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प्रश्न
State four most common electrical appliances based on heating effect of electric current. Why do we use finely heated platinum wire in surgery?
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उत्तर
The four most common appliances based on the heating effect of electrical current are electric iron, electric heater, electric oven and electric toaster. Finely heated platinum wire is used in surgery for cutting tissues much more efficiently than a knife.
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Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?
When current is switched ‘on’ in a room heater, it ______.
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?
Why does the connecting cord of an electric heater not glow hot while the heating element does?
Write down the formula for the heat produced when a current I is passed through a resistor R for time t.
Explain why, the current that makes the heater element very hot, only slightly warms the connecting wires leading to the heater.
How much heat will an instrument of 12 W produce in one minute if it is connected to the heat produced by it?
The current passing through a room heater has been halved. What will happen to the heat produced by it?
Which of the following characteristic is not suitable for a fuse wire?
(a) thin and short
(b) thick and short
(c) low melting point
(d) higher resistance than rest of wiring
How does the wire in the filament of a light bulb behave differently to the other wires in the circuit when the current flows?
What property of the filament wire accounts for this difference?
An electric iron is connected to the mains power supply of 220 V. When the electric iron is adjusted at 'minimum heating' it consumes a power of 360 W but at 'maximum heating' it takes a power of 840 W. Calculate the current and resistance in each case.
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.
Write the mathematical expression for Joule’s law of heating.
In an electric bulb, coil of _______ metal is used.
The electricity bill specifies the usage in _______.
Which of the following substance contracts on heating?
What is the heating effect of electric current?
What is a short circuit?
Write two devices based on the heating effect of electric current.
How can overloading be avoided?
Explain the heating effect of electric current.
Name any two appliances which work under the principle of heating effect of current.
Which of the following is correct?
An electric iron draws a current of 4 A when connected to 220 V mains. Its resistance must be:
How does use of a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?
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.
What is Joule’s heating effect? How can it be demonstrated experimentally? List its four applications in daily life.
An MCB can be used instead of a fuse in an electrical circuit.
An electric fuse has a body made of ceramic and two points for connecting the fuse wire.
What are the uses of electromagnets?
What are the factors affecting heating effect of electric current?
Explain the working of an electric fuse.
An electrochemical cell converts ______ energy into ______ energy.
The electric fuse works on the Joule heating principle.
State the law that explains the heating effect of current with respect to the measurable properties in an electrical circuit.
