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CURRENT ELECTRICITY

QUESTIONS CARRYING 1 MARK:


1.Graphically represent the variation of resistivity of a semiconductor with temperature.
2.What is the significance of loop rule.
3.Define electrical resistivity of the material of a conductor.
4.In an electrical network, where does the law of conservation of energy is valid?
5.Define drift velocity of free electrons.
6.Define mobility of electron.
7.Define current density of a metallic conductor.
8.Write the SI Unit of current density.
9.How does the resistivity of nichrome vary with absolute temperature.

QUESTIONS CARRYING 2 MARKS:


1.Write any two limitations of Ohm’s law
2.State and explain Ohm’s law
3.Write the expression for the drift velocity in terms of current and explain the terms
4.What is Ohmic device? Give one example.
5.State Kirchhoff’s laws of electrical network.
6.How does the electrical conductivity vary when the temperature rises in i) metal ii)
semiconductor?
7.How does the resistivity of a metallic conductor vary with the temperature? Show its variation
graphically.
8. Mention two limitations of Ohm’s law
9.Distinguish between EMF and TPD of a cell.

QUESTIONS CARRYING 3 MARKS:


1.State Ohm’s law and deduce Ohm’s law in vector form
2.Derive an expression for current drawn by an external resistance using Ohm’s law
3.Derive an expression for drift velocity of free electrons in a conductor.
4.Derive the relation between current and drift velocity
5.Define the terms: Drift velocity, Relaxation time and mobility of electrons

QUESTIONS CARRYING 5 MARKS:


2
ne τ
1.Derive an expression for electrical conductivity of a material : ( σ = ¿ Where the terms
m
have their usual meaning.
2..Derive an expression for equivalent EMF and equivalent internal resistance of a cell when two
cells are connected in parallel.
3. Derive the condition for balancing of Wheatstone’s network using Kirchhoff’s laws.

NUMERICAL
1.Three resistors 3𝜴, 4𝜴 and 12𝜴 are connected in parallel.
i) What is the effective resistance of the combination?
ii)If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 6V and internal resistance 0.5𝜴, find the
current drawn from the battery and terminal potential difference across the battery.

2.The four arms of a Wheatstone bridge ABCD have the following resistance, AB = 100𝜴,
BC =10𝜴, CD = 5𝜴 and DA =60𝜴. A galvanometer of 15𝜴 is connected across BD.
Calculate
the current through the galvanometer when potential difference of 10v is maintained across AC

3.Two resistors are connected in series with 5v battery of negligible internal resistance. A current
of 2A flows through each resistor. If they are connected in parallel with the same battery a
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current of A flows through the combination. Calculate the value of each resistance.
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4. A resistance of 9𝜴 is connected to the terminals of a cell. A voltmeter connected across the


cell reads 1.8V. When a resistance of 10𝜴 is connected in series with 9𝜴 resistor the voltmeter
reading changes to 1.9V. Calculate the EMF and internal resistance of the cell.
5. A 100mg mass of nichrome metal is drawn into a wire of area of cross section 0.05mm 2.
Calculate the resistance of the wire. Given, density of nichrome = 8.4 X 10 3 kgm-3 and resistivity
of the material = 1.2 X 10-6 𝜴m.

6. Two cells of EMF 4v and 2v having the internal resistances 2𝜴 and 1𝜴 respectively are

Find the potential drop across 10𝜴 resistor.


connected so as to send the current in the same direction through an external resistance of 10𝜴.

7. Two resistors are connected in series with 2v battery of negligible internal resistance. A
2
current of A flows through each resistor. If they are connected in parallel with the same battery
5
5
a current of A flows through the combination. Calculate the value of each resistance.
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8.Three resistors 2𝜴, 3𝜴 and 4𝜴 are connected in series.


i) What is the effective resistance of the combination?
ii)If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 10V and negligible internal resistance, find
the potential drop across each resistor. (5 Marks)

connected in parallel and 10𝜴 resistor is connected across them. Calculate the
9. Two cells of EMF 3v and 4v having the internal resistances 1𝜴 and 2𝜴 respectively are

power dissipated in 10𝜴 resistor. (5 Marks)

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