Minerva Educations

By- Abhishek Sir: 9958674274 SCIENCE

Our Center’s – NFC & Gurugram
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TIME: 2 hrs.
ELECTRICITY
1. Name a device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor.

2. Define 1 volt. Express it in terms of SI unit of work and charge calculate the amount of
energy consumed in carrying a charge of 1 coulomb through a battery of 3 V.

3. Write S.I. unit of resistivity.

4. How is an ammeter connected in a circuit to measure current flowing through it?

5. What happens to resistance of a conductor when its area of cross-section is increased?

6. Name the physical quantity which is (i) same (ii) different in all the bulbs
when three bulbs of:
(a) same wattage are connected in series.
(b) same wattage are connected in parallel.
(c) different wattage are connected in series.
(d) different wattage are connected in parallel.

7. A given length of a wire is doubled on itself and this process is repeated once again. By what
factor does the resistance of the wire change?

8. What is an electric circuit? Distinguish between an open and a closed circuit.

9. (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 100 J of work is
required to transfer 20 C of charge from one terminal of the battery to the other.

10. A 9Ω resistance is cut into three equal parts and connected in parallel. Find the equivalent
resistance of the combination.

11. (a) Define the term ‘coulomb’.

(b) State the relationship between the electric current, the charge moving through a
conductor and the time of flow.
Calculate the charge passing through an electric bulb in 20 minutes if the value of current is
200 mA.

12. (a) How is the direction of electric current related to the direction of flow of electrons in a
wire?
(b) Calculate the current in a circuit if 500 C of charge passes through it in 10 minutes.
Answer.
13. An electric iron has a rating of 750 W, 220 V. Calculate the (i) current flowing through it,
and (ii) its resistance when in use.
14. Study the following electric circuit and find (i) the current flowing in the circuit and (ii) the
potential difference across 10 Ω resistor.

15. What is meant by electric current? Name and define its SI unit. In a conductor electrons are
flowing from B to A. What is the direction of conventional current? Give justification for
your answer. A steady current of 1 ampere flows through a conductor. Calculate the
number of electrons that flows through any section of the conductor in 1 second. (Charge on
electron 1.6 X 10-19 coulomb).

16. What is meant by electrical resistivity of a material? Derive its S.I. unit.

17. (a) Write two points of difference between electric energy and electric power.
(b) Out of 60 W and 40 W lamps, which one has higher electrical resistance when in use.
(c) What is the commercial unit of electric energy? Convert it into joules.

OR

Draw a labelled circuit diagram showing three resistors R1, R2 and R3 connected in series
with a battery (E), a rheostat (Rh), a plug key (K) and an ammeter (A) using standard
circuit symbol. Use this circuit to show that the same current flows through every part of
the circuit. List two precautions you would observe while performing the experiment.

18. State Ohm’s law. Write the necessary conditions for its validity. How is this law verified
experimentally? What will be the nature of graph between potential difference and
current for a conductor? Name the physical quantity that can be obtained from this
graph.

19. (a) Define electric power. Express it in terms of potential difference V and resistance R.
(b) An electrical fuse is rated at 2 A. What is meant by this statement?
(c) An electric iron of 1 kW is operated at 220 V. Find which of the following fuses that
respectively rated at 1 A,3 A and 5 A can be used in it.

20. Write relation between heat energy produced in a conductor when a potential difference V
is applied across its terminals and a current, I flows through for ‘t’
21. State difference between the wire used in the element of an electric heater and in a fuse
wire.
22. Find the current flowing through the following electric circuit.
23. An electric bulb of resistance 200Ω draws a current of 1 Ampere. Calculate the power of the
bulb the potential difference at its ends and the energy in kWh consumed burning it for 5h.

24. Draw a schematic diagram of an electric circuit comprising of 3 cells and an electric bulb,
ammeter, plug-key in the ON mode and another with same components but with two bulbs
in parallel and a voltmeter across the combination.

25. Explain the role of fuse in series with any electrical appliance in an electric circuit. Why
should a fuse with defined rating for an electric circuit not be replaced by one with a larger
rating?

26. An electric bulb is rated at 60 W, 240 V. Calculate its resistance. If the voltage drops to 192
V, calculate the power consumed and the current drawn by the bulb. (Assume that the
resistance of the bulb remain unchanged.)

27. The charge possessed by an electron is 1.6 X 10-19 coulombs. Find the number of electrons
that will flow per second to constitute a current of 1 ampere.

28. Two devices of rating 44 W, 220 V and 11 W, 220 V are connected in series. The
combination is connected across 440 V mains. The fuse of which of the two devices is likely
to burn when the switch is ON? Justify your answer.

29. Consider the circuit shown in the diagram. Find the current in 3Ω resistor.

OR

Series arrangements are not used for domestic circuits. List any three reasons.

30. Explain with the help of a labelled circuit diagram, how will you find the resistance of a
combination of three resistors, of resistance R1, R2 and R3 joined in parallel. Also
mention how will you connect the ammeter and the voltmeter in the circuit while
measuring the current in the circuit and the potential difference across one of the three
resistors of the combination.

31. Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of three
resistors R1, R2 and R3
Consider the following electric circuit:
 (a) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(b) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?
(c) If every resistor of the circuit is of 2 Ω, what current will flow in the circuit?
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32. Draw a schematic diagram of an electric circuit consisting of a battery of five 2 V cells, a 20
Ω resistor, a 30 Ω resistor, a plug key, all connected in series. Calculate the value of current
flowing through the 20 Ω resistor and the power consumed by the 30 Ωresistor.

33. Derive the expression for the heat produced due to a current T flowing for a time interval ‘t’
through a resistor ‘R’ having a potential difference ‘V’ across its ends. With which name is
the relation known? How much heat will an instrument of 12 W produce in one minute if it
is connected to a battery of 12 V?

34. A piece of wire of resistance 20 Ω is drawn out so that its length is increased to twice its
original length. Calculate the resistance of the wire in the new Situation.

35. (a) Two resistors R1and R2 may form (i) a series combination or (ii) a parallel combination,
and the combination may be connected to a battery of 6 volts. In which combination, will
the potential difference acrossR1 and across R2 be the same and in which combination, will
the current through R1 and through R2 be the same?
(b) For the circuit shown in this diagram, calculate

(i) the resultant resistance.

(ii) the total current.
(iii) the voltage across 7 Ω resistor.

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