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Current electricity practice · Medium
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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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Application
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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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Remembering
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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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Application
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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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Understanding
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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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Application
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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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Remembering
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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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Application
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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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Application
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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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Application
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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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Remembering
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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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If the electrical resistance of a typical substance suddenly drops to zero, then the substance is called:
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Correct option: A
Super conductor
Option A (Super conductor) is correct because a superconductor is defined as a material that exhibits zero electrical resistance below a critical temperature.
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Assertion: Bending a wire does not effect electrical resistance.
Reason: Resistance of wire is proportional of resistivity of material.
Reason: Resistance of wire is proportional of resistivity of material.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of Assertion) is wrong. Bending a wire does not affect its electrical resistance because resistance depends on resistivity, length, and cross-sectional area, none of which change when bending.
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The length of a conductor is doubled and its radius is halved, its specific resistance is
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Correct option: A
Unchanged
Option A (Unchanged) is correct because specific resistance (resistivity) is a material property and depends only on the nature of the material and temperature, not on its dimensions.
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Consider the following statements and select the correct statement(s).
I. Current is the time rate of flow of charge through any cross-section
II. For a given conductor current does not change with change in cross-sectional area
III. The net charge in a current carrying conductor is infinite
I. Current is the time rate of flow of charge through any cross-section
II. For a given conductor current does not change with change in cross-sectional area
III. The net charge in a current carrying conductor is infinite
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Correct option: A
I and II
Option A (I and II) is correct because current is the rate of charge flow, and it remains constant for a given conductor regardless of cross-sectional area changes.
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Remembering
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If the last band on the carbon resistor is absent, then the tolerance is :
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because when the last band is absent on a carbon resistor, the tolerance is considered to be .
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Application
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A generator develops an emf of and has a terminal voltage of when the armature current is . What is the resistance of the armature?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated using the formula relating emf, terminal voltage, armature current, and armature resistance.
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When a wire is drawn until its radius decrease by 3 %. Then percentage increase in resistance is
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Correct option: D
0.12
Option D (12%) is correct because the percentage increase in resistance is four times the percentage decrease in radius when the volume is constant.
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Understanding
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If the cold junction of a thermocouple is kept at and the hot junction is kept at , then the relation between neutral temperature and temperature of inversion is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct. The relation between neutral temperature () and temperature of inversion () when the cold junction is at 0°C is .
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Application
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By using only two resistances coils-singly, in series or in parallel one should be able to obtain resistance of . The separate resistance of the coil are
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Correct option: B
Option B (4 and 12) is correct because these resistances can be combined in series (16) and parallel (3), and also used singly (4 and 12).
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Resistance of tungsten wire at is . Its resistance temperature coefficient is . The resistance of this wire at will be
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Correct option: C
Option C (258 ) is correct because the resistance at 500°C is calculated using the temperature coefficient of resistance formula.
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Two non-ideal batteries are connected in parallel. Consider the following statements.
(i) The equivalent emf is smaller than either of the two emfs.
(ii) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller than either of the two internal resistances.
(i) The equivalent emf is smaller than either of the two emfs.
(ii) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller than either of the two internal resistances.
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Correct option: C
(ii) is correct but (i) is wrong
Option C is correct because in a parallel combination of non-ideal batteries, the equivalent EMF is not necessarily smaller than either of the two EMFs, but the equivalent internal resistance is smaller.
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DC current can be controlled by which one of the following components?
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Correct option: B
Resistance
Option B (Resistance) is correct because resistance is the component that directly controls DC current.
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A Wheatstone bridge consisting of four arms of resistances is most sensitive when
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Correct option: A
All the resistances are equal
Option A (All the resistances are equal) is correct because a Wheatstone bridge is most sensitive when all four resistances are equal or of the same order of magnitude.
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A battery is charged at a potential of in when the current flowing is . The battery on discharge supplies a current of for . The mean terminal voltage during discharge is . The efficiency of battery is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the watt-hour efficiency is the ratio of energy output to energy input, calculated as 1050/1200 * 100.
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For a thermocouple, the inversion temperature is and the neutral temperature is . Find the temperature of the cold junction?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the neutral temperature is the average of the inversion and cold junction temperatures.
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The current in a simple series circuit is when an additional resistance of is inserted, the current drops to . the original resistance of the circuit in ohm was
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Correct option: B
8
Option D (10) is correct because it is the current calculated using the potentiometer's potential gradient and the resistance value.
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