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A zener diode having zener voltage 8 V and power dissipation rating of 0.5 W is connected across a potential divider arranged with maximum potential drop across zener diode is as shown in the diagram. The value of protective resistance Rp is _____Ω.

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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In the given figure switches S1 and S2 are in open condition. The resistance across ab when the switches S1 and S2 are closed is ________Ω.

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A Copper (Cu) rod of length 25 cm and cross-sectional area 3 mm2 is joined with a similar Aluminium (Al) rod as shown in figure. Find the resistance of the combination between the ends A and B.

(Take resistivity of Copper =1.7×10-8 Ω m, Resistivity of aluminium =2.6×10-8 Ω m)

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In an electric circuit, a call of certain emf provides a potential difference of 1.25 V across a load resistance of 5 Ω. However, it provides a potential difference of 1 V across a load resistance of 2 Ω.The emf of the cell is given by x10 V. Then the value of x is            .
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In the given figure, there is a circuit of potentiometer of length AB=10 m. The resistance per unit length is 0.1 Ω per cm. Across AB, a battery of emf E and internal resistance r is connected. The maximum value of emf measured by this potentiometer is:

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An electric bulb rated as 200 W at 100 V is used in a circuit having 200 V supply. The resistance R that must be put in series with the bulb so that the bulb delivers the same power is ______ Ω.
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In the given potentiometer circuit arrangement, the balancing length AC is measured to be 250 cm. When the galvanometer connection is shifted from point (1) to point (2) in the given diagram, the balancing length becomes 400 cm. The ratio of the emf of two cells ε1ε2 is:

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The given potentiometer has its wire of resistance 10 Ω. When the sliding contact is in the middle of the potentiometer wire, the potential drop across 2 Ω resistor is:

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A 16 Ω wire is bent to form a square loop. A 9 V supply having an internal resistance of 1 Ω is connected across one of its sides. The potential drop across the diagonals of the square loop is __________×10-1 V.