Ohm's Law

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Important Questions on Ohm's Law

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Raman wants to draw a graph to show how the resistivity (ρ) of a wire changes with the length (l) of the wire. What should his graph look like?

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The circuit below consists of a variable resistor connected in series with two 2000 Ω resistors. The variable resistor can be adjusted to any value between 0 - 4000 Ω.

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As the resistance of the variable resistor is changed, what is the smallest possible reading on the voltmeter?

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What do you interpret from this cartoon?

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State ohms law with graphical representation.

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Two wires P and Q are made from the same material. Wire P and Q has a length in the ratio of 18:12 and having a cross-sectional area in the ratio of 4:3. Then the ratio of their resistances is:  

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Define Ohm's law.

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The resistance of 5 kg of a material in the form of a cube of side l is R/2 , when measured across any two opposite faces. If 5 kg of same material is used as a rectangular block of length '2l', the resistance across its length will be 

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The resistance of an electric wire, of an alloy is 10 Ω. If the thickness of the wire is 0.001 m and length is 1 m, find its resistivity.

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Draw a relationship between potential difference and current.

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Find the current through the circuit shown in figure. Also, find the potential difference across the 20 Ω resistor.

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What potential difference is needed to send a current of 6 A through electrical appliance having resistance of 40 Ω.

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Who invented ohm's law?

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What is ohm's law?

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The resistance of a 1 m long nichrome wire is 6 Ω. If we reduce the length of the wire to 70 cm. What will its resistance be? 
 

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An electric heater draws 3.5 A from a 110 V source. The resistance of the heating element is approximately.

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Why the ratio of the potential difference to the current is known as resistance?

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An electrical circuit was set up as shown below. Find the current flowing through each of the resistances in the circuit.
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A cylindrical conductor of length l and uniform area of cross-section A has resistance R. Another conductor of length 2.5 l  and resistance 0.5 R of the same material has area of cross-section:

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Two wires A and B are of equal length and have equal resistance. If the resistivity of A is more than that of B which wire is thicker and why?

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List out the material required for the experiment 'The effect of increasing of section of a conductor upon its resistance" and write the experimental procedure.