ELECTRICITY WORKSHEET – 1 GR.
Answer the following questions:
ACHIEVERS
1) State the relation between potential difference, work done and charge moved.
2) Calculate the work done in moving a charge of 4 C from a point of 220 volts to anther point
at 230 volts
3) If 3 x 10-3 J of work is done in moving a particle carrying a charge of 15 x 10-6 C from
Infinity to a point P, what will be the potential at the point P?
4) Name a device used to measure current in a circuit How is it connected in a circuit?
5) Name a device used to measure potential difference in a circuit How is it connected in a
circuit?
6) What is the resistance of an ideal ammeter?
7) Draw the symbols for the following :
i) Rheostat ii) Ammeter iii) Closed Key iv) Resistance
8) One billion electrons pass from a point A to B in a conductor in 10 -4 seconds. What is the
magnitude and direction of current?
9) The potential difference between the terminals of an electric iron is 240 volts and the current
is 5 A. What is the resistance of electric iron?
10) A resistance of 15 ohms has a current of 5 amp flowing in it. What potential difference is
there between its ends?
11) Name a device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor.
12) 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.
EXPLORERS
1) Geyser draws a a current of 15 A from the main line for half an hour to heat water. Calculate
the amount of charge that flows through the filament.
2) A bulb is rated at 5volt, 100 mA. Calculate its resistance.
3) How many electrons are there in 10 C of charge?
4) The potential difference between the terminals of an electric heater is 60 V when it draws a
current of 4 A from the source. What current will the heater draw if the potential difference
is increased to 120 V?
5) In an experiment to verify Ohms Law, the current through a resistor and the potential
difference across it are measured. From the values given below, plot a graph I versus V.
Show that the data confirms Ohms law and find the resistance of the resistor.
Current (A) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
Potential 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8
Difference
6) How much current will an electric bulb draw from 220 V source if the resistance of the bulb
is 1200Ω? If in place of bulb, a heater of resistance 100 Ω is connected to the sources,
calculate the current drawn by it.
7) State the law connecting potential difference and current in a circuit. Write the necessary
conditions for its validity. 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.
SCHOLARS
1) The V-I graph of three A, B , C resistors is given below .Which is the highest? Why?
2) In hydrogen atom an electron revolves in a circular path of radius 5 x 10 -11 m with speed of
2.2 x 10 6 m/s. Calculate the current. ( Charge of an electron e = 1.6 x 10 -19 coulomb )
3) A TV set picture tube shoots out a beam of electrons. The current due to this beam is 10 mA
How many electrons will strike the TV screen every second?
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