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उत्तर
This is done to protect the appliances and circuits from any damage due to short-circuit and thus accidents like fire and fatal shocks. Earthing provides an easy and safe path to the excess current in the circuit and sends it to the ground.
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<p> Define the unit of electric current (or Define ampere).
An electric bulb of resistance 20 Ω and a resistance wire of 4 Ω are connected in series with a 6 V battery.
Draw the circuit diagram, and calculate:
(a) total resistance of the circuit.
(b) current through the circuit.
(c) potential difference across the electric bulb.
(d) potential difference across the resistance wire.
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.
An electric bulb is marked '100 W, 250 V'. What information does this convey?
An electric iron is rated 750 W, 230 V. Calculate the electrical energy consumed by the press in 16 hours.
Fill in the blank :
1 mA = ............................. A.
An electrical gadget can give an electric shock to its user under certain circumstances. Mention any two of these circumstances.
