produce maximum thermo-emf for the same temperature difference between the junction is
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Correct option: C
Option C (Sb - Bi) is correct because the greater the separation of metals in the thermoelectric series, the greater the thermo-emf generated.
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Medium
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If an electric current is passed through a nerve of a man, then man
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Correct option: C
Is excited
Option C is correct because passing an electric current through a nerve stimulates it, leading to excitation.
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Which of the following statements is false?
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Correct option: A
In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, if the cell and the galvanometer are exchanged, the null point is disturbed
Option A (In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, if the cell and the galvanometer are exchanged, the null point is disturbed) is correct because exchanging the cell and galvanometer in a balanced Wheatstone bridge does not disturb the null point.
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Application
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The electron in a hydrogen atom circles around the proton in . The equivalent current due to motion of the electrons is
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Correct option: C
Option C (100.37 mA) is correct because the equivalent current is calculated by dividing the electron charge by the time period.
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Medium
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law is true
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Correct option: A
For metallic conductors at low temperature
Option A is correct because Ohm's law is most accurate for metallic conductors at low temperatures, where the resistance is more stable.
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For a given thermocouple neutral temperature
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Correct option: A
Is a constant
Option A (Is a constant) is correct because the neutral temperature of a given thermocouple is a characteristic property and remains constant.
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Medium
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meter measures
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Correct option: A
Electric energy
Option A (Electric energy) is correct because a watt-hour meter is specifically designed to measure the amount of electrical energy consumed over time.
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In "" and "". If temperature is changed from normal temperature to then
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Correct option: B
The resistance of will decrease and that of will increase
Option A (The resistance of Al will decrease and that of Si will increase) is correct because the resistance of a metal (Al) decreases with decreasing temperature, while the resistance of a semiconductor (Si) increases with decreasing temperature.
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Medium
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An immersion heater with electrical resistance is immersed in of water at for . If the flow of current is , what is the final temperature of the water in ideal conditions?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated by equating the heat generated by the immersion heater to the heat gained by the water.
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In a meter bridge, null point is . When the known resistance is shunted by resistance, null point is found to be shifted by . The value of unknown resistance is.
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it uses the meter bridge principle and the shift in null point to determine the unknown resistance.
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When a current passes through the junction of two different metals, evolution or absorption of heat at the junction is known as
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Correct option: C
Peltier effect
Option C (Peltier effect) is correct because the Peltier effect describes the phenomenon of heat absorption or evolution at the junction of two dissimilar metals when an electric current passes through it.
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Medium
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Application
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One junction of thermocouple is at and the other is at . The thermo emf (in volts) is given by The maximum value of is
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Correct option: A
Option A (5 mV) is correct because the maximum thermo emf is found by differentiating the given equation and setting it to zero.
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Medium
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A capacitor of capacity is charged to a potential difference and another capacitor of capacity is charged to a potential difference . The charging batteries are disconnected and the two capacitors are connected with reverse polarity (i.e. positive plate of first capacitor is connected to negative plate of second capacitor). The heat produced during the redistribution of charge between the capacitors will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the heat produced during charge redistribution, calculated using the difference in initial and final energies.
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For comparing the e.m.f.'s of two cells with a potentiometer, a standard cell is used to develop a potential gradient along the wires. Which of the following possibilities would make the experiment unsuccessful
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Correct option: D
The e.m.f. of the standard cell is smaller than the e.m.f.'s of the two cells
Option D (The e.m.f. of the standard cell is smaller than the e.m.f.'s of the two cells) is correct because the potentiometer requires the standard cell to have a higher EMF than the cells being compared to establish a potential gradient.
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If in a voltaic cell, of zinc is consumed, we will get how many ampere hour (given that of zinc is )
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Correct option: C
4.1
Option C (4.1) is correct because it is calculated by using the formula and converting the result to ampere-hours.
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Three unequal resistors in parallel are equivalent to a resistance . If two of them are in the ratio and if no resistance value is fractional, the largest of the three resistance in ohm is
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Correct option: B
6
Option B (8) is correct because it is the original resistance calculated using Ohm's law and the given current changes.
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Medium
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Under what condition will the strength of current in a wire of resistance be the same for connection is n series or in parallel of identical cells each of the internal resistance , when
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the current is the same in both series and parallel configurations only when the external resistance equals the internal resistance.
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A current passes through a wire of unequal cross-sectional area. The one that does not depend on cross- section among the following is
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Correct option: A
Free electron density
Option A (Free electron density) is correct because free electron density depends on the material and is independent of the cross-sectional area of the wire.
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As the temperature rises the resistance offered by metals
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Correct option: A
increases
Option A (Increases) is correct because the resistance offered by a metal generally increases with increasing temperature due to increased atomic vibrations.
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Two identical cells send the same current in resistance, whether connected in series or in parallel. The internal resistance on the cell should be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the internal resistance equals the external resistance when the current is the same in series and parallel combinations.
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