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Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon
(a)its length
(b)its thickness
(c)its shape
(d)nature of material

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Important Questions on Current Electricity
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In a conductor, if the number of conduction electrons per unit volume is and mean free time is (femtosecond), its approximate resistivity is:

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A wire of resistance is bent to form a complete circle of radius . The resistance between its two diametrically opposite points, and as shown in the figure is


MEDIUM
To verify Ohm’s law, a student connects the voltmeter across the battery as shown in the figure. The measured voltage is plotted as a function of the current, and the following graph is obtained:

If is almost zero, identify the correct statement:

HARD
Model a torch battery of length to be made up of a thin cylindrical bar of radius and a concentric thin cylindrical shell of radius filled in between with an electrolyte of resistivity (see figure). If the battery is connected to a resistance of value , the maximum Joule heating in will take place for :

MEDIUM
The resistivity of potentiometer wire is and its area of cross-section is . If current is flowing through the wire, the potential gradient of the wire is

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When a diode is forward biased, it has a voltage drop of . the safe limit of current through the diode is . If a battery of emf is used in the circuit, the value of minimum resistance to be connected in series with the diode so that the current does not exceed the safe limit is :

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In the figure shown, what is the current (in ampere) drawn from the battery? You are given:

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A carbon resistor of is to be marked with rings of different colours for its identification. The colour code sequence will be

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A wire made of aluminium having resistivity with a circular cross-section and has a radius of . A current of flows through the wire. If the voltage difference between the ends is , the length of the wire in is

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In the circuit shown below, a student performing Ohm's law experiment accidentally puts the voltmeter and the ammeter as shown in the circuit below; the reading in the voltmeter will be close to

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A circuit to verify Ohm's law uses ammeter and voltmeter in series or parallel connected corrected correctly to the resistor. In the circuit :

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Two lamps, one rated , and the other , are connected in parallel to electric mains supply. Find the current drawn by two bulbs from the line, if the supply voltage is .

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Two solid conductors are made up of same material, have same length and same resistance. One of them has a circular cross section of area and the other one has a square cross section of area The ratio is

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Electric field and current density have relation

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The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is . If its length and radius are both doubled, then

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Resistivity of the material of a conductor having uniform area of cross-section varies along its length on according to the relation if is length and is cross-section area of conductor, then resistance of the conductor given by are constants)

MEDIUM
A circular wire has current density where is the radial distance, out of the wire radius is . The end-to-end potential applied to the wire is . How much energy (in joule) is converted to thermal energy in ?

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The resistance of a wire is ohm. If it is melted and stretched to times its original length, its new resistance will be

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Ohm's law is applicable to

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Define the unit of current.

