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(a) 11
(b) 22
(c) 33
(d) 44
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Answer: (c) 33
Explanation:
1. Resistance of each bulb \(=\frac{{\left(220\right)}^{2}}{60}\)
2. If the number of bulbs is \(n\) then effective resistance
3. \(=\frac{{\left(220\right)}^{2}}{60n}\)
4. \(∴i=9=\frac{V}{{R}_{\mathrm{eff}}}=\frac{220×60n}{220×220} ⇒ n=33\)
(a) \(3.3×{10}^{-6}\) m
(b) 6.6 \(×{10}^{-6}\) m
(c) 1.3 \(×{10}^{-5}\) m
(d) 2.6 \(×{10}^{-5}\) m
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Answer: (b) 6.6 \(×{10}^{-6}\) m
Explanation:
1. Thickness\(d=\frac{V}{A}=\frac{m}{ρA}=\frac{zlt}{ρA}\)
2. \(=\frac{\left(3.3×{10}^{7}\right)×\left(1.5\right)×(20×60)}{9000×(50×10×2)×{10}^{-4}}=6.6×{10}^{-6}\) m.
(a) 12.5\(Ω\)
(b) 14.5\(Ω\)
(c) 15.6\(Ω\)
(d) 16.6\(Ω\)
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Answer: (c) 15.6\(Ω\)
Explanation:
1. Resistance,\(R=\frac{ρλ}{A}\)
2. For given problem,
3. \(R∝{λ}^{2}\)
4. \(∴ \frac{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}=\frac{{λ}_{1}^{2}}{{λ}_{2}^{2}}\)
5. \({R}_{2}={\left(\frac{{λ}_{2}}{{λ}_{1}}\right)}^{2}×{R}_{1}=15.6 Ω\)
(a) Metals with low temperature coefficient of resistivity
(b) Metals with high temperature coefficient of resistivity
(c) Metal oxides with high temperature coefficient of resistivity
(d) Semiconducting materials having low temperature coefficient of resistivity
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Answer: (c) Metal oxides with high temperature coefficient of resistivity
Explanation:
1. They are the resistors made up of semiconductors whose resistance decreases with the increase in temperature. This implies that they have negative and high temperature coefficient of resistivity.
2. They are usually made of metal oxides with high temperature coefficient of resistivity.
(a) Increase with the length of the wire
(b) Decreases with the area of cross-section
(c) Decreases with the length and increases with the cross-section of wire
(d) None of the above statement is correct
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Answer: (d) None of the above statement is correct
Explanation:
1. Resistivity is the property of the material. It does not depend upon size and shape
(a) Electric potential
(b) Potential difference
(c) Current
(d) Resistance
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Answer: (c) Current
Explanation:
1. Ammeter is used to measure the current through the circuit
(a) \(1.35×{10}^{-8}Ω\)
(b) \(2.70×{10}^{-7}Ω\)
(c) \(4.05×{10}^{-6}Ω\)
(d) \(8.10×{10}^{-5}Ω\)
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Answer: (b) \(2.70×{10}^{-7}Ω\)
Explanation:
1. Resistivity of the material of the rod
2. \(ρ=\frac{RA}{l}\)
3. \(=\frac{3×{10}^{-3}×π{\left(0.3×{10}^{-2}\right)}^{2}}{1}\)
4. \(=27×{10}^{-9}π Ωm\)
5. Resistance of disc,
6. \(R=\frac{\mathrm{Resistivity\ of\ rod\ ×Thickness}}{\mathrm{Area\ of\ cross-section}}\)
7. \(=27×{10}^{-9}π×\frac{{10}^{-3}}{π×{\left(1×{10}^{-2}\right)}^{2}}\)
8. \(=2.7×{10}^{-7}Ω\)
(a) 28.6\(Ω\)
(b) 70\(Ω\)
(c) 63.3\(Ω\)
(d) 140\(Ω\)
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Answer: (c) 63.3\(Ω\)
Explanation:
1. Current drawn from the cell in resistance \({R}_{1}\) will be \(I=E\)/\(({R}_{1}+r)\)
2. Therefore, heat produced in \({R}_{1} ie,\)
3. \({H}_{1}=\frac{{E}^{2}{R}_{1}t}{{\left({R}_{1}+r\right)}^{2}}\)
4. Heat produced in \({R}_{2} ie, {H}_{2}=\frac{{E}^{2}{R}_{2}t}{{\left({R}_{2}+r\right)}^{2}}\)
5. As per question \({H}_{1}={H}_{2}\)
6. or \(\frac{{E}^{2}{R}_{1}t}{{\left({R}_{1}+r\right)}^{2}}=\frac{{E}^{2}{R}_{2}t}{{\left({R}_{2}+r\right)}^{2}}\)
7. On solving we get;
8. \(r=\sqrt{{R}_{1}{R}_{2}}\)
9. \(=\sqrt{100×40}\)=63.25\(Ω\)
(a) \(\frac{1}{4}amp\)
(b) \(4 amp\)
(c) \(\frac{1}{2}amp\)
(d) \(2 amp\)
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Answer: (a) \(\frac{1}{4}amp\)
Explanation:
1. \(P=\frac{{V}^{2}}{R}⇒100=\frac{{\left(200\right)}^{2}}{R}⇒R=\frac{4×{10}^{4}}{{10}^{2}}=400 Ω\)
2. Now,\(i=\frac{V}{R}=\frac{100}{400}=\frac{1}{4}amp\)
(a) Atomic weights of Cu and Ag
(b) Densities of Cu and Ag
(c) Half of the atomic weight of Cu to the atomic weight of Ag
(d) Half of the atomic weight of Ag to half the atomic weight of Cu
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Answer: (c) Half of the atomic weight of Cu to the atomic weight of Ag
Explanation:
1. The ratio of the weights deposited on cathodes will be in the ratio of their chemical equivalents. The chemical equivalent of copper = At. Wt/2 and that of silver = At. Wt/1.
(a) Zero
(b) \(1.0 ohm\)
(c) \(1.5 ohm\)
(d) \(2.0 ohm\)
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Answer: (b) \(1.0 ohm\)
Explanation:
1. \(3=1.5\left(1+r\right)⇒r=1Ω\)
(a) More with 50 bulbs than with 48 bulbs
(b) More with 49 bulbs than with 50 bulbs
(c) Equal in both cases
(d) In the ratio \({\left(50\right)}^{2}:{\left(49\right)}^{2}\) in the first and second case respectively
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Answer: (d) In the ratio \({\left(50\right)}^{2}:{\left(49\right)}^{2}\) in the first and second case respectively
Explanation:
1. If resistance of each bulb be \(R\), then bias voltage \(V\) is same in both cases, hence \(P=\frac{{v}^{2}}{{R}_{\mathrm{total}}}\)
2. In the case \({R}_{\mathrm{total}}=50R \mathrm{and\ in\ second\ case} 49 R\)
3. \(∴\frac{{P}_{1}}{{P}_{2}}={\left(\frac{49}{50}\right)}^{2}⇒{P}_{2}={\left(\frac{50}{49}\right)}^{2}.{P}_{1}\)
4. or \({P}_{2}>{P}_{1}\)
(a) \(Ohmic\)
(b) Non-\(ohmic\)
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Zero
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Answer: (b) Non-\(ohmic\)
Explanation:
1. This is because of secondary ionisation which is possible in the gas filled in it
(a) Equal to the resistance of the load
(b) Very large as compared to the load resistance
(c) Zero
(d) Non-zero but less than the resistance of the load
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Answer: (c) Zero
Explanation:
1. \(I=\frac{E}{R+r}\)
2. \(I=\frac{E}{R}=\mathrm{constant}\)
3. where, R=external resistance
4. r= internal resistance =0
(a) \(200℃\)
(b) \(400℃\)
(c) \(-200℃\)
(d) \(-100℃\)
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Answer: (c) \(-200℃\)
Explanation:
1. \(E=40t+\frac{1}{10}{t}^{2} at\)
2. Inversion, \(E\) will be minimum
3. \(\frac{dE}{dt}=0\)
4. \(\frac{d}{dt}\left(40t+\frac{1}{10}{t}^{2}\right)=0\)
5. \(40+\frac{1}{5} t=0\)
6. \(t=-40×5\)
7. \(t=-200℃\)
(a) \(100 W\)
(b) \(40 W\)
(c) \(60 W\)
(d) Equal in all bulbs
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Answer: (a) \(100 W\)
Explanation:
1. \({P}_{Rated}=\frac{{V}_{Rated}^{2}}{R}⇒R∝\frac{1}{{P}_{Rated}}\mathrm{[V-constant]}\)
2. So bulb of high power will have less resistance
(a) \(4 volt\)
(b) \(4 ampere\)
(c) \(2 ampere\)
(d) \(2 volt\)
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Answer: (c) \(2 ampere\)
Explanation:
1. \(i=\frac{q}{t}=\frac{4}{2}=2 ampere\)
(a) 1 A
(b) 0.1 A
(c) 10 A
(d) 0.11 A
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Answer: (c) 10 A
Explanation:
1. \(i=\frac{ne}{t}=\frac{62.5×{10}^{18}×1.6×{10}^{-19}}{1}=10 ampere\)
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 4 : 1
(d) 1 : 4
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Answer: (c) 4 : 1
Explanation:
1. \({R}_{s}=R+R=2R \mathrm{and}{ R}_{P}=\frac{R×R}{R+R}=R/2\)
2. \(\frac{{H}_{1}}{{H}_{2}}=\frac{{I}^{2}{R}_{S}}{{I}^{2}{R}_{P}}=\frac{{R}_{S}}{{R}_{P}}=\frac{2R}{R/2}=\frac{4}{1}\).
(a) \(2:1\)
(b) \(4:1\)
(c) \(8:1\)
(d) \(16:1\)
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Answer: (d) \(16:1\)
Explanation:
1. Let \(d\) be the density of the material of copper wire. Let\({l}_{1},{l}_{2}\) be the lengths of copper wires of diameter 1 mm and 2 mm respectively. As
2. Mass=volume\(×\mathrm{density}=\)(\(π{D}^{2}/4)l.d\)
3. So, \(1=\frac{π{\left({10}^{-3}\right)}^{2}}{4}{l}_{1}×d=π×\frac{{\left(2×{10}^{-3}\right)}^{2}}{4}{l}_{2}×d\)
4. or \({l}_{1}=4{l}_{2}\)
5. Now, \(R=\frac{ρl}{π{D}^{2}/4}ie,R∝\frac{l}{{D}^{2}}\)
6. \(∴ \frac{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}=\frac{{l}_{1}}{{l}_{2}}×\frac{{D}_{2}^{2}}{{D}_{1}^{2}}=4×{2}^{2}=16\)
(a) 160 MW
(b) 80 MW
(c) 20 MW
(d) 500 Kw
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Answer: (a) 160 MW
Explanation:
1. Work done in delivering \(q\) coulomb of charge from clouds to ground.
2. \(W=Vq\)
3. \(=4×{10}^{6}×4=16×{10}^{6} J\)
4. The power of lighting strike is
5. \(P=\frac{W}{t}=\frac{{16×10}^{6}}{0.1}=160×{10}^{6}W\)
6. \(=160 \mathrm{MW}\)
(a) \(0.4 m/s\)
(b) \(16 m/s\)
(c) Zero
(d) \(0.1 m/s\)
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Answer: (d) \(0.1 m/s\)
Explanation:
1. Current density of drinking electrons \(j=nev\)
2. \(n=5×{10}^{7} c{m}^{-3}=5×{10}^{7}×{10}^{6}{m}^{-3}\)
3. \(v=0.4 m{s}^{-1}, e=1.6×{10}^{-19}C⇒j=3.2×{10}^{-6} A{m}^{-2}\)
4. Current density of ions \(=\left(4-3.2\right)×{10}^{-6}=0.8×{10}^{-6}\frac{A}{{m}^{2}}\)
5. This gives \(v\) for ions \(=0.1 m{s}^{-1}\)
(a) Resistance
(b) Current
(c) Voltage
(d) None of these
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Answer: (b) Current
Explanation:
1. The resistance of ammeter is very low, so when it is used in parallel through a circuit then excess current will flow through it thus, damaging it.
(a) \(4.1 m\)
(b) \(3.1 m\)
(c) \(2.1 m\)
(d) \(1.1 m\)
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Answer: (d) \(1.1 m\)
Explanation:
1. \(l=\frac{Rπ{r}^{2}}{ρ}=\frac{4.2×3.14×{\left(0.2×{10}^{-3}\right)}^{2}}{48×{10}^{-8}}=1.1m\)
(a) 1\(Ω\)
(b) 2.5\(Ω\)
(c) 5\(Ω\)
(d) 10\(Ω\)
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Answer: (c) 5\(Ω\)
Explanation:
1. \(\frac{{V}^{2}}{R}+\frac{{V}^{5}}{5}=4×\left(\frac{{V}^{2}}{R+5}\right)\mathrm{or}\frac{R+5}{5R}=\frac{4}{R+5}\)
2. On solving, we get \(R=5Ω.\)
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