TOPPER STUDENT’S ACADEMY

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: - ELECTRICITY

Q1) Define 1’A’ of electric current. Is electric current a scalar or vector quantity?

Q2) What does the slope of V-I and I-V graph at any point represent?

Q3) State ohm’s law.

Q4) Calculate the current in a circuit if 500C of charge pass on through it in 10 minutes.

Q5) Calculate the amount of charge that would flow in 2 hours though an element of an electric bulb drawing a
current of 0.25A.

Q6) On a particular television tube, a bean of electrons is emitted. The bean current is 80µA (1µ=10-6). How many
electrons strike the screen of TV every second? Also find the total charge striking the screen in 2 minutes.

Q7) How many energy is given to 5 coulomb of charge passing through a 12V battery?

Q8) 24j work is done in moving a charge q between two points having potential difference 12 volt.

Find the value of charge q.

Q9) Define the electric current. Write S.I unit. Drive an expression for electric current in terms of number of
electrons in a metallic conductor.

Q10) Define electric circuit. Distinguish between open and closed electric circuits.

Q11) List the factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends?

Q12)Calculate the resistance of conductor if the current flowing through it is 0.2 Amp. when the applied potential
difference is 0.8 volt.

Q13) We have a copper wire of resistance R. This wire is pulled so that its length is doubled (temperature remains
constant). Find the new resistance of wire in terms of its original resistance.

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Q14) The values of current (I) Flowing through a conductor for the corresponding values of the potential difference
(V) Across the ends of the conductor are given below:

I (in ampere) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3

V(in volt) 1 2 3 4.5 5

Plot a graph between V and I and calculate the resistance of the conductor (or resistor)

Q15) In a house-hold electric circuit different appliances are connected in parallel to one another. Give two reasons.

Q16) How does use of fuse wire protect electrical appliances. On which law it’s based on.

Q17) Distinguish between electrical resistance and resistivity of a conductor(Min 5 points).

Q18) Should the heating element of an electric iron be made of iron, silver or nichrome wire? Min. 3 points

Q19) Alloys are used in electrical heating devices rather than pure metals. Give reason.

Q20) What is commercial unit of electrical energy? Express it’s value in joules.

Q21) Why does the connecting cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?

Q22) Write advantages of connecting electrical devices in parallel with battery.

Q23) Write observations of each combination: -

I. Series
II. Parallel

Q24) A wire is 1.0m long, 0.2mm in diameter and has a resistance of 10Ω. Calculate the resistivity of its material.

Q25) A piece of wire of resistance 20Ω is drawn out so that it’s length is increased to twice its original length.
Calculate the resistance of the wire in the new situation.

Q26) Aluminum wire of resistance R is pulled so that its length becomes 4 times its original length. Find the new
resistance of the wire in terms of its original resistance.

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Q27) Match the given symbols in Column A with their corresponding Circuit elements in Column B : -

Column A Column B

I. Open Plug key

II. A wire joint
III. A resistor

IV. Wires crossing without joining

V. Variable resistance/Rheostat

VI. A closed plug key

VII. A battery
VIII. An ammeter

IX. A voltmeter
X. A cell

Q28) How many 440Ω resistors (in parallel) are required to carry 5A in a 220 V line?

Q29) Show diagrammatically, how you would connect three resistors, each of resistance 6Ω so that the combination
has resistance of i) 4Ω ii) 9Ω

Q30) A wire of resistance 20 ohm is bent in the form of a closed circle. What is the effective resistance between two
points at the ends of any diameter of the circle?

Q31) a. An electric heater of resistance 500 ohm is connected to a main supply for 30 minute. If 5A current flows
through the filament of the heater, calculate the heat energy produced in the heater.

b. An electric heater is rated at 1500W. calculate the heat produced per hour.

Q32) Calculate he electric energy consumed by a 1200W toaster in 20 minutes.

Q33) A current of 5.O A flows through a 12Ω resistor. what is the rate at which heat energy is produced in the
resister?

Q34) An electric iron has a rating of 750W, 220V. calculate (i) current passing through it, and (ii) its resistance, when
in use

Q35) Two lamps, one rated 100W at 220V and other 40W at 220V are connected parallel to 220V mains supply.

Calculate the current drawn from the supply line.

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Q36) Number of electric lamps designed to be used on 220V electric supply are rated 10W each. Calculate the
number of lamps that can be connected to parallel in each other across the two wires 220V line if the maximum
allowable current is 5A.

Q37) A household uses the following electric appliances: -

i) Refrigerator of rating 400W for 10 hours each day.

ii) Two electric fans of rating 80W each for 12 hours each day.
iii) Six electric tubes of rating 18W each for 6 hours each day.

Calculate the electricity bill of the household for the month of June if the cost per unit of electric energy is Rs.3.00.

Q38) An electric lamp is marked 100W, 220V. It is used for 5 hours daily. Calculate

i) It’s resistance, while glowing.

ii) Energy consumed in KWH per day.

Q39) An electric heater is rated at 2KW. Calculate the cost of using it for 2 hours daily for the month of September, if
each unit cost Rs.4.00.

Q40) Two metallic wires A and B are connected in series. Wire A has length ‘l’ and radius ‘r’, while wire B has length
‘2l’ and radius ‘2r’. Find the ratio of the total resistance of series combination and the resistance of wire ‘A’. If both
the wires are of same material.

Q41) Tow metallic wires A and B of same material are connected in parallel . Wire A has length ‘l’ and radius ‘r’ and
wire B has length ‘2l’ and radius 2r.Compute the ratio of the total resistance of parallel combination and the
resistance of wire A.

Q42) Two students perform the experiments on series and parallel combination of two given resistors R1 and R2 and
plot the following V-I graph.

Which of the graph is(are) correctly labelled in terms of words ‘series’ and ‘parllel’. Justify your answer.

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Q43) Two identical resistors each of resistance 10Ω are connected: (i) in Parallel, in turn to a battery of 6V. Calculate
the ratio of power consumed in the combination of resistors in the two cases.

Q44) Calculate the equivalent resistance from the following combination of resistor.

Q45) For the Circuit shown in given figure, determine

a) The reading on the ammeter

b) The value of resistor R2

Q46) For the series – Parallel combination shown in below figure, find

a) The supply current.

b) The current flowing through each resistor.
c) The P. D. (V) across each resistor.

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Q47)Find the value of current I in the circuit shown below:-

Q48) Find the effective resistance between points A and B for the network shown: -

Q49) Find: -

a) Equivalent Resistance
b) Reading of voltmeter
c) Potential drop at 4Ω, 6Ω
d) Reading of A1 & A2

Q50) State Joule’s law of heating. Mention the practical applications of heating effect of electric current (min 5).

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DELHI, 110017. CONTACT AT – 9990351599/9990451599