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What is the difference between a direct current and an alternating current? How many times does AC used in India change direction in one second?

Important Questions on Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 24
What is the role of fuse, used in series with any electrical appliance? Why should a fuse with defined rating not be replaced by one with a larger rating?
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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 25
Why does a magnetic compass needle pointing North and South in the absence of a nearby magnet get deflected when a bar magnet or a current-carrying loop is brought near it? Describe some salient features of magnetic lines of field concept.
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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 26
With the help of a labelled circuit diagram illustrate the pattern of field lines of the magnetic field around a current-carrying straight long conducting wire. How is the right hand thumb rule useful to find direction of magnetic field associated with a current-carrying conductor?
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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 27

Explain with the help of a labelled diagram the distribution of the magnetic field due to a current through a circular loop. Why is it that if a current-carrying coil has n turns the field produced at any point is n times as large as that produced by a single turn?  

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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 28

Describe the activity that shows that a current-carrying conductor experiences a force perpendicular to its length and the external magnetic field. How does Fleming’s left-hand rule help us to find the direction of the force acting on the current-carrying conductor?

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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 29
Draw a labelled circuit diagram of a simple electric motor and explain its working. In what way these simple electric motors are different from commercial motors?
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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 30
Explain the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction. Describe an experiment to show that a current is set up in a closed loop when an external magnetic field passing through the loop increases or decreases.
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Science Part-I NEW ERA PHYSICS Textbook for Class X>Chapter 2 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>NCERT EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS>Q 31
Describe the working of an AC generator with the help of a labelled circuit diagram. What changes must be made in the arrangement to convert it to a DC generator?