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प्रश्न
What is used to turn off the sudden increase in current in the electrical circuit of the house nowadays?
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उत्तर
Nowadays, Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCB) is used to turn off the sudden increase in current in the electrical circuit of the house.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State four most common electrical appliances based on heating effect of electric current. Why do we use finely heated platinum wire in surgery?
The safety device based on the heating effect of electric current is called a ______.
Write Joule's law of heating.
Write down the formula for the heat produced when a current I is passed through a resistor R for time t.
An electric iron of resistance 20 ohms draws a current of 5 amperes. Calculate the heat produced in 30 seconds.
Explain why, tungsten is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs.
Name the material which is used for making the filaments of an electric bulb.
The elements of electrical heating devices are usually made of:
(a) tungsten
(b) bronze
(c) nichrome
(d) argon
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
The electrical resistivities of four materials P, Q, R and S are given below:
| P | `6.84xx10^8`Ωm |
| Q | `1.70xx10^8`Ωm |
| R | ` 1.0xx10^15`Ωm |
| s | `11.0xx10^-7`Ωm |
Which material will you use for making: (a) heating element of electric iron (b) connecting wires of electric iron (c) covering of connecting wires? Give reason for your choice in each case.
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.
Three heaters each rated 250 W, 100 V are connected in parallel to a 100 V supply. Calculate:
- the total current taken from the supply
- the resistance of each heater and
- the energy supplied in kWh to the three heaters in 5 hours.
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.
Give scientific reason :
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Write the mathematical expression for Joule’s law of heating.
The ‘live’ and the ‘neutral’ wires have potential difference of _______.
A coil of an alloy _______ is used in electric heater cooker as a resistor.
What is a short circuit?
Write two devices based on the heating effect of electric current.
When does overloading occur?
What does overloading cause?
Which of the following gases are filled in electric bulbs?
Why is parallel arrangement used in domestic wiring?
When a switch is in OFF position,
- circuit starting from the positive terminal of the cell stops at the switch.
- circuit is open.
- no current flows through it.
- current flows after some time.
Choose the combination of correct answer from the following.
An electric cell produces electricity from the ______ ______ in it.
Fuse is a strip of alloy wire which is made up of lead and tin with a very low ______.
Name a few appliances which work on the basis of the heating effect of current.
A student boils water in an electric kettle for 20 minutes. Using the same mains supply he wants to reduce the boiling time of water. To do so should he increase or decrease the length of the heating element? Justify your answer.
A trip switch is a ______ safety device.
In the electric equipment producing heat like iron, electric heater, boiler, toaster etc., an alloy such as nichrome is used, not pure metals.
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- kilowatt hour and
- joules.
State the law that explains the heating effect of current with respect to the measurable properties in an electrical circuit.
Anannya responded to the question: Why do electrical appliances with metallic bodies are connected to the mains through a three-pin plug, whereas an electric bulb can be connected with a two-pin plug?
She wrote: Three-pin connections reduce heating of connecting wires.
- Is her answer correct or incorrect? Justify.
- What is the function of a fuse in a domestic circuit?
