KANHA MAKHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

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CLASS XII SUBJECT- PHYSICS
UNIT – 02 CHAPTER – 03 CURRENT ELECTRICITY
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Three equal resistors connected in series across a source of emf together dissipate 9 W of power.
What would be the power dissipated if the same resistors are connected in parallel across the same
source?
(a) 9 W (b) 1 W (c) 81 W (d) 27 W
2) Which are the correct statements given below:
A. Kirchhoff's junction rule is based on the conservation of charge
B. Current is a vector quantity.
C. Current density is a vector quantity.
D. Resistance doesn't depend on the dimension of the conductor.
E. Resistivity depends on temperature.
(a) A, D, E Only (b) B, C, D Only (c) A, C, E Only (d) A, B Only.
3) A metallic wire of resistance R and resistivity p is cut into six equal parts. Now each part is stretched
to six times its length. The new resistance and resistivity of each part will be, respectively:
(a) 6 R and 6 p (b) 36 R and 6 p (c) 6 R and p (d) R and p.
4) Nichrome wire of length 10 m is used to make a heating coil. This coil consumes power of 160W
when there is a potential difference of 40 V across it. Find the diameter of this wire. Resistivity of
Nichrome is 10-6 ohm-m.
(A) 1.128 mm (B) 0.564 mm (C) 0.10 mm (D) 1.128 x 10-4 m.
5) Which of the following statements are correct?
A. Two major types of resistors are wire bound resistors and carbon resistors.
B. Mobility is the drift velocity per unit electric field.
C. The internal resistance of dry cells is much lower than the common electrolytic cells.
D. In electrolytic liquids, electrons carry the electric current.
E. Potentiometer is unaffected by the internal resistance of the source.
(a) A, B and E Only (b) B, C, D and E Only
(c) C, D and E Only (d) D and E Only.
6) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
When a steady current flows in a metallic conductor of the non-uniform cross-section. Which of
these quantities is constant along the conductor?
A. Current B. Electric field C. Drift speed
D. Current density E. Potential gradient
(a) D Only (b) A, B and D Only (c) C and E Only (d) A Only.
7) Choose the wrong statement:
(a) Potential difference across the terminals of the cell in a closed circuit is less than its emf.
(b) Internal resistance of the cell decreases with a decrease in the temperature of the electrolyte.
(c) Terminal potential difference versus the current graph for a cell is a straight line with a negative
slope.
(d) Terminal potential difference when the cell is being charged V=E+Ir.
8) The resistance of the platinum wire of a platinum resistance thermometer at the ice point is 5ohm
and at the steam point, it is 5.23ohm. When the thermometer is inserted in a hot bath, the
resistance of the platinum wire becomes 5.795. Find the temperature of the bath.
(a) 27°C (b) 172.8°C (c) 345.65°C (d) 691.24°C.
9) A constant voltage is applied across a wire of a non-uniform area of cross-section. Which of the
followings quantity is independent of the cross-section?
(a) Drift speed
(b) Current density
 (c) Drift speed and free electron density
(d) Free electron density and the charge crossing per unit time.

10) Three resistors of resistances 2ohm, 3ohm, and 5ohm are connected in parallel and this
combination is then connected to a battery of 10 V with negligible internal resistance. The potential
difference across 3ohm resistance will be:
(a) 2V (b) 3 V (c) 5 V (d) 10 V.
11) When a current of 5 A flows through an ammeter, it gives full deflection. The resistance of the
ammeter is 20ohm. If the same ammeter is to be used for measuring a maximum current of 10 A,
then the ammeter must be connected to a resistance of:
(a) 40ohm in series (b) 40ohm in parallel
(c) 20ohm in series (d) 20ohm in parallel (e) NOTA.
12) Which of the following statements best describes the temperature dependence of resistances of Cu
and Si in the temperature range 27° to 127°C?
(a) Linear decrease for both Cu and Si
(b) Linear increase for both Cu and Si
(c) Linear decrease for Cu and exponential increase for Si
(d) Linear increase for Cu and exponential decrease for Si.
13) Which of the following options is incorrect?
(a) Alloys of metals usually have greater conductivity than that of their constituent metals.
(b) Ohm's law is universally applicable for all conducting elements.
(c) The resistivity of the typical insulator is greater than that of metal by a factor of the order 102
(d) The drift velocity will be changed when a steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non-
uniform cross-section.
14) Which of the following statements are correct?
A. The resistivity of a semiconductor decreases with increasing temperature,
B. The potentiometer is unaffected by the internal resistance of the source.
C. In ionic crystals and electrolytic liquids electrons carry the electric current.
D. Ohm's law fails if V depends on I non-linearly.
E. Kirchhoff's rules are used for the analysis of electric circuits.
(a) B, C, and E only (b) A, B, D, and E only
(c) C, D, and E only (d) A, C, and D only.
15) The number of electrons flowing through a conductor per second is 3.3 x 10 19. The current flowing
through the conductor is
a) 2A b) 3.4A c) 4.8A d) 5.3A
16) A current of 0.8A flows in a conductor of 40ohm for 1 minute. The heat produced in the conductor
will be
a) 1445J b) 1356J c) 1569J d) 1640J.

Short Answer Type Question

17) Define the term resistivity of a conductor. Give its SI unit. Show that the resistance of a conductor is
given by R = 𝑚𝑙/𝑛𝑒 2 𝜏𝐴 where the symbols have their usual meanings.
18) Use Kirchhoff’s rule to obtain the balance condition in Wheatstone Bridge.
19) What do you mean by a series combination of cells? Two cells of different EMFs and internal
resistances are connected in series. Find expressions for the equivalent emf and equivalent internal
resistance of the combination.
20) A 10 V battery of negligible internal resistance is connected across a 200 V battery and a resistance
of 38 ohms. Find the value of the current in the circuit.
21) A wire of 10-ohm resistance is stretched to thrice its original length. What will be its new resistivity
and new resistance.
 22) Derive the relation between electric current and drift velocity. Hence deduce Ohm’s law.
23) A copper wire has a resistance of 10 ohm and an area of cross-section 1 mm2. A potential difference
of 10 V exists across the wire. Calculate the drift speed of electrons if the number of electrons per
cubic meter in copper is 8 X 1028 electrons.
24) What is the internal resistance of a cell? On what factors does it depend?
25) For driving a current of 3 A for 5 minutes in an electric circuit, 900 J of work is to be done. Find the
emf of the source in the circuit.

Long Answer Type Question

26) (a) Define the term drift velocity and relaxation time, giving their physical significance
(b) A conductor of length L is connected to a DC source of emf E. If this conductor is replaced by
another conductor of the same material and the same area of cross-section but of length 5L,
how will the drift velocity change?
27) (a) Define the term conductivity of a metallic wire. Write its SI unit.
(b) Using the concept of free electrons in a conductor, derive the expression for the conductivity of
a wire in terms of number density and relaxation time. Hence obtain the relation between
current density and the applied field E.
28) (a) Derive an expression for the drift velocity of electrons in a conductor. Hence deduce Ohm’s law.
(b) A wire whose cross-sectional area is increasing linearly from its one end to the other, is
connected across a battery of V volt. Which of the following quantities remains constant in the
wire?
(i) Drift speed (ii) current density
(ii) Electric current (iv) electric field
29) Two cells of emf E1 and E2 and internal resistance r1 and r2 are connected in parallel with their
terminals of the same polarity connected together. Obtain an expression for the equivalent emf of
the combination.
30) If R1 = 2Ω, R2 = 4Ω, R3 = 6Ω, determine the electric current flows in the circuit below.