Physics Work sheet for grade-11 on current, resistance and circuit property 2016 E.C.

I. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.

1. An electric heater is constructed by applying a potential difference of 120 V to a Nichrome wire that has a
total resistance of 8Ω. Determine the current carried by the wire and the power rating of the heater
A. 15A and 1.8 kW B. 15A and 1.20kW C. 30A and 100W D. 12A and 18W
2. What is the required resistance of an immersion heater that will increase the temperature of 1.50 kg of
water from 10°C to 50°C in 10min while operating at 110 V. Take C= 4200J/kgk
A. 42 Ω B. 28.8 Ω C. 11 Ω D. 15 Ω
3. Two wires A and B of circular cross section are made of the same metal and have equal lengths, but the
resistance of wire A is three times greater than that of wire B. What is the ratio of their cross-sectional
areas?
A. 1:3 B. 1:1 C. 2:3 D. 3:4
4. A metal wire of resistance R is cut into three equal pieces that are then connected side by side to form a
new wire the length of which is equal to one-third the original length. What is the resistance of this new
wire?.
A. l/A B. 3 l/A C. l/3A D. 9 l/A
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6. A current density of 6x10 A/m exists in the atmosphere at a location where the electric field is 100V/m.
What is the electrical conductivity of the Earth’s atmosphere in this region.
A. 6x1012 S/m B. 6x1011S/m C. 6x1015S/m D. 6x10-11S/m
7. A battery has an emf of 12V and an internal resistance of 0.05Ω. Its terminals are connected to a load
resistance of 3Ω the power delivered to the load resistor, the power delivered to the internal resistance of
the battery, and the power delivered by the battery.
A. 6A, 10V, 24W, 0.6W B. 3.93A, 12V, 50W, 8W
C. 3.93 A, 11.8 V, 46.3 W, 0.772 W D. 24A, 12V, 44W, 10W
8. Four resistors are connected as shown in Figure. Find the equivalent resistance between points a and c

A. 14Ω B.2Ω C. 8 Ω D. 21Ω

9. Find equivalent resistance

A.0.5Ω B. 1Ω C. 4 Ω D. 2 Ω
11. The dimensions of a parallel plate capacitor are 5cm by 10m, they are separated by a distance of 2mm,
and connected to a 20V dc source. If an insulator of dielectric constant 5 is inserted between the plates,
determine the amount of charge stored on the plates.
A. 1000µC B. 220µC C. 100µC D. 0.222µC

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12. Determine the currents I1, I2, and I3 in the circuit shown in Figure.

A.2 A, - 3A, -1A B. 2.5A, 3A, -1.4A C. 5A, 1.5A, 1A D. -2A, 3A, 1A
13. If a dielectric is inserted in the gap between the plates of an isolated capacitor, what are the effects on
the capacitance, potential difference, amount of the charge stored, and the electric field in the region
between the plates of a capacitor respectively?.
Capacitance(C) Potential d/ce. Charge(Q) Electric field(E)
A. increase, increase increase increase
B. increase decrease remains the same decrease
C. decrease decrease decrease decrease
D. increase remains the same increase increase
14. The current in a loop circuit that has a resistance of R1 is 2 A. The current is reduced to 1.6A when an
additional resistor R2 = 3Ω is added in series with R1. What is the value of R1?
A.3Ω B. 4Ω C. 12Ω D. 16Ω
15. A resistance thermometer, which measures temperature by measuring the change in resistance of a
conductor, is made from platinum and has a resistance of 50Ω at 20°C. When immersed in a vessel
containing melting indium, its resistance increases to 76.8 Ω. Determine the melting point of the indium
A. 1370C B. 1570C C. 1000C D. 126.80C
II. Workout
16. The rod in Figure is made of two materials. The figure is not drawn to scale. Each conductor has a
square cross-section 3 mm on a side. The first material has a resistivity of 4x 10-3Ωm and is 25.0 cm
long, while the second material has a resistivity of 6 x 10-3 Ωm and is 40.0 cm long. What is the
resistance between the ends of the rod?

17. A cell of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is connected to a 2.5 Ω resistor. Calculate:
a). the current, b). the terminal pd, c). the power delivered to the 2.5 Ω resistor
d). the power wasted in the cell.
18 Two resistors connected in series have an equivalent resistance of 690Ω when they are connected in
parallel, their equivalent resistance is 150Ω. Find the resistance of each resistor.
19. The length of a wire 10m and area 4mm2carry charge carriers of 2.7x1030electrons /m3 the amount of
current across it 12A when a potential difference of 40v connected to the opposite ends of the wire.
Calculate:
a). current density
b). drift velocity
c). electric field inside a conductor

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 d). conductivity
e). resistivity
f). resistance
20. The ammeter shown in Figure reads 2A. Find I1, I 2, and

21. From the given circuit diagram below .Calculate:

a). the equivalent resistance of the circuit, current flows and potential difference through each resistor

22. Calculate the mean drift velocity of the electrons in a copper wire of cross-sectional area 5x10-6m2
carrying a current of 1A. There are 8.5 x106m2 free electrons in one m3 of copper.
23. Calculate the total power delivered and to each resistor in the circuit shown in figure

24. Consider the circuit shown in Figure. Find the current and potential difference for each resistor.

25. Four resistors are connected to a battery as shown in figure . The current in the battery is I, the battery
emf is ε , and the resistor values are R1 = R, R2 = 2R, R3 = 4R, R4 = 3R.
Rank the resistors according to the potential difference across them, from largest to smallest.

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26. Using Kirchhoff’s rules, find the current in each resistor and the potential difference in each resistor
in the figure

27. Colour bands of a resistor are orange, blue, yellowrespectively and the tolerance is gold then determine
the value of resistance?
28. In the balanced Wheatstone Bridge circuit shown in figure, the known resistances are as indicated.
Find the value of R.

29. A galvanometer has a resistance of 40 Ω and is of 3 mA full-scale deflection. How would you modify it
to act as a 0−5 A ammeter?
III. Explanation
30. Describe: a). potential divider
b). potentiometer
c). the wheat stone bridge
d). drift velocity
e). conduction electrons
f). Ohm’s law
g). Kirchooff’s point rule and loop rule

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