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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
what is the heating effect of the electric current? state any four applications of it?
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Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in one hour through a potential difference of 50 V.
An electric heater of resistance 8 Ω draws 15 A from the service mains 2 hours. Calculate the rate at which heat is developed in the heater.
Why are the conductors of electric heating devices, such as bread-toasters and electric irons, made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?
An electric heater is connected to the 230 V mains supply. A current of 8 A flows through the heater.
(b) How much energy is transferred to the heater each second?
Give two reasons why nichrome alloy is used for making the heating elements of electrical appliances.
Why is a series arrangement not used for connecting domestic electrical appliances in a circuit?
Write down the formula for the heat produced when a current I is passed through a resistor R for time t.
Derive the expression for the heat produced due to a current 'I' flowing for a time interval 't' through a resistor 'R' having a potential difference 'V' across its ends. With which name is this relation known?
The heat produced by passing an electric current through a fixed resistor is proportional to the square of:
(a) magnitude of resistance of the resistor
(b) temperature of the resistor
(c) magnitude of current
(d) time for which current is passed
An electric fuse works on the:
(a) chemical effect of current
(b) magnetic effect of current
(c) lighting effect of current
(d) heating effect of current
If the current flowing through a fixed resistor is halved, the heat produced in it will become:
Which electric heating device in your home do you think have resistors which control the flow of electricity?
Give a scientific reason.
Tungsten metal is used to make a solenoid type coil in an electric bulb.
Give Scientific reason.
In practice, the unit kWh is used for the measurement of electrical energy, rather than joule.
Identify the figure and give its use.

Solve the following example.
Two tungsten bulbs of wattage 100 W and 60 W power work on 220 V potential difference. If they are connected in parallel, how much current will flow in the main conductor?
Statement 1 : Electric current ( flow of electrons ) creates heat in the resistor.
Statement 2 : Heat in the resistor is created according to the rule of energy conservation.
Explain Statement 1 with the help of Statement 2.
Rewrite the following statement by selecting the correct option:
1 A = ____________ mA.
Write the mathematical expression for Joule’s law of heating.
In an electric bulb, coil of _______ metal is used.
What is the heating effect of electric current?
What is used to turn off the sudden increase in current in the electrical circuit of the house nowadays?
Mark the correct choice
- Assertion: Electric appliances with a metallic body have three wire connections.
- Reason: Three-pin connections reduce the heating of the connecting wires.
A fuse wire repeatedly gets burnt when used with a good heater. It is advised to use a fuse wire of:
A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Number of electrons passing through a cross-section of the filament in 16 seconds would be roughly:
Why is parallel arrangement used in domestic wiring?
Three incandescent bulbs of 100 W each are connected in series in an electric circuit. In another circuit another set of three bulbs of the same wattage are connected in parallel to the same source.
- Will the bulb in the two circuits glow with the same brightness? Justify your answer.
- Now let one bulb in both the circuits get fused. Will the rest of the bulbs continue to glow in each circuit? Give reason.
Unscramble the following words:
SFEU
What are the factors affecting heating effect of electric current?
Name a few appliances which work on the basis of the heating effect of current.
A student boils water in an electric kettle for 20 minutes. Using the same mains supply he wants to reduce the boiling time of water. To do so should he increase or decrease the length of the heating element? Justify your answer.
A fuse is used in an electric circuit to stop high currents flowing through the circuit.
In the electric equipment producing heat like iron, electric heater, boiler, toaster etc., an alloy such as nichrome is used, not pure metals.
In a set up the students coated iron nails with zinc metal and noted that, iron nails coated with zinc prevents rusting. They also observed that zinc initially acts as a physical barrier, but an extra advantage of using zinc is that it continues to prevent rusting even if the layer of zinc is damaged. Name this process of rust prevention and give any two other methods to prevent rusting.
An electric kettle of 2 kW is used for 2h. Calculate the energy consumed in
- kilowatt hour and
- joules.
Anannya responded to the question: Why do electrical appliances with metallic bodies are connected to the mains through a three-pin plug, whereas an electric bulb can be connected with a two-pin plug?
She wrote: Three-pin connections reduce heating of connecting wires.
- Is her answer correct or incorrect? Justify.
- What is the function of a fuse in a domestic circuit?
An electric iron is rated 220 V, 2 kW. If the iron is used for 3h daily find the cost of running it for one week if it costs ₹ 4.25 per kWh.
