VYAS WORLD SCHOOL

HOLIDAY HOMEOWRK
CLASS – 10
PHYSICS
1. The resistivity of iron is 1 ×1 0−7 ohm−m . The resistance of a iron wire of particular length and
thickness is 1 ohm. If the length and the diameter of wire both are doubled, then what will be the
resistivity in ohm−m?
2. The resistance of a wire is 20 ohms. It is so stretched that the length becomes three times, then
the new resistance of the wire will be…………..?
3. In hydrogen atom, the electron makes 6.6 ×1 015 revolutions per second around the nucleus in an
orbit of radius 0.5 ×1 0−10 m. What is equivalent current?
4. The resistance of a wire of uniform diameter d and length L is R . What will be the resistance of
another wire of the same material but diameter 2 d and length 4 L?
5. What is the current in the adjoining circuit?
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30
2V 30

30

6. There are 8 equal resistances R. Two are connected in parallel, such four groups are connected in
series, then find the total resistance of the system.
7. There are n similar conductors each of resistance R . The resultant resistance comes out to be x
when connected in parallel. If they are connected in series, then what will be the net resistance?
8. A wire has a resistance of 12 ohm. It is bent in the form of equilateral triangle. What is the
effective resistance between any two corners of the triangle?
9. The equivalent resistance between the points P and Q of the circuit given is…..?

R R R
P Q

18 2
10. 62 .5×10 electrons per second are flowing through a wire of area of cross-section 0.1m , then what is
the value of current flowing?
11. The resistance of a wire is10 Ω . Its length is increased by 10% by stretching. What will be the new?
18 +
12. In a neon discharge tube 2.9×10 Ne ions move to the right each second while 1 .2×10 electrons
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−19
move to the left per second. Electron charge is 1 .6×10 C . What is the net current in the discharge
tube?
13. Find the effective resistance between the points A and B in the figure?
D
3 3 3
3

6
A C
3 3
3 3
3 3

B A B
3 3
14. Two resistors are connected (a) in series (b) in parallel. The equivalent resistance in the two cases are
9ohm and 2ohm respectively. Then find the resistances of the component resistors?
15. For what value of R the net resistance of the circuit will be 18 ohms?
R

10 10

10

10 10 10

A B