PHYSICS

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DISPERSION AND SCATTERING OF

LIGHT

Question Bank

1. A 4-V battery is connected to a lamp of

resistance 4Ω. Calculate the current through

the lamp.

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2. A 3-V battery is connected across a 5 − Ω

resistance. Calculate the heat produced in 5

seconds.

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3. An electric kettle is rated 500W, 220V. It is

used to heat water for 30 seconds. Assuming

the voltage to be 220 V, calculate the heat

produced.

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4. Calculate the current in a wire if 900 C of

charge passes through it in 10 minutes.

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5. How much current will flow through a

resistor of resistor of resistance 12Ω if a

battery of 18 V is connected across it ?

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6. Calculate the resistance of a copper wire of

length 1 m and area of cross section 2mm

2
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Resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10 −5

Ωm .

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7. Calculate the wattage of an electric heater

which draws 5A current when connected to a

220-V power supply.

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8. When a particle of charge 10μC is brought

from infinity to a point P,2.0 Mj of work is done

by the external forces. What is the potential at

P?

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9. Calculate the work done in taking a charge

of 0.02 C from A to B if the potential at A is 20

V, and that at B is 30V.

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10. How much charge flows through a wire in

10 minutes if the current through it is 2.5 A?

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11. A 2-V cell is connected to a 1 − Ω resistor .

How many electrons come out of the negative

terminal of the cell in 2 minutes ?

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12. The amount of charge passing through a

cell in 4 seconds is 12 C. What is the current

supplied by the cell?

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13. A 6-V battery is connected across a 5 − Ω

resistor.Calculate the current passing through

the resistor .

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14. When a 24V battery is connected to

resistor, the current in it is 0.4 A. What is the

resistance of the resistor ? What would be the

current through it when it is connected to a

battery of 6V?

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15. In an experiment, the current flowing

through a resistor and the potential

difference across it are measured. The values

are given below. Show that these values

confirm Ohm's law, and find the resistance of

the resistor.
i(ampere) 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

V(volt) 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12

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16. The resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10
−8
Ωm.

What length of copper wire of diameter 0.1

mm will have a resistance of 34Ω ?

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17. The resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10

−8
Ωm.

Another copper wire of the same length but of

half the diameter as the first is taken. What is

the ratio of its resistance to that of the first

wire ?
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18. Three resistors, each of resistance , are

12Ω

connected in parallel. What is the equivalent

resistance ?

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19. A uniform wire of resistance R is cut into

two equal pieces, and these pieces are joined

in parallel. What is the resistance of the

combination ?
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20. How will you join the resistors of

resistances 3Ω, 6Ω and 8Ω to get an

equivalent resistance of 10Ω?

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21. Find the current supplied by the cell in the

circuit shown in Figure 4.E3.

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22. In the circuit shown below, calculate the

total resistance of the circuit and the current

flowing through it.

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23. Figure 4.E5 shows a part of an electric

circuit. The reading of the ammeter is 3.0 A.

Find the currents through the 10Ω and

20 − Ω resistors.

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24. A 12 -V battery connected to a bulb drives a

current of 2.0 A through it. Find the energy

supplied by the battery in 10 minutes.

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25. A current of 1.5 A flows through a wire of

8Ω Find the amount of heat produced in 10

seconds.

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26. A current of 2A produces 200J of heat in a

wire in a given period of time. If the current is

increased to 4A, how much heat will be

produced in the same time ?

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27. A bulb is rated 5.0 V, 100 mA. Calculate its

rated power and resistance.

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28. Calculate the resistance of a bulb rated 40

W ,230 V when in On condition.

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29. Calculate the current 10Ω and 20Ω are

joined in series. A potential difference of 12 V

is applied across the combination. Find the

power consumed by each resistor.

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30. Two resistors of resistances 10Ω and 20Ω

are joined in series. A potential difference of

12V is applied across the combination. Find

the power consumed by each resistor.

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31. Two resistors of resistances 10Ω and 20Ω

are joined in parallel. A potential difference of

12V is applied across the combination. Find

the power consumed by each resistor.

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32. Calculate the energy consumed in kilowatt

hours by a 60-W fan in 2 hours.

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33. A heater draws 1100 W at 220 V. Find the

resistance of the heater when in On condition

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34. A heater draws 1100 W at 220 V.Calculate

the kilowatt hours consumed in a week if the

heater is used daily for four hours at the rated

voltage .

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35. A bulb used in a car is rated 12 V, 48 W. Find

the energy consumed in one minute when the

bulb is connected to a 12 -V battery.

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36. A bulb used in a car is rated 12 V, 48 W. Find

the energy consumed in one minute when the

bulb is connected to a 6 -V battery.

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37. The potential at a point is 20 V. The work

done in bringing a charge of 0.5 C. from

infinity to this point will be

A. 20 J
 B. 10 J

C. 5 J

D. 40 J

Answer: B

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38. A negative charge released from a point A

moves along the line AB. The potential at A is

15 V, and it varies uniformly along AB. The

potential at B.
 A. may be 10 V

B. may be 15 V

C. may be 20 V

D. must be 15 V

Answer: C

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39. A charge is taken a point A to a point B.

The work done per unit charge in the process

is called
 A. the potential at A

B. the potential at B

C. the potential difference between B and A

D. the current from A to B

Answer: C

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40. Joule/coulomb is the same as

A. watt
 B. volt

C. ampere

D. ohm

Answer: B

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41. A voltmeter is used to measure

A. potential difference

B. electric current
 C. electric power

D. resistance

Answer: A

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42. On which of the following no plus' or

'minus' sign is marked ?

A. a cell

B. an ammeter
 C. a voltmeter

D. a resistor

Answer: D

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43. An ammeter is always connected in ……….

And a voltmeter in ……. . The suitable words, in

order, for the blanks are

A. series, series
 B. parallel , parallel

C. parallel , series

D. series , parallel

Answer: D

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44. In a metal,

A. all the electrons are free to move

 B. all the electrons are bound to their

parent atoms

C. there are no electrons

D. some electrons are free to move

Answer: D

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45. The free electrons of a metal are free to

A. move on the surface only

 B. are free to escape through the surface

C. are free to fall into the nuclei

D. are free to move anywhere in the metal

Answer: D

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46. The current in a wire depends

A. only on the potential difference applied

B. only on the resistance of the wire

 C. on both of them

D. on none of them

Answer: C

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47. Consider the following incomplete

statement "Ohm's law relates potential

difference with … for a given resistance".The

suitable choice of the missing word is

 A. Power

B. energy

C. current

D. time

Answer: C

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48. Consider the following statements:( A ) In

series connection, the same current flows

through each element.

B. In parallel connection, the same potential

difference is applied across each element.

A. both A and B are correct

B. A is correct but B is wrong

C. A is wrong but B is correct

D. both A and B are wrong

Answer: A

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49. It is not possible to have a particel with

charge `20xx10^(-19) C.

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50. An electron released from rest at a point A

moves towards a nearby point B. The potential

at A is higher than the potential at B.

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51. A metal has a large number of electrons,

but a nonmetal has only a small number of

electrons.

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52. The Positive terminal of cell is connected to

the end A, and the negative terminal is

connected to the end B of a metallic wire AB.

Electrons flow in the wire in the direction B to

A.
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53. If two equal resistances are connected in

parallel the equivalent resistance is halved.

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54. A thick wire has a larger resistance than a

thin wire.

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