English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Science

What Makes an Electric Current Flow in a Wire?

<p> Define the unit of electric current (or Define ampere).

What is an Ammeter? How is It Connected in a Circuit? Draw a Diagram to Illustrate Your Answer.

 Write down the formula which relates electric charge, time and electric current

A Radio Set Draws a Current of 0.36 a for 15 Minutes. Calculate the Amount of Electric Charge that Flows Through the Circuit. 

Why should the resistance of: 

 an ammeter be very small?

Why should the resistance of: 

a voltmeter be very large?

If the charge on an electron is 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ coulombs, how many electrons should pass through a conductor in 1 second to constitute 1 ampere current?

In 10 s, a charge of 25 C leaves a battery, and 200 J of energy are delivered to an outside circuit as a result.

1. What is the p.d. across the battery?
2. What current flows from the battery?

In 10 s, charge of 25 C leaves a battery, and 200 J of energy are delivered to an outside circuit a result. 

What current flows from the battery?

One coulomb of charge flows through any cross-section of a conductor in 1 second. What is the current flowing through the conductor?

 Which instrument is used to measure electric current? How should it be connected in a circuit?

What is the conventional direction of the flow of electric current? How does it differ from the direction of flow electrons?

A flash of lighting carries 10 C of charge which flows for 0.01 s. What is the current? If the voltage is 10 MV, what is the energy?

Which statement/statement is/are correct?
1. An ammeter is connected in series in a circuit and a voltmeter is connected in parallel.
2. An ammeter has a high resistance.
3. A voltmeter has a low resistance.

(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 2
(c) 2, 3
(d) 1

Which unit could be used to measure current?

(a) Watt
(b) Coulomb
(c) Volt
(d) Ampere

If the current through a floodlamp is 5 A, what charge passed in 10 seconds?

(a) 0.5 C
(b) 2 C
(c) 5 C
(d) 50 C

If the amount of electric charge passing through a conductor in 10 minutes is 300 C, the current flowing is:

(a) 30 A
(b) 0.3 A
(c) 0.5 A
(d) 5 A

A student made an electric circuit shown here to measure the current through two lamps.

Are the lamps in series or parallel?  

(a) Are the lamps in series or parallel?
(b) The student has made a mistake in this circuit. What is the mistake?
(c) Draw a circuit diagram to show the correct way to connect the circuit. Use the proper circuit symbols in your diagram. 

How many electrons are flowing per second past a point in a circuit in which there is a current of 5 amp?