Multiple choice questions :

1. An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power
consumed will be _____.

(a) 75 W (b) 100 W (c) 50 W (d) 25 W

2. If the current ‘I’ through a resistor is increased by 100% (assuming that the
temperature remains unchanged), the approximate increase in power dissipated will be

(a) 400 % (b) 200 % (c) 300 % (d) 100 %

3. An electric lamp of 100 Ω, a toaster of resistance 50 Ω and a water filter of resistance

500 Ω resistances are connected in parallel to a 220 V source. What is the resistance of
an electric iron connected to the same source that takes as much current as all three
appliances, and what is the current that flows through it?

a) R= 31.25 , I =7.04 A b) R = 30.25 , I = 28.52 c) R = 25.35 , I = 6.15 d)

R = 40.25, I = 62.35

1. Find the equivalent resistance. If

2.

3.
 A V-I graph for a nichrome wire is given below. What do you infer from this graph? Draw a
labelled circuit diagram to obtain such a graph.

4. State Ohm’s law. Draw a labelled circuit diagram to verify this law in the laboratory. If you
draw a graph between the potential difference and current flowing through a metallic conductor,
what kind of curve will you get? Explain how would you use this graph to determine the
resistance of the conductor.
5. How is the resistivity of alloys compared with those of pure metals from which they may have
been formed?
6. (i) List three factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends.
(ii) Write the SI unit of resistivity.
7. How does the use of a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?
8. Ammeter burn out when connected in parallel. Give reasons.

9. Why does the connecting rod of an electric heater not glow, but the heating
element does?

10. How much current will an electric iron draw from a 220 V source if the
resistance of its

element when hot is 55 ohms? Calculate the wattage of the electric iron
when it operates on

220 volts.

11. What is the resistance of an ammeter and voltmeter ?

12. Explain two disadvantages of series arrangement for a household circuit.

13. If an electric heater rated 800 W operates 6h/day. Find the Cost of energy
to operate it for 30 days at ₹3.00 per unit of consumption.

14. Why are the coils of electric toasters and irons made of an alloy rather
than any pure metal.Give reason

15. Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating
element does?
5. Assertion (A) : The metals and alloys are good conductors of electricity.
Reason (R) : Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin and it is not a good conductor of
electricity.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
6. A cylindrical conductor of length ‘l’ and uniform area of cross section ‘A’ has resistance ‘R’.
The area of cross section of another conductor of same material and same resistance but of
length ‘2l’ is
7. Assertion (A) : Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices like electric iron and
heater.
Reason (R): Resistivity of an alloy is generally higher than that of its constituent metals but the
alloys have low melting points then their constituent metals.
8. Calculate the resistance of a metal wire of length 2m and area of cross section 1.55 × 10 6 m²,
if the resistivity of the metal be 2.8 × 10-8 Ωm.
9. (a) List the factors on which the resistance of a conductor in the shape of a wire depends.
(b) Why are metals good conductors of electricity whereas glass is a bad conductor of electricity
? Give reason.
(c) Why are alloys commonly used in electrical heating devices ? Give reason
10. Calculate the resistivity of the material of a wire of length 1 m, radius 0.01 cm and resistance
20 ohms.
11. A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity 1.6 × 10-8 Ω m. Calculate the length of
this wire to make it resistance 100 Ω. How much does the resistance change if the diameter is
doubled without changing its length?
12. A wire has a resistance of 16 Ω. It is melted and drawn into a wire of half its original length.
Calculate the resistance of the new wire. What is the percentage change in its resistance?
13. Define resistance of a conductor. State the factors on which resistance of a conductor
depends. Name the device which is often used to change the resistance without changing the
voltage source in an electric circuit. Calculate the resistance of 50 cm length of wire of cross
sectional area 0.01 square mm and of resistivity 5 × 10-8 Ω m.
14. Show how would you join three resistors, each of resistance 9 Ω so that the equivalent
resistance of the combination is (i) 13.5 Ω, (ii) 6 Ω
15. Three resistors of 3 Ω each are connected to a battery of 3 V as shown. Calculate the
current drawn from the battery.
16. (a) A 6 Ω resistance wire is doubled on itself. Calculate the new resistance of the wire.
(b) Three 2 Ω resistors A, B and C are connected in such a way that the total resistance of the
combination is 3 Ω. Show the arrangement of the three resistors and justify your answer.
17. Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of 3 cells of 2 V each, a
combination of three resistors of 10 Ω, 20 Ω and 30 Ω connected in parallel, a plug key and an
ammeter, all connected in series. Use this circuit to find the value of the following :
(a) Current through each resistor
(b) Total current in the circuit
(c) Total effective resistance of the circuit.
18. (a) With the help of a suitable circuit diagram prove that the reciprocal of the equivalent
resistance of a group of resistances joined in parallel is equal to the sum of the reciprocals of
the individual resistances.
(b) In an electric circuit two resistors of 12 Ω each are joined in parallel to a 6 V battery. Find the
current drawn from the battery
19. Two wires A and B are of equal length and have equal resistances. If the resistivity of A is
more than that of B, which wire is thicker and why ? For the electric circuit given below
calculate:

(i) current in each resistor

(ii) total current drawn from the battery, and
(iii) equivalent resistance of the circuit.
20.
(a) Derive an expression to find the equivalent resistance of three resistors connected in series.
Also draw the schematic diagram of the circuit.
(b) Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit.

21. Draw a circuit diagram for a circuit consisting of a battery of five cells of 2 volts each, a 5 Ω
resistor, a 10 Ω resistor and a 15 Ω resistor, an ammeter and a plug key, all connected in series.
Also connect a voltmeter to record the potential difference across the 15 Ω resistor and
calculate
(i) the electric current passing through the above circuit and
(ii) potential difference across 5 Ω resistor when the key is closed.
22.
a) Write Joules law of heating
a) Write the mathematical expression for Joules law of heating.
(b) Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in two hours
through a potential difference of 40 V.
23.How much current will an electric iron draw from a 220 V source if the resistance of its
element when hot is 55 ohms? Calculate the wattage of the electric iron when it operates on
220 volts.
24. An electric iron has a rating of 750 W; 200 V. Calculate:
(i) the current required.
(ii) the resistance of its heating element.
(iii) energy consumed by the iron in 2 hours
25.
a) Define power and state its SI unit.
(b) A torch bulb is rated 5 V and 500 mA. Calculate its
(i) power
(ii) resistance
(iii) energy consumed when it is lighted for 2 1/2 hours.
26. Two identical resistors, each of resistance 15 Ω, are connected in (i) series, and (ii) parallel,
in turn to a battery of 6 V. Calculate the ratio of the power consumed in the combination of
resistors in each case.
27. An electric lamp of resistance 20 Ω and a conductor of resistance 4 Ω. are connected to a 6
V battery as shown in the circuit. Calculate.

(a) the total resistance of the circuit

(b) the current through the circuit,
(c) the potential difference across the (i) electric lamp and (ii) conductor, and
(d) power of the lamp.

28. Compare the power used in 2 Ω. resistor in each of the following circuits.

29.

A bulb is rated 40 W; 220 V. Find the current drawn by it, when it is connected to a 220 V
supply. Also find its resistance. If the given bulb is replaced by a bulb of rating 25 W; 220 V, will
there be any change in the value of current and resistance? Justify your answer and determine
the change.
30. (a) An electric bulb is connected to a 220 V generator. If the current drawn by the bulb is
0.50 A, find its power.
(b) An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates 8 hours a day. Calculate the energy per day in
kWh.
(c) State the difference between kilowatt and kilowatt hour.
31. (i) State one difference between kilowatt and kilowatt hour. Express 1 kWh in joules.
(ii) A bulb is rated 5V; 500 mA. Calculate the rated power and resistance of the bulb when it
glows