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The document contains a series of electricity-related questions covering definitions, calculations, and circuit diagrams. Topics include electric current, potential difference, Ohm's law, resistance, electric power, and energy consumption. It also includes practical problems involving calculations of current, voltage, resistance, and energy in various electrical scenarios.

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electricity questions

The document contains a series of electricity-related questions covering definitions, calculations, and circuit diagrams. Topics include electric current, potential difference, Ohm's law, resistance, electric power, and energy consumption. It also includes practical problems involving calculations of current, voltage, resistance, and energy in various electrical scenarios.

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Electricity questions

1. Define Electric current with its formula and SI unit.


2. Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.
3. Define potential difference with formula and SI unit
4. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 coulombs from a point at 118 volts to a point at 128
volts?
5. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2C across two points having a potential difference of 12V?
6. How much energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6V battery?
7. An electric bulb draws a current of 0.25A for 20 minutes. Calculate the amount of electric charge that
flows through the circuit.
8. Draw an electric circuit consisting of a cell, a resistor, an ammeter, a voltmeter and a switch (or plug).
9. In 10s, a charge of 25C leaves a battery, and 200J of energy are delivered to an outside circuit as a result.
Find P.D and current flows in the circuit.
10. Define OHM’s law with its equation.
11. Potential difference between two points of a wire carrying 2 ampere current is 0.1 volt. Calculate the
resistance between these points.
12. A simple electric circuit has a 24V battery and a resistor of 60 ohms. What will be the current in the
circuit?
13. An electric iron draws a current of 3.4A from the 220 V supply line. What current will this electric iron
draw when connected to 110V supply line?
14. Why do electricians wear rubber and gloves while working with electricity?
15. List out the factors affecting the resistance of a conductor.
16. A copper wire of length 2m and area of cross-section 1.7 ×10-6 m2 has a resistance of 2 ×10-2 ohms.
Calculate the resistivity of copper.
17. If 4 resistances, each of value 1 ohm, are connected in series, what will be the resultant resistance?
18. A resistance of 6 ohms is connected in series with another resistance of 4 ohms. A potential difference of
20 volts is applied across the combination. Calculate the current through the circuit and potential
difference across the 6ohm resistance.
19. Draw the diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of 3 cells of 2 V each, a 5 Ω resistor, 8 Ω resistor and
12 Ω resistor, and a plug key, ammeter and voltmeter across 12 Ω resistor all connected in series. Find
ammeter and voltmeter readings.
20. Calculate the equivalent resistance when two resistances of 3 ohms and 6 ohms are connected parallel.
21. In the circuit diagram given alongside, find
a. Total resistance of the circuit
b. Total current flowing in the circuit and
c. The potential difference across R1
22.
a. What is the combined resistance?
b. What is the P.D across the combined resistance?
c. What is the P.D across 3Ω resistor?
d. What is the current across 3Ω resistor?
e. What is the current across 6Ω resistor?
23. Define electric power and its SI unit.
24. An electric bulb is rated 220V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power consumed will be:
25. A radio set of 60 watts runs 50 hours. How much electrical energy is consumed?
26. A current of 4 A flows through a 12V car headlight bulb for 10minutes. How much energy transfer occurs
during this time?

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Electricity questions
27. Calculate the energy transferred by a 5 A current flowing through a resistor of 2 ohms for 30 minutes.
28. A refrigerator having a power rating of 350 W operates for 10hours a day. Calculate the cost of electrical
energy to operate if for a month of 30 days. The rate of electrical energy is Rs. 3.40 per kWhr.
29. A potential difference of 250 volts is applied across a resistance of 500ihms in an electric iron. Calculate
(i) current (ii) heat energy produced in joules in 10 seconds.
30. When a current of 4.0 A passes through a certain resistor for 10 minutes, 2.88 × 104 J of heat are
produced. Calculate (a) power of the resistor (b) the voltage across the resistor.
31. A heating coil has a resistance of 200Ω. At what rate will heat be produced in it when a current of 2.5 A
flows through it?
32. An electric heater of resistance 8Ω takes a current of 15A from the mains supply line. Calculate the rate
at which heat is developed in the heater.
33. A resistance of 25Ω is connected to a 12V battery. Calculate the heat energy in Joules generated per
minute

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