The document contains a physics homework assignment asking students to:
1) Derive an expression for resistivity in terms of free electron density and relaxation time.
2) Define current density and deduce its relation to conductivity when an electric field is applied.
3) Explain what internal resistance is and what it depends on.
4) Define terminal potential difference and derive the relation between battery emf, current, internal resistance, and external resistance.
5) Find expressions for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells connected in series.
6) Find expressions for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells connected in parallel.
The document contains a physics homework assignment asking students to:
1) Derive an expression for resistivity in terms of free electron density and relaxation time.
2) Define current density and deduce its relation to conductivity when an electric field is applied.
3) Explain what internal resistance is and what it depends on.
4) Define terminal potential difference and derive the relation between battery emf, current, internal resistance, and external resistance.
5) Find expressions for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells connected in series.
6) Find expressions for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells connected in parallel.
The document contains a physics homework assignment asking students to:
1) Derive an expression for resistivity in terms of free electron density and relaxation time.
2) Define current density and deduce its relation to conductivity when an electric field is applied.
3) Explain what internal resistance is and what it depends on.
4) Define terminal potential difference and derive the relation between battery emf, current, internal resistance, and external resistance.
5) Find expressions for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells connected in series.
6) Find expressions for equivalent emf and resistance of two cells connected in parallel.
Physics – XII Current Electricity [Home Assignment - 7] 14/12/2023
1. Derive an expression for the resistivity of a conductor in terms of number density of
free electrons and relaxation time. 2. Define the term current density of a metallic conductor. Deduce the relation connecting current density (j) and the conductivity (𝜎 ) of the conductor when an electric field E is applied to it. 3. What is Internal Resistance of a cell? On what factors does it depend? 4. Define terminal potential difference of a cell. When a battery of emf E and internal resistance r is connected to a residence R, a current I flows through it. Derive the relation between E, I, r & R. 5. Two cells of different emfs and internal instances are connected in series. Find expressions for the equivalent emf and equivalent internal resistance of the combination. 6. Two cells of different emfs and internal instances are connected in parallel. Find expressions for the equivalent emf and equivalent internal resistance of the combination.