Unit 2 Current Electrici ty
Q. l Show on a grap h, the variation of resistivity with temp
erature for a typical semiconductor.
Q, 2 Two wire s of equa l lengt h, one of copp er and the other
of mang anin have the same resis tance . Whic h wire
thick er? is
Q.3 Two codu cting wire X and Y of same diam eter but
diffent materials are joine d in series acros s a batte ry.
If the
num ber dens ity of elect rons in Xis twice that in Y, Find
the ratio of drift veloc ity of elect rons in the two wires
Q.4 .
The plot of the varia tion of poten tial difference acros
s v
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a comb inati on of three identical cells in series, versu
s current
is as show n here . Wha t is emf of each cell?
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Q.5 Sket ch a graph show ing variation ofresistivity of carbo
n with temp eratu re. p
Q.6 The varia tion of potential difference V with length e
in case of two
poten tiom eters P and Q is an show n. Whic h one of V
these two will you Q
prefe r for comp aring emfs of two primary cells ? T
Q .7 How can we increase the sensitivity of a poten tiom eter?
Q.8 Unde r what cond ition s will the terminals potential diffe
rence of a cell be great er than its e.m.f. ?
Q.9 Two stude nt 'X' and 'Y' perfo rm an expe rime nt on
E
poten tiom eter separ ately using the circuit given below 1----1[K)l----(
.
Keep ing othe r param eters unchanged, how will the Al --- --~ --- --- -'B
posit ion
of the null poin t be affected if: E
i) 'X ' incre ases the value of resistance R is the set-up
by keep ing the key K 1 close d and the key K open ?
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ii ) 'Y' decre ases the value ofres istan ce Sin the set-up,
while the key K 1 rema ins open and the key K,
close d.
Q . IO In the given circu it, assum ing point A to be 1A D 2A 2V
- -"- --.-<1:--11\,-....--~ B
at zero poten tial, use Kirc hhof fs rules to
deter mine the potential at point B. R 2n R,
ltl,- __...--r-- ~
A 1V C 2A
Q.11 ln the mete r bridge expe rime nt , balance point was obse
rved at J with AJ = e
i) Th e va lues of R and X were doubled and then inter R X
chan ged.
Wha t woul d be th e new pos iti on of balance point ?
ii ) If th e ga lvano mete r and batte ry arc interchanged at the
balance
e
A B
pos iti on, how will the balance point get affec ted ? J
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Q . 12 Using Kirchhoffs rules, determines 1A 4V 10
A ..---4-----h--"""'"'--~ B
(i)
the valtage drop across the unknown resistor Rand
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(ii) the current flowing in the arm EF inthe circuit as sh won.
D R C
Q. t 3 Define drift velocity. Write its relationship with relaxation time in terms of the electric field£ applied to a
conductor. A potential difference V is applied to a conductor of length L. How is the drift velocity affected
when Vis doubled and Lis halved ?
Q.14 A cell of emf 'E' and internal resistance 'r' is connected across a variable resistor 'R' plot a graph showing the
variation of terminal potential 'V' with resistance R.
Q .15 Derive an expression for the resistivity of a good conductor, in terms of the relaxation time of electrons.
Q.16 Two metallic wires of the same material have the same length but cross-sectional area is in the ratio I :22. They
are connected (i) in series and (ii) in parallel. Compare the drift velocities of electrons in the two wires in
both the cases (i) and (ii).
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Q .17 Determine the current drawn from a 12 V
supply with internal resistance o.sn by the
10 1n 1n
infinite network shown in figure each resistor (12V. 0.50)
has 1n resistance.
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Q.18 ln the figure a long uniform potiometerwire
AB is having constant potential gradient along its length.
~ 300cm ~I
The null points for the two primary cells of emfs ~ 120cm ~
A 1------~------' 8
and £ 2 connected in the manner shown are obtained at
£,
E, E,/ /
a distance of J 20 cm and 300 cm form the end A. Find II ~
E, ljt E,
(i) £ /£
1 2
and (ii) position of null point for the cell.
How is th e sensiti vity of a potentiometer increased ?
E 1n F o Using Kirchhoffs rules detennine the va lue ofunknown
Q . 19
reistance R in the circuit so that no current flows through
R
1n 40 resistance . Also find the potential difference
between A and D.
T 6V
L~_L_.----ill-~ C
A 9V B 3V
Jue of the resistance R in the circ uit .--_ _ ______,:B
2A~....,A
150 r ~·_
Cal cul ate the va . .
Q.20 . h th e fig ure so that th e current in the c1rcu1t
shown int e
ould be the poten ti al differcnct!
is 0.2A. What w
sv _ R
· ts AandD ?
between po1n C
0.2A 0 10n
12 uf 5(,
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Q.21 i) X
State the principle of working ofa meter bridge.
ii) R
In a meter bridge balance point is found at a
s
distance I, with resistance Rand Sas shown in the figure.
I,
When an unknown resistance S, the balance point shifts A
B
to a distance 12 • Find the expressio n for X in terms
♦ -
ofl1. 12 and S.
C
Q .22 i) Calculate the equivalen t resistance of the given electrical
network between points A and B .
ii) Also calculate the current through CD and A CB ifa IO V de source
is connected between A and Band the vlaue of R is assumed as 20 .
200
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Q .23 State Kirchhoff 's rules of current distributio n in an electrical 4'N
200
network. Using these rules determine the value of the ,.
current 11 in the electric circuit given below.
,.
e,;;N 200
Q.24 a) In a meter bridge shown below the balance point is found to X y
be at 39.3 cm someone and A, when the resistorYi s of determine
the resistance of X , why are the connectio ns between made fo
thick copper strips ?
b) Determine the balance point of the bridge above ifX and Y are I--------X-------1• C
D
interchang ed. +
c) What happens if the galvanom eter and cell are interchang ed at
the balanced point of the bridge? Would the galvanom eter show in y current?
Q.25 ~ - - - - - 1 I~/- --~
1 Two primary cells of e.m.f. E, and E1 (E 1>E2) are connected
A 1--------=250: :.=-...:..400,.: ....._ _-' 8 to the potentiom eter wire AB as shown in the figure .
If the balancing lengths for the two combinati ons of the cells are
250 cm and 400 cm find the ratio ofE,and E 1 •
Q .26 4 cells of indentical emfE, internal resistance rare connected
in series to a variable resistor. The following graph show the variation
of terminal voltage of the combinati on with the current output :
i) What is the emfof each cell used?
0.5 1.0 1 .5 2.0
ii) For what current from the cells, does maximum power dissipatio n / (in amperes) ---+
occur in the circuit ?
iii) Calculate the internal resistance of each cell.
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d cross one of it.s side as
f 9\/ is conoec te a.
Q .27 A l 6Q resi stance wire is bent to fo nn a square. A sou rce of em
A"-r-..___ _ __, C
sho wn . D-- --- R
Calcul ate the c urrent drawn fro m the square.
Find the p ote ntial differen ce between tbe ends C and D .
Iftb e wi re is now stretc hed unifo rml y to do uble th e
length and once agaio the s ame cell is connect ed in the
same way. across one side o f the square formed , what will
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now bethepo tenti.ald ifferen ceacros sooeof its diagona l s ?
. th term ina ls o f aa
Q .28 F or the poten tio meter c ircuit shown in the given · X d y represe nt e two
figure,p omt an b od B of the
unknown e mf E. A student obse rved that when the jockey 1s • . d from the end A to t e e
move
p otentiom eter w ire, the defl ection in the gal vanome ter E
remain s in the sam e d irecti on . .----- '-+---11-:j= - - - - - - - - - - - ' \( •
·w hat may be the two possibl e faults in the circuit
that co uld result in this observa tion ? lf tbe
gal vanome ter deflection at the end Bis (i) more, A B
(ii ) less than at the end A , which of the two faults , E'
Iisted above. would be there in the circuit ?
X y
Gi ve reason in support of your answer in each case.
Q .29 a) A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connec ted to two externa l resistan ce R 1 and R 1 and a prefec t
ammete r. The current in the circuit is measur ed in four differen t situatio n :
i) With out any external resistance in the circuit ii ) With resistan ce R, only
iii) With R , and Ri in series combin ation iv) With R 1 and R 1 in paralle l co mb ination
The current s measur ed in the four cases are 0.42A, 1.05A, l .4A and 4 .2A,
but not necess ary in that
order. Identify the currents corresp onding to the four cases mentio ned above.
b) A variable resistor R is connec ted across a cell of emf in the figure .
Plot a graph showin g the variation of
i) Tennin al voltage Vand
j j) The current I, as a function of R
+
l OV E, r
Q .3 0 ~ --- i--- - - - - A 10 V battery of negligi ble interna l res istance
is connec ted across a 200 V battery and a resistance
of 38!1 as shown in the figure . Find the va lue o f
38!1 200V the current in circuit.
Q .3 J A res istance o f R.Q draws current from a potenti ometer as r--- ---v -- - - -- -
shown in the figure . The potenti ometer has a total resistan ce
R0i2. A voltage Vi s supplie d to the potenti ometer. Derive an A r-----. ./v'\R /\tM._ ____ __J C
expres sion for the voltage across R when the sliding contact
is in the middle of the potenti ometer. R
Q.32 T wo electric bulbs P and Q have their resistan ce in the ratio l . 2 They a
. . . . d . .
Find the ratio of the power d1ss1pat1on m there bulbs. · • re connec te in senes across a battery. i
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Assignment Physics -XU
Q.33 State Kirch hoff's rul es. Apply these rules to the
loops PRSP and PRQP to write the expression s
for the curre nts I, , / 1 and / 3 in the given circuit.
and /J"
Q.34 In the given netwo rk, find the values of the currents I,, Ii,
A E,=2V
.---./ VVV '--~- --'
E~ = 1V
I,
D ,, E,= 3V
30 C
A
ing circu it,
Q.35 Find the value of the unkno wn resist ance X, in the follow
the
ifno current flows through the sectio n AO. Also calcu late
and
current drawn by the circuit from the batter y of e.m.f. 6 V
negligible internal resistance.
B C
6V
n in figure .
Q.36 Deter mine the current in each branch of the network show
B
Q.3 7 Why potenti omete r is prefe rred over voltm eter to meas
ure EMF of cell.
and 2 part conn e 1 d ·
Q.38 A heate r coi l of I OOw and 200v it cut into 2 equal parts c e in paralle l then fi nd the powe r
across the comb ination .
