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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name any two effects of electric current.
Why are the coils of electric irons and electric toasters made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?
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?
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?
Two exactly similar heating resistances are connected (i) in series, and (ii) in parallel, in two different circuits, one by one. If the same current is passed through both the combinations, is more heat obtained per minute when they are connected in series or when they are connected in parallel? Give reason for your answer.
Heat energy is being produced in a resistance in a circuit at the rate of 100 W. The current of 3 A is flowing in the circuit. What must be the value of the resistance?
An electric iron of 1100 W is operated for 2 hrs daily. What will be the electrical consumption expenses for that in the month of April? (The electric company charges Rs 5 per unit of energy).
Name any six domestic appliances based on the heating effect of electric current.
In an electric bulb, coil of _______ metal is used.
A coil of an alloy _______ is used in electric heater cooker as a resistor.
Find the odd one out and give its explanation.
What is the heating effect of electric current?
Explain the importance/uses of fuse wire.
What does overloading cause?
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.
An electric iron consumes energy at the rate of 420 W when heating is at the maximum rate and 180 W when heating is at the minimum rate. The applied voltage is 220 V. What is the current in each case?
Assertion: Bending of wire decreases the resistance of the electric wire.
Reason: The resistance of a conductor depends on length, thickness, nature of material and temperature of the conductor.
An electric kettle consumes 1 kW of electric power when operated at 220 V. A fuse wire of what rating must be used for it?
How does use of a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?
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 component used as a safety device is electric circuit is ______.
Unscramble the following words:
SFEU
Can we use the same fuse in a geyser and a television set? Explain.
What are the uses of electromagnets?
What is an electric fuse made up of?
Explain the working of an electric fuse.
______ wire is used in the filament of the bulbs.
Name a few appliances which work on the basis of the heating effect of current.
An electric fuse is a wire made up of a material having ______ melting point.
If 220 V potential difference is applied across an electric bulb, a current of 0.45 A flows in the bulb. What must be the power of the bulb?
1 kWh is equal to ______.
State the law that explains the heating effect of current with respect to the measurable properties in an electrical circuit.
When a current I flows through a wire of resistance R for time t then the electrical energy produced is given by ______.
An electric iron of resistance 20 Ω draws a current of 5 A. The heat developed in the iron in 30 seconds is ______.
