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Two heaters designed for the same voltage V have different power ratings. When connected individually across a source of voltage V, they produce H amount of heat each in times t1and t2 respectively. When used together across the same source, they produce H amount of heat in time t.

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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A resistor dissipates 192 J of energy in 1 s when a current of 4 A is passed through it. Now, when the current is doubled, the amount of thermal energy dissipated in 5 s is _____________ J.

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The charge flowing through a resistance R varies with time t as Q=at-bt2 where a and b are positive constants. The total heat produced in R is:
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An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. What is the power consumed by it when operated on 110 V?
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The heat developed across 6 Ω resistor second is 50 J. Calculate the heat developed per second across 2 Ω resistor in the given electric circuit.

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ADC source with internal resistance R0 is connected to circuit as shown in the figure. The value of R for which the power generated in the circuit is the maximum is

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Two resistors R1and R2 of 4Ω and 6Ω  are connected in parallel across a battery. The ratio of power dissipated in them, P1 : P2 will be

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A small town is located 10 km away from a power plant. An average of 120 kW of electric power is sent to this town. The transmission lines have a total resistance of 0.40Ω. Calculate the power loss, if the power is transmitted at 240 V.
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A cell of internal resistance r passes current for some time in a resistor R1, in another resistance R2 current is passed for the same time. If same heat is produced in the two resistors them show that r=R1R2.
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A resistor develops 500 J of thermal energy in 20 s when a current of 1.5 A is passed through it. If the current is increased from 1.5 A to 3 A, what will be the energy developed in 20 s.
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The energy dissipated by a resistor is 10 mJ in 1 s, when an electric current of 2 mA flows through it. The resistance is ________Ω. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
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An electric bulb is rated as 250 V, 750 W. Calculate the resistance of its filament.

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The resistance of an electrical toaster has a temperature dependence given by RT=R01+αT-T0 in its range of operation. At T0=300 K, R=100 Ω and at T=500 K, R=120 Ω. The toaster is connected to a voltage source at 200 V and its temperature is raised at a constant rate from 300 to 500 K in 30 s. The total work done in raising the temperature is :

Note: This question was awarded as the bonus since all options were incorrect in the exam. 
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 An electric bulb is marked 200 V, 100 W. Calculate electrical resistance of its filament. If five such bulbs are connected in series to a 200 V supply, how much current will flow through them ?
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Write the mathematical expression for Joule's law of heating.
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A heater coil is cut into two equal parts and only one part is used for heating. The heat generated will now be
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A voltage source whose open circuit voltage is V0 has an internal resistance r. The maximum power it can deliver to an external load connected across its output terminals is
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Obtain Joules' law for Joule heating and state the law.
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The resistor R1=3 Ω andR2=1 Ω are connected in parallel to a 20 V battery. Find the heat developed in the resistor R1 in one minute
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Heater of an electric kettle is made of a wire of length L and diameter d. It takes 4 minutes to raise the temperature of 0.5kg water by 40 K. This heater is replaced by a new heater having two wires of the same material, each of length L and diameter 2d. The way these wires are connected is given in the options. How much time in minutes will it take to raise the temperature of the same amount of water by 40 K?
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In the circuit shown, the resistance r is a variable resistance. If for r=fR , the heat generation in r is maximum then the value of f is