What is nichrome ? State its one use.
Nichrome is an alloy of nickel, chromium, manganese ad iron having a resistivity of about 60 times more than that of copper. It is used for making the heating elements of electrical heating appliances.
(a) How many milliamperes are there in 1 ampere ?
(b) How many microamperes are there in 1 ampere ?
How many electrons are flowing per second past a point in a circuit in which there is a current of 5 amp ?
Name the law which relates the current in a conductor to the potential difference across its ends.
Give two reasons why nichrome alloy is used for making the heating elements of electrical appliances.
How should the two resistances of 2 ohms each be connencted so as to produce an equivalent resistance of 1 ohm ?
What is the general name of the substances having infinitely high electrical resistance ?
Keeping the potential difference constant, the resistance of a circuit is halved. By how much does the current change ?
Distinguish between good conductors, resistors and insulators. Name two good conductors, two resistors and two insulators.
Why are the coils of electric irons and electric toasters made of an alloy rather than a pure metal ?
An electric bulb of resistance 20 Ω and a resistance wire of 4 Ω are connected in series with a 6 V battery. Draw the circuit diagram and calculate :
(a) total resistance of the circuit.
(b) current through the circuit.
(c) potential difference across the electric bulb.
(d) potential difference across the resistance wire.
Three resistors are connected as shown in the diagram.
Through the resistor 5 ohm, a current of 1 ampere is flowing,
(i) What is the current through the other two resistors ?
(ii) What is the p.d. across AB and across AC ?
(iii) What is the total resistance ?
The p.d. across a lamp is 12 V. How many joules of electrical energy are changed into heat and light when :
(a) a charge of 1 C passes through it ?
(b) a charge of 5 C passes through it ?
(c) a current of 2 A flows through it for 10 s ?
A student made an electric circuit shown here to measure the current through two lamps.
(a) Are the lamps in series or parallel ?
(b) The student has made a mistake in this circuit.
What is the mistake ?
(c) Draw a circuit diagram to show the correct way to connect the circuit.
Use the proper circuit symbols in your diagram.
A current of 200 mA flows through a 4 kΩ resistor. What is the p.d. across the resistor ?
(a) Give two examples of substances which are good conductors of electricity. Why do you think they are
good conductors of electricity ?
Calculate the resistance of a copper wire 1.0 km long and 0.50 mm diameter if the resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10-8 Ωm.
If 3 resistances of 3 ohm each are connected in parallel, what will be their total resistance ?
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) Potential difference is measured in………….. by using a……………. placed in………… across a component.
(b) Copper is a good………….. Plastic is an……………
A current of 5 amperes flows through a wire whose ends are at a potential difference of 3 volts. Calculate the resistance of the wire.
(a) Give one example to show how the resistance depends on the nature of material of the conductor.
(b) Calculate the resistance of an aluminium cable of length 10 km and diameter 2.0 mm if the resistivity of aluminium is 2.7 x 10-8Ωm.
How does the resistance of a wire vary with its :
(a) area of cross-section ?
(b) diameter ?
Calculate the area of cross-section of a wire if its length is 1.0 m, its resistance is 23 Ω and the resistivity of the material of the wire is 1.84 x 10-6 Ωm.
For the circuit shown in the diagram below :
What is the value of :
(i) current through 6 Ωresistor ?
(ii) potential difference across 12 Ω resistor ?
In 10 s, a charge of 25 C leaves a battery, and 200 j of energy are delivered to an outside circuit as a result.
(a) What is the p.d. across the battery ?
(b) What current flows from the battery ?
The graph between V and 1 for a conductor is a straight line passing through the origin.
Which law is illustrated by such a graph ?
What should remain constant in a statement of this law ?
Two resistances X and Y are connected turn by turn : (i) in parallel, and (ii) in series. In which case the resultant resistance will be less than either of the individual resistances ?
How should the two resistances of 2 ohms each be connencted so as to produce an equivalent resistance of 1 ohm ?
A wire that has resistance R is cut into two equal pieces. The two parts are joined in parallel. What is the resistance of the combination ?
How much work is done when one coulomb charge moves against a potential difference of 1 volt ?
How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 C across two points having a potential difference of 12 V ?
What do you understand by the term “electric potential” ? (or potential) at a point ? What is the unit of electric potential ?
(a) What is an electric current ? What makes an electric current flow in a wire ?
(b) Define the unit of electric current (or Define ampere).
If the charge on an electron is 1.6 x 10-19 coulombs, how many electrons should pass through a conductor in 1 second to constitute 1 ampere current ?
An electric heater is connected to the 230 V mains supply. A current of 8 A flows through the heater.
(a) How much charge flows around the circuit each second ?
(b) How much energy is transferred to the heater each second ?
A resistance of 20 ohms has a current of 2 amperes flowing in it. What potential difference is there between its ends ?
Fill in the following blank with a suitable word :
Ohm’s law states a relation between potential difference and……………………
(a) What is meant by the “resistance of a conductor” ? Write the relation between resistance, potential
difference and current.
(b) When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Calculate the value of the resistance of the resistor.
If the length of a wire is doubled by taking more of wire, what happens to its resistance ?
