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CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEMS GRADE X ELECTRICITY

1. Name a device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor.

2. Define 1 volt. Express it in terms of SI unit of work and charge calculate the
amount of energy consumed in carrying a charge of 1 coulomb through a battery of
3 V.
3. Write S.I. unit of resistivity.
4. How is an ammeter connected in a circuit to measure current flowing through it?
5. What happens to resistance of a conductor when its area of cross-section is
increased? Answer.
6. Name the physical quantity which is (i) same (ii) different in all the bulbs when
three bulbs of:
(a) same wattage are connected in series. (b) same
wattage are connected in parallel.

(c) different wattage are connected in series. (d) different

wattage are connected in parallel.
A given length of a wire is doubled on itself and this process is repeated once
again. By what factor does the resistance of the wire change?
What is an electric circuit? Distinguish between an open and a closed circuit.

7. (a) Define the term ‘volt’.

(b) State the relation between work, charge and potential difference for an electric
circuit. Calculate the potential difference between the two terminals of a battery if
100 J of work is required to transfer 20 C of charge from one terminal of the battery
to the other.
8. A 9Ω resistance is cut into three equal parts and connected in parallel. Find the
equivalent resistance of the combination
(a) Define the term ‘coulomb’.
(b) State the relationship between the electric current, the charge moving through a
conductor and the time of flow.
Calculate the charge passing through an electric bulb in 20 minutes if the value of current is
200 mA.
9.(a) How is the direction of electric current related to the direction of flow of electrons in a
wire?
(b) Calculate the current in a circuit if 500 C of charge passes through it in 10 minutes.
An electric iron has a rating of 750 W, 220 V. Calculate the (i) current flowing through
it, and (ii) its resistance when in use.
Study the following electric circuit and find (i) the current flowing in the circuit and (ii)
the potential difference across 10 Ω resistor.

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10. What is meant by electric current? Name and define its SI unit. In a conductor electrons
are flowing from B to A. What is the direction of conventional current? Give justification for
your answer. A steady current of 1 ampere flows through a conductor. Calculate the number
of electrons that flows through any section of the conductor in 1 second. (Charge on electron
1.6 X 10-19 coulomb).

11. What is meant by electrical resistivity of a material? Derive its S.I. unit.

12. (a) Write two points of difference between electric energy and electric power. (6) Out of
60 W and 40 W lamps, which one has higher electrical resistance when in use.
(c) What is the commercial unit of electric energy? Convert it into joules.
13. Draw a labelled circuit diagram showing three resistors R1, R2 and R3 connected in series
with a battery (E), a rheostat (Rh), a plug key (K) and an ammeter (A) using standard circuit
symbol. Use this circuit to show that
the same current flows through every part of the circuit. List two precautions you would observe
while performing the experiment.
14. State Ohm’s law. Write the necessary conditions for its validity. How is this law verified
experimentally? What will be the nature of graph between potential difference and current for
a conductor? Name the physical quantity that can be obtained from this graph. (a) Define
electric power. Express it in terms of potential difference V and resistance R. (b) An electrical
fuse is rated at 2 A. What is meant by this statement?
(c) An electric iron of 1 kW is operated at 220 V. Find which of the following fuses that
respectively rated at 1 A,3 A and 5 A can be used in it.

15.Write relation between heat energy produced in a conductor when a potential difference
V is applied across its terminals and a current I flows through for ‘t’
State difference between the wire used in the element of an electric heater and in a fuse
wire.

16.Find the current flowing through the following electric circuit.

17.An electric bulb of resistance 200Ω draws a current of 1 Ampere. Calculate the power of
the bulb the potential difference at its ends and the energy in kWh consumed burning it for
5h.
18.Draw a schematic diagrams of an electric circuit comprising of 3 cells and an electric
bulb, ammeter, plug-key in the ON mode and another with same components but with two
bulbs in parallel and a voltmeter across the combination.

19.Explain the role of fuse in series with any electrical appliance in an electric circuit. Why
should a fuse with defined rating for an electric circuit not be replaced by one with a larger
rating?

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20.An electric bulb is rated at 60 W, 240 V. Calculate its resistance. If the

voltage drops to 192 V, calculate the power consumed and the current drawn by the
bulb. (Assume that the resistance of the bulb remain unchanged.)

21.The charge possessed by an electron is 1.6 X 10-19 coulombs. Find the number of
electrons that will flow per second to constitute a current of 1 ampere.
22.Two devices of rating 44 W, 220 V and 11 W, 220 V are connected in series. The
combination is connected across a 440 V mains. The fuse of which of the two devices is
likely to burn when the switch is ON? Justify your answer.

23.Consider the circuit shown in the diagram. Find the current in 3Ω resistor. Answer.
3 Ω and 6 Ω are in parallel.

24.Series arrangements are not used for domestic circuits. List any three reasons.

25.Explain with the help of a labelled circuit diagram, how will you find the resistance of a
combination of three resistors, of resistance R1, R2 and R3 joined in parallel. Also mention
how will you connect the ammeter and the voltmeter in the circuit while measuring the current
in the circuit and the potential difference across one of the three resistors of the combination.

26.Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of
three resistors R1, R2 and R3
Consider the following electric circuit:

(a) Which two resistors are connected in series? (b) Which

two resistors are connected in parallel?
(c) If every resistor of the circuit is of 2 Ω, what current will flow in the circuit?

27.Draw a schematic diagram of an electric circuit consisting of a battery of five 2 V cells, a

20 Ω resistor, a 30 Ω resistor, a plug key, all connected in series. Calculate the value of current
flowing through the 20 Ω resistor and the power consumed by the 30 Ω resistor.

28.Derive the expression for the heat produced due to a current T flowing for a time interval
‘t’ through a resistor ‘R’ having a potential difference ‘V’ across its ends. With which name
is the relation known? How much heat will an instrument of 12 W produce in one minute if
it is connected to a battery of 12 V?
29.A piece of wire of resistance 20 Ω is drawn out so that its length is increased to twice its
original length. Calculate the resistance of the wire in the new Situation.

30.(a) Two resistors R1and R2 may form (i) a series combination or (ii) a parallel
combination, and the combination may be connected to a battery of 6 volts. In which
combination, will the potential difference acrossR1 and across R2 be the same and in which
combination, will the current through R1 and through R2 be the same?
(b) For the circuit shown in this diagram, calculate

(i) the resultant resistance. (ii) the

total current.
(iii) the voltage across 7 Ω resistor.
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