Electricity
1. What is an electric circuit? Distinguish between an open and a closed circuit.
2. A current of10A flows through a conductor for two minutes.
(i) Calculate the amount of charge passed through any area of cross section of the conductor.
(ii) If the charge of an electron is 1.6×10−19 ∁ , then calculate the total number of electrons flowing.
3. (a) Define the term 'volt'.
(b) State the relation between work, charge and potential difference for an electric circuit. Calculate
the potential difference between the two terminals of a battery if 100J of work is required to transfer 20C of
charge from one terminal of the battery to the other.
4. Draw a schematic diagram of an electric circuit consisting of a battery of two cells each of 1.5 V, 5ω ,
10ω and 15ω resistors and a plug key, all connected in series.
5. State Ohm's law. Draw a labelled circuit diagram to verify this law in the laboratory. If you draw a
graph between the potential difference and current flowing through a metallic conductor, what kind
of curve will you get? Explain how you would use this graph to determine the resistance of the
conductor.
6. (a) List the factors on which the resistance of a conductor in the shape of a wire depends.
(b) Why are metals good conductors of electricity while glass is a bad conductor of electricity? Give
reasons.
(c) Why are alloys commonly used in electrical heating devices? Give reason.
7. The resistance of a wire of 0.01cm radius is 10ω . If the resistivity of the material of the wire is 50
−8
×10 ω, find the length of the wire.
8. Define resistance of a conductor. Name the device which is often used to change the resistance
without changing the voltage source in an electric circuit. Calculate the resistance of 50cm length of
wire of cross sectional area 0.01mm 2 and of resistivity 5×10−8 ω m.
9. A fuse wire melts at 5A. If it is desired that the fuse wire of the same material melt at 10A, then
should the new fuse wire be of smaller or larger radius than the earlier one? Give reasons for your
answer..
10. Two lamps, one rated 100W; 220V, and the other 60W; 220V, are connected in parallel to electric
mains supply. Find the current drawn by the two lamps from the line, if the supply voltage is 220V.
11. What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 Ω?
12. A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Number of electrons passing through
across section of the filament in 16 seconds would be roughly
13. What is the minimum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 Ω?
14. A cylindrical conductor of length l and uniform area of cross section A has resistance R.
Another conductor of length 2l and resistance R of the same material has area of cross
section
15. In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2Ω and 4Ω respectively are connected in series to a 6 V
battery. The heat dissipated by the 4 Ω resistor in 5 s will be
16. In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω respectively are connected in parallel to a 6V
battery.The heat dissipated by the 4 Ω resistor in 5 s will be
17. Consider the following electric circuit.
(i) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(ii) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?
(iii) If every resistor is2 Ω, what current will flow in the circuit?
18. Three 2 Ω resistors, A, B and C are connected as shown in figure. Each of them dissipates
energy and can withstand a maximum power of 18 W without melting. Find the maximum
current that can flow through the three resistors.
19. Find out the following in the electric circuit given in figure:
(a) Effective resistance of two 8 Ω resistors in the combination,
(b) Current flowing through 4 Ω resistor,
(c) Potential difference across 4 Ω resistance,
(d) Power dissipated in 4 Ω resistor
(e) Difference in ammeter readings, if any.
20. B1 B2 and B3 are three identical bulbs connected as shown in figure. When all the three bulbs
glow, a current of 3A is recorded by the ammeter A
(i) What happens to the glow of the other two bulbs when the bulb B1 gets fused?
(ii) What happens to the reading of A1, A2, A3 and A when the bulb gets fused?
(iii) How much power is dissipated in the circuit when all the three bulbs glow together?
21. The figure below shows three cylindrical copper conductors along with their
face areas and lengths. Compare the resistance and the resistivity of the three
conductors. Justify your answer
