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प्रश्न
Fill in the folloing blank with suitable words:
Current is measured in ............... using an ............... placed in ............... in a circuit.
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उत्तर
Current is measured in amperes using an ammeter placed in series in a circuit.
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The SI unit of charge is volt.
The work done in moving a unit charge across two points in an electric circuit is a measure of ______.
Which of the two is connected in series : ammeter or voltmeter?
What is the conventional direction of the flow of electric current? How does it differ from the direction of flow electrons?
In the circuit diagram given below five resistances of 10 Ω, 40 Ω, 30 Ω, 20 Ω, and 60 Ω are connected as shown to a 12 V battery.
Calculate:
(a) total resistance in the circuit.
(b) total current flowing in the circuit.
A 5 V battery is connected to two 20 Ω resistors which are joined together in series.
(a) Draw a circuit diagram to represent this. Add an arrow to indicate the direction of conventional current flow in the circuit.
(b) What is the effective resistance of the two resistors?
(c) Calculate the current that flows from the battery?
(d) What is the p.d. across each resistor?
Which type of circuit, series or parallel, is preferred while connecting a large number of bulbs:
(a) for decorating a hotel building from outside?
Two lamps, one rated 40 W at 220 V and the other 60 W at 220 V, are connected in parallel to the electric supply at 220 V.
(a) Draw a circuit diagram to show the connections.
(b) Calculate the current drawn from the electric supply.
(c) Calculate the total energy consumed by the two lamps together when they operate for one hour.
Define the term resistivity.
In the circuit shown in fig., find the reading of the ammeter A when the switch S is opened.
Fig. shows a 3 pin plug with the cover removed. The electric cable
connected to the plug contains 3 wires with colour coded insulation namely brown, blue and green.
- Identify each of the colour coded wires by stating to which of the
terminals A, B or C in the diagram they should be connected. - Identify the terminal through which no current passes in normal
circumstances. - What is the purpose of the earthed wire connected to an electric
appliance like an electric heater? Describe how it works.
In a house there are 6 bulbs of 100 W each used for 4 hours a day, 4 bulbs of 60 W each used for 8 hours a day, an immersion heater of 2.5 kW used for 1 hour per day, and an electric iron of 800 W used for 2 hours per day. Calculate the cost of monthly electric bill for the month of April at the rate of 80 p per unit.
State the condition when it is advantageous to connect cells in parallel.
How should the electric lamps in a building be connected?
Which of the following represents voltage?
A continuous and closed path of an electric current is called:
In electrolytes such as salt solutions, the charge carriers are:
In semiconductors, the charge carriers are:
The direction of Direct Current (DC) is characterized as:
