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Suresh arranges the electric circuit shown below to measure the current flowing through and the potential difference of a bulb.

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Is the circuit correct? If not, then identify the mistake.

Important Questions on Electricity

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You are given three identical 10 Ω resistors and a 12 V cell. Draw the circuit diagram to show how the resistors can be connected with the 12 V cell so that the total heat produced in the circuit is the MINIMUM.
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Observe the circuit shown below. All the three switches are open.

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Identify the switch/switches that on being closed will cause the fuse to blow.

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Three bulbs are connected in a circuit in an identical way. When a fourth bulb is also connected to the same circuit in the same way, brightness is reduced then the bulbs are connected in _____.

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Choose the correct statement:

When the same current i flows through two circuits as shown in the figures, then (assume that all bulbs are identical)

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(A) Bulbs in the first combination glow with more brightness.

(B) Bulbs in the second combination glow with more brightness.

 

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If the current I through a resistor is increased by 100%(assume that temperature remains unchanged), the increase in power dissipated will be:
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In an electrical circuit three incandescent bulbs A, B and C of rating 40 W, 60 W and 100 W respectively are connected in parallel to an electric source. Which of the following is likely to happen regarding their brightness?

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Two identical heating coils are first connected in series and then in parallel across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat generated in series to that of parallel would be -
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A student sets up his circuit for finding the equivalent resistance of a series combination of two given resistors R1 and R2 in the manner as shown below. He did not obtain the correct result in his experiment because of a mistake in the circuit. This mistake can be corrected by shifting the component:
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