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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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A capacitor of capacitance is charged by a battery of emf and internal resistance . A resistance is also connected in series with the capacitor. The amount of heat liberated inside the battery by the time capacitor is charged is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because during charging, half the energy is lost, and the loss is distributed between the battery and the resistor.
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Ohm's law fails in which of the following cases
I. Potential depends on non-linearly.
II. The relation between and I depends on the sign of for the same absolute value of .
III. depends on linearly.
I. Potential depends on non-linearly.
II. The relation between and I depends on the sign of for the same absolute value of .
III. depends on linearly.
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Correct option: D
I and II
Option D (I and II) is correct because Ohm's law fails when the relationship between voltage and current is non-linear or depends on the polarity of the voltage.
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Assertion: As temperature of a metallic current carrying the wire is increased, its resistance increases.
Reason: Decrease in temperature results in a decrease of electric field strength, along the conductor so that the current reduces.
Reason: Decrease in temperature results in a decrease of electric field strength, along the conductor so that the current reduces.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C is correct because the assertion is true (resistance increases with temperature for metals), but the reason is false (decrease in temperature does not directly cause a decrease in electric field strength).
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Value of is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the result of correctly evaluating the definite integral of the given function.
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The heat developed in a system is proportional to the current though it
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Correct option: D
can be any the three heats mentioned above
Option D (can be any the three heats mentioned above) is correct because the heat developed can be Joule, Thomson, or Peltier heat, depending on the specific conditions.
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and bulbs are connected in series with supply, then
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Correct option: B
bulb will fuse
Option B is correct because the 40W bulb has higher resistance and thus lower current rating, causing it to fuse first when connected in series.
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The internal resistance of a cell is the resistance of :
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Correct option: A
electrolyte used in cell
Option A (electrolyte used in cell) is correct because the internal resistance of a cell arises from the resistance offered by the electrolyte to the flow of ions.
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For a certain thermocouple the emf is , where is the temperature of hot junction, the cold junction is at . The value of contants are and respectively, then the temperature of inversion will be
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Correct option: C
Option C (500) is correct because the temperature of inversion is found by setting the emf to zero and solving for the temperature.
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Choose the wrong statement regarding the experiment to identify a diode, an LED, a resistor and a capacitor
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Correct option: C
when pointer moves in one way when voltage is applied and not when reversed, the item is a resistor
Option C (when pointer moves in one way when voltage is applied and not when reversed, the item is a resistor) is the wrong statement because a resistor allows current flow in both directions.
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In a thermo-couple, one junction which is at and the othe at the emf is given by . The neutral temperature is given by
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the neutral temperature is found by setting the derivative of the emf with respect to temperature equal to zero.
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Statement-1: The equivalent resistance in series combination is larger than even the largest individual resistance.
Statement-2: The equivalent resistance of the parallel combination is smaller than even the smallest resistance.
Statement-2: The equivalent resistance of the parallel combination is smaller than even the smallest resistance.
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Correct option: B
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is not the correct explanation for Statement-1
Option B (Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is not the correct explanation for Statement-1) is correct because both statements are true, but they are independent facts about series and parallel resistances.
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A bulb of and is connected across circuit, the percentage reduction in power is
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Correct option: D
Option D (75 %) is correct because the power is proportional to the square of the voltage, so reducing the voltage by half reduces the power to one-fourth.
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