DAV MODEL SCHOOL, DURGAUR (W.B.
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PRACTICE PAPER
Class : XII Subject : Physics
Chapter : Current Electricity
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Q. No. Question Marks
1. A cylindrical conductor of length l and cross-sectional area A is 2
connected to a DC source. Under the influence of electric field set up
due to the source, the free electrons begin to drift in the opposite
direction of the electric field.
(a) Draw the curve showing the dependency of drift velocity on
relaxation time.
(b) Write an expression for the drift velocity of the electron in terms of
the potential difference applied across the conductor.
2. A heating element using nichrome connected to a 230 V supply draws 2
an initial current of 3.2 A which settles after a few seconds to a steady
value of 2.8 A. What is the steady temperature of the heating element, if
the room temperature is 27.0 °C and the temperature coefficient of
resistance of nichrome is 1.70x10–4 °C–1?
3. Two heaters A and B have power rating of 1 kW and 2 kW respectively. 2
They are first connected in series and then in parallel to a fixed power
source. Find the ratio of power outputs for these two cases.
4. 2
If the galvanometer G does not show any deflection in the circuit
shown, find the value of the unknown resistance R.
5. A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connected across a variable
resistor R.
(a) Plot a graph showing the variation of terminal potential difference
V with resistance R. 1
(b) Predict from the graph, the condition under which V becomes equal
to E. 1
6. Two conducting wires X and Y are such that the diameter of Y is 2
double that of X. The number density of electrons in Y is three times
that in X. These are joined in series across a battery. Find the ratio of
drift speed of electron in the two wires.
7. Under what condition will the current in a wire be the same when 2
connected to the combination of n identical cells in series and when
connected to the same set of cells connected
in parallel?
Each cell is having internal resistance r and emf E and the external
resistance is R.
8. (a) How does the mobility of electrons in a conductor change when the 2
potential difference applied across the conductor is doubled,
keeping the length and temperature of the conductor constant?
(b) Explain with the help of a graph, the variation of conductivity with
temperature for a metallic conductor.
9. A potential difference V is applied across a conductor of length l and 3
uniform cross sectional area A. How will the (i) electric field ‘E’, (ii)
drift velocity ‘vd’ and (iii) current density ‘J’ be affected when
(a) V is doubled and
(b) l is halved
(keeping other factors constant)
10. (a) Write any two factors on which internal resistance of a cell 3
depends.
(b) The emf and internal resistance of a cell are ‘E’ and ‘r’
respectively. It is connected across an external resistance R=2r.
What will be the potential drop across the terminals of the cell?
11. A potential difference V is applied across a load resistor of resistance R; 3
V and R can be varied. If the current that flows in the circuit be I, draw
a graph showing the variation of power consumed by the resistor as a
function of
(i) R, keeping V constant
(ii) I, keeping R constant
(iii) V, keeping R constant
12. Define the term resistivity of a conductor. Give its S.I. unit. Show that 3
m
2
the resistivity of a conductor is given by ne τ where symbols have
their usual meanings.
13. 3
A wire of uniform cross-section and resistance 4Ω is bent in the shape
of a square ABCD a shown in the figure. Point A is connected to a point
P on DC by a wire AP of resistance 1 Ω. When a potential difference is
applied between A and C, the points B and P are seen to be at the same
potential. What is the resistance of the part DP?
14. 3
In the above circuit, find the potential difference across the capacitor.
15. (a) Define the term ‘conductivity’ of a metallic wire. Write its SI unit. 3
(b) Using the concept of free electrons in a conductor, derive the
expression for the conductivity of a wire in terms of number density
of electrons and relaxation time. Hence obtain the relation between
current density and the applied electric field E.
16. 3
What does the ammeter A read in the circuit shown above? What will
happen if the positions of the cell and the ammeter are interchanged?
17. (a) Define ‘drift velocity’ and obtain an expression for the current 5
flowing in a wire, in terms of the ‘drift velocity’ of the electrons.
(b) Use the above expression to show that the ‘resistivity’ of the
material of a wire is inversely proportional to the ‘relaxation time’
of the free electrons in the metal.
18. (a) Two cells of different emfs and internal resistances are connected in 5
parallel with one another. Derive the expression for the equivalent
emf and equivalent internal resistance of the combination.
(b)
In the arrangement shown in the figure, find the value of the current
through 5Ω resistor.
19. (a) The emf of a cell is always greater than its terminal voltage. 5
Explain the statement.
(b) Plot a graph showing the variation of terminal potential difference
V across a cell of emf and internal resistance r, with current I
drawn from it. Using this graph, how does one determine the emf
of the cell and the internal resistance r?
(c)
Three cells of emf E, 2E and 5E having internal resistances r, 2r
and 3r respectively, are connected across a variable external
resistance R. Find the expression for the current driven from the
cell. Plot a graph for variation of current with R.
20. (a) Two electric bulbs P and Q have their resistances in the ratio of 1:2. 5
They are connected in series across a battery. Find the ratio of the
power dissipation in these bulbs.
(b)
Two cells one of emf 18V and internal resistance 2Ω and the other
of emf 12 Volt and internal resistance 1 Ω are connected as shown
in the figure. What will be the reading of the voltmeter?
(c) At room temperature (27°C), the resistance of a heating element is
100Ω. What is the temperature of the element, if the resistance is
found to be 117Ω, given that the temperature coefficient of the
material of the resistor is 1.70x10–4 °C–1.
