BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, DWARKA

PHYSICS - IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER-ELECTRICITY

ANSWER KEY

Q1. (ii) 40 ohm

Q2. (i) volt ampere

Q3. (iv)

Q4. V-I graph for two wires A and B are shown in the figure. If both wires are of same length and
same thickness, which of the two is made of a material of high resistivity? Give justification for
your answer.

Answer. Greater than slope of V-I graph, greater will be the resistance of given metallic wire. In the given
graph, wire A has greater slope then B. Hence, wire A has greater resistance.
For the wires of same length and same thickness, resistance depends on the nature of material of the
wire, i.e.

Q5. a) Define electric power. Express it in terms of potential difference V and resistance R.
b) An electrical fuse is rated at 2 A. What is meant by this statement?
c) An electric iron of 1 kW is operated at 220 V. Find which of the following fuses that respectively
rated at 1 A,3 A and 5 A can be used in it.
Answer.
a) Electric power: It is the rate of doing work by an energy source or the rate at which the electrical
energy is dissipated or consumed per unit time in the electric circuit is called electric power.

b) It means, the maximum current will flow through it is only 2 A. Fuse wire will melt if the current
exceeds 2 A value through it.
Q6. Find the current flowing through the following electric circuit.

Answer.

Q7 . How much current will an electric bulb draw from 220 V source if the resistance of the bulb is
1200Ω? If in place of bulb, a heater of resistance 100 Ω is connected to the sources, calculate the
current drawn by it.
Answer.

Q8. Out of the two wires X and Y shown below, which one has greater resistance? Justify your answer.

Answer. Wire ‘Y’ has greater resistance as it has more length than wire ‘X’. It is because resistance of wire is
directly proportional to the length of wire.
Q9. A given length of a wire is doubled on itself and this process is repeated once again. By what factor
does the resistance of the wire change?

Answer. Length becomes one-fourth of the original length and area of cross-section becomes four times that of
original.

So, new resistance is (1/16)th of original resistance.

Q10. a) What do the following circuit symbols represent?

b) The potential difference between the terminals of an electric heater is 60 V when it draws a
current of 4 A from the source. Find the resistance of heater when in use.
Answer.
(a) i) Wires crossing without touching each other.
ii) Rheostat/Variable resistor.

b) Given: V = 60 V, I = 4 A, R = ?
From Ohm’s law, V = IR
60 = 4 x R or R = 15 Ω

Q11. The wattage of a bulb is 24 W when it is connected to a 12 V battery. Calculate its effective
wattage if it operates on a 6 V battery (Neglect the change in resistance due to unequal heating of
the filament in the two cases).
Answer.

Q12. Two resistors of 10 Ω and 15 Ω are connected in series to a battery of 6 V. How can the values of
current passing through them be compared?

Answer. In series, same current flows through each resistor. So, ratio of current is 1 : 1.

13. A wire of resistance 20 Ω is bent to form a closed square. What is the resistance across a diagonal
of the square?
Answer.

Q14. A piece of wire of resistance 20 Ω is drawn out so that its length is increased to twice its original
length. Calculate the resistance of the wire in the new situation.
Answer.

Q15. Find the current drawn from the battery by the network of four resistors Shown in the figure.

Answer.

Q16. Define 1 volt. Express it in terms of SI unit of work and charge calculate the amount of energy
consumed in carrying a charge of 1 coulomb through a battery of 3 V.

Answer. When 1 joule of work is done in carrying 1 coulomb of charge, from infinity to a point in the electric
field, then potential at that point is called 1 volt. Potential difference between two points is
Q17. Two wires A and B are of equal length and have equal resistance. If the resistivity of A is more
than that of B which wire is thicker and why? For the electric circuit given below calculate:

i) current in each resistor,

ii) Total current drawn from the battery, and
iii) Equivalent resistance of the circuit

Answer.

So, for different materials having same resistance per unit length, greater resistivity material wire has more
cross-sectional area.
Hence, wire A is thicker than that of B.

i) Current through each resistor

Q18. An electric bulb of resistance 200Ω draws a current of 1 Ampere. Calculate the power of the bulb
the potential difference at its ends and the energy in kWh consumed burning it for 5h.
Answer:

Q19. Draw a schematic diagram of an electric circuit comprising of 3 cells and an electric bulb,
ammeter, plug-key in the ON mode and another with same components but with two bulbs in
parallel and a voltmeter across the combination.
Answer.

Q20. Two devices of rating 44 W, 220 V and 11 W, 220 V are connected in series. The combination is
connected across a 440V mains. The fuse of which of the two devices is likely to burn when the
switch is ON? Justify your answer.

Answer.

Q21. Explain the role of fuse in series with any electrical appliance in an electric circuit. Why should a
fuse with defined rating for an electric circuit not be replaced by one with a larger rating?

Answer. Fuse wire is a safety device connected in series with the live wire of circuit. It has high resistivity and
low melting point. It melts when a sudden urge of large current passes through it and disconnects the
entire circuit from the electrical supply. But, in case if we use a larger rating instead of a defined rating,
then it will not protect the circuit as high current will easily pass through it and it will not melt.
Q22. How much current will an electric bulb draw from 220 V source if the resistance of the bulb is
1200Ω? If in place of bulb, a heater of resistance 100 Ω is connected to the sources, calculate the
current drawn by it.
Answer.

Q23. Series arrangements are not used for domestic circuits. List any three reasons.

Answer. Series arrangements are not used for domestic circuit because
1. The electrical appliances need current of widely different values to operate properly.
2. In series arrangement, when one component fails, the circuit is broken and none of the components
works.
3. All electrical appliances work at a constant voltage. But in series circuit, the current is constant
throughout the electric circuit and potential is different across the different components. So, series
arrangement is not suitable for domestic circuits.

Q24. Activity 12.1 NCERT