Sub: PHYSICS

Marks: 25 ISC (12th ) Time: 60 minutes

Chapter 6
MCQ QUESTIONS
Q.1 If potential difference across 80 cm of a potentiometer wire is 2V, potential gradient across the wire is:
(a) 0.025V /m. (b) 0.075V /m (c) 0.05V /m (d) 2.5V /m
Q.2 Kirchhoff's junction rule is based on the principle of conservation of:
(a) energy (b) momentum (c) charge (d) momentum and energy.
Q.3 Wheatstone bridge principle is used to measure:
(a) resistance of a wire. (b) potential difference across a resistor
(c) current flowing through a wire (d) emf of a cell

1 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q.4 5. Which conservation principle is involved in Kirchhoff's first law of electric circuits?
Q.5 Name the device used for measuring the internal resistance of a secondary cell.
Q.6 Write the unit of potential gradient in the wire of potentiometer. If potential gradient be reduced, will the balance
point be obtained at a greater length or smaller length?

2 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q.7 A set of n identical resistors, each of resistance R ohm, when connected in series have an effective resistance X
ohm and when the resistors are connected in parallel, their effective resistance is Y ohm. Find the relation between R,
X and Y.
Q.8 What is internal resistance of a cell? On what factors does it depend?
Q.9 A 4 ohm resistance wire is bent in the middle by 180° and both the halves are twisted with each other. Find its
new resistance.
Q.10 Prove that two identical cells (each of emf E, internal resistance r) will send same current in an external resistance
R whether all cells are connected in series or in parallel, if R =r

3 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 11 10 m long uniform metallic wire having a resistance of 20 is used as potentiometer wire. This wire is connected
in series with another resistance of 480 and a battery of emf 5V having negligible internal resistance. If an unknown
emf e is balanced across 6 m of the potentiometer wire, calculate
(i) the potential gradient across the potentiometer wire.
(ii) the value of the unknown emf e.
Q.12 Obtain the relation R1 / R2 = R3/ R4 for a Wheatstone's bridge. The symbols have their standard meanings.

5 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q.13 n cells each of emf E and internal resistance r are connected in series to form a row. m such rows are connected
in parallel to form a battery of N = mn cells This battery is connected to an external resistance R. (i) What is the emf of
this battery and how much is its internal resistance? (ii) Show that current I flowing through the external resistance R
is given by ?