Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Will Durant

Al-HAYYAT SCIENCE ACADEMY

TEST

PHYSICS

2nd year

CH#13

Q.No.1: Tick the most appropriate option

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1) If a 40W light bulb burns for two hours, how much heat is generated
a) 80J
b) 800J
c) 4800J
d) 288000J
2) Kirchhoffs first rule is manifestation of law of conservation of
a) Mass
b) momentum
c) energy
3) Conductance is reciprocal of
a) Resistivity
b) resistance
c) capacitance
4) Ohm is unit of
a) Current
b) resistance
c) intensity
5) In metallic conductor, charge carriers are
a) Neutrons
b) electrons
c) protons

d) charge
d) conductivity
d) capacitor
d) positive ions

Q.No.2: A rectangular bar of iron is 2.0 cm in cross section and 40 cm long. Calculate its resistance if
resistivity of iron is

11 108 ohm meter.

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Q.No.3: Write a note on equivalent resistance for series and parallel combination.
Also derive expressions
Q.No.4: Give short answers.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

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Do bends in wire affects its electrical resistance

Why does the resistance of a conductor rise with temperature
What is Wheatstone bridge? How can it be used to determine an unknown resistance?
What are difficulties in testing weather filament of a bulb obeys Ohms law?
Is the filament resistance lower or higher in 500 W , 220V light bulb than in 100W, 220 volt?

By Muhammad Arif Khan

M.Phil. Physics (U.A.F)

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