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Current electricity practice · Medium
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Number of electrons flowing per second is a conductor carrying a current of is_____
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the formula where n is the number of electrons.
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In which one of the following substances the resistance decreases with increase of temperature?
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Correct option: A
Carbon
Option A (Carbon) is correct because carbon is a semiconductor, and semiconductors typically exhibit a decrease in resistance with increasing temperature.
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Statement-I: Net power supplied by a non-ideal battery is
Statement-II: Power consumed by internal resistance of a battery is .
Statement-II: Power consumed by internal resistance of a battery is .
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Correct option: A
Statement-I and Statement-II are true and Statement-II is the correct explanation of Statement-I
Option A (Statement-I and Statement-II are true and Statement-II is the correct explanation of Statement-I) is correct because the net power supplied by the battery is the total power generated minus the power lost due to internal resistance.
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Which of the following material is the best conductor of electricity?
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Correct option: D
Copper
Option D (Copper) is correct because copper has the highest electrical conductivity among the given materials.
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When two resistances are connected in series, they consume powers. When they are connected in parallel, they consume powers. What the ratio of the powers of ?
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Correct option: C
Option C (3/2) is correct because the ratio of powers of the two resistors is calculated by using the series and parallel power consumption equations.
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Two identical heater filaments are connected first in parallel and then in series. At the same applied voltage, the ratio of heat produced in same time for parallel to series will be:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the power in parallel is four times the power in series when the voltage is the same.
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As the temperature increases, the electrical resistance:
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Correct option: D
increases for conductors but decreases for semiconductors
The correct answer is D (increases for conductors but decreases for semiconductors) because the resistance of conductors increases with temperature due to increased atomic vibrations, while the resistance of semiconductors decreases due to increased availability of charge carriers.
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In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing length with a cell is . When an external resistance of is connected in parallel to the cell the balancing length changes by . The internal resistance of the cell in ohm is
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Correct option: C
1.2
Option C (1.2) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for internal resistance in a potentiometer experiment.
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In an experiment to measure the internal resistance of a cell by potentiometer, it is found that the balance point is at a length of when the cell is shunted by a resistance; and is at a length of when the cell is shunted by a resistance. The internal resistance of the cell is, then
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the internal resistance is calculated using the potentiometer principle and the given shunt resistances and balancing lengths.
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Assertion (A)In a meter bridge experiment, null point for an unknown resistance is put inside an enclosure maintained at a higher temperature. The null point can be obtained at the same as before by decreasing the value of the standard resistance.
Reason (R) Resistance of metal increases with increase in temperature.
Reason (R) Resistance of metal increases with increase in temperature.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion and Reason are false.
The correct answer is D because both the assertion and the reason are false. Increasing the temperature of the unknown resistance will change the null point, and the resistance of a metal increases with temperature.
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Two resistances are connected in two gaps of a meter bridge. The balance point is from the zero end. A resistance of is connected is series with the smaller of the two. The null point shifts to . The value of the smaller resistance in is
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Correct option: C
9
Option C (9) is correct because it is obtained by solving the equations derived from the meter bridge principle.
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When two resistances and are connected in series and parallel with line power consumed will be and respectively. Then the ratio of power consumed by to that consumed by will be
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Correct option: A
Option A (1:1) is correct because the ratio of the resistances R1 and R2 is found to be 1:1 based on the given power consumption in series and parallel combinations.
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Which of the following relation is wrong?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is wrong because 1 coulomb x 1 volt = 1 joule, not 1 watt.
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Lengths of two wires are respectively and their diameters are then ratio between their specific resistances is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because specific resistance (resistivity) is a material property and depends only on the material, not on the length or diameter of the wire.
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In a potentiometer experiment the balancing length, with a cell is . When an external resistance of is connected in parallel to the cell, the balancing length changes by . Find the internal resistance of the cell.
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the potentiometer formula for internal resistance.
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A potential difference is applied across the ends of a metallic wire. If the potential difference is doubled, the drift velocity will
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Correct option: A
Be doubled
Option A (Be doubled) is correct because drift velocity is directly proportional to the potential difference applied across the wire.
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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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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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