Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Find the odd one out and give its explanation.
पर्याय
Tungsten
Nichrome
Aluminium
Iron
Advertisements
उत्तर
Nichrome
Explanation-
Nichrome is an alloy used for making wires, while others are soft metals.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is the tungsten used almost exclusively for filament of electric lamps?
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 room heater draws a current of 2.4 A from the 120 V supply line. What current will this room heater draw when connected to 240 V supply line?
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?
An electric kettle rated at 220 V, 2.2 kW, works for 3 hours. Find the energy consumed and the current drawn.
Explain why, the current that makes the heater element very hot, only slightly warms the connecting wires leading to the heater.
The current passing through a room heater has been halved. What will happen to the heat produced by it?
Name the material which is used for making the filaments of an electric bulb.
The current passing through an electric kettle has been doubled. The heat produced will become:
(a) half
(b) double
(c) four time
(d) one-fourth
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.
Identify the figure and give its use.
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.
In an electric bulb, coil of _______ metal is used.
These days when current in the circuit suddenly increases _______ switches are used.
A coil of an alloy _______ is used in electric heater cooker as a resistor.
What is the heating effect of electric current?
What is overloading?
How can overloading be avoided?
Explain the application of heating effect of electric current in an electric bulb with a diagram.
Explain the heating effect of electric current.
Name any two appliances which work under the principle of heating effect of current.
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.
An electric iron draws a current of 4 A when connected to 220 V mains. Its resistance must be:
Why is parallel arrangement used in domestic wiring?
B1, B2 and B3 are three identical bulbs connected as shown in Figure. When all the three bulbs glow, a current of 3A is recorded by the ammeter A.
- What happens to the glow of the other two bulbs when the bulb B1 gets fused?
- What happens to the reading of A1, A2, A3 and A when the bulb B2 gets fused?
- How much power is dissipated in the circuit when all the three bulbs glow together?
An electric cell produces electricity from the ______ ______ in it.
Can we use the same fuse in a geyser and a television set? Explain.
Paheli took a wire of length 10 cm. Boojho took a wire of 5 cm of the same material and thickness. Both of them connected the wires as shown in the circuit given in the following figure. The current flowing in both the circuits is the same.
- Will the heat produced in both cases be equal? Explain.
- Will the heat produced be the same if the wires taken by them are of equal lengths but of different thickness? Explain.
An MCB can be used instead of a fuse in an electrical circuit.
What are the uses of electromagnets?
Explain the working of an electric fuse.
______ wire is used in the filament of the bulbs.
Copper wire offers very little ______ and does not get heated up quickly.
Assertion: A current-carrying wire should be charged.
Reason: The current in a wire is due to the flow of free electrons in a definite direction.
Name the effect of the current responsible for the glow of the bulb in an electrical circuit.
The following is not a safety device.
Explain why fuse wire is always connected in a series arrangement.
When a current I flows through a wire of resistance R for time t then the electrical energy produced is given by ______.
The graph of voltage vs current for four different materials is shown below.
Which of these four materials would be used for making filament of bulb?
