NEET Physics Current Electricity MCQs Set 19

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Use this Current Electricity question set for NEET Physics revision: 25 questions, each followed by the right answer and a clear explanation. It focuses on Ohm's law, resistivity, combinations of resistors, Kirchhoff's laws, cells, the potentiometer and the Wheatstone bridge.

Question 1: When a current passes through the junction of two different metals, evolution or absorption of heat at the junction is known as
(a) Joule effect
(b) Seebeck effect
(c) Peltier effect
(d) Thomson effect
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Answer: (c) Peltier effect

Explanation:
1. Production of heat at junctions due to current is known as Peltier effect

Question 2: A storage cell is charged by \(5 amp\) D.C. for \(18 hours.\) Its strength after charging will be
(a) \(18 AH\)
(b) \(5 AH\)
(c) \(90 AH\)
(d) \(15 AH\)
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Answer: (c) \(90 AH\)

Explanation:
1. Strength\(=5×18=90AH\)

Question 3: A potentiometer has uniform potential gradient. The specific resistance of the material of the potentiometer wire is \({10}^{-7} ohm-meter\) and the current passing through it is \(0.1 ampere;\) cross-section of the wire is \({10}^{-6}{m}^{2}.\) The potential gradient along the potentiometer wire is
(a) \({10}^{-4} V/m\)
(b) \({10}^{-6} V/m\)
(c) \({10}^{-2} V/m\)
(d) \({10}^{-8} V/m\)
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Answer: (c) \({10}^{-2} V/m\)

Explanation:
1. Potential gradient \(\left(x\right)=\frac{iρ}{A}=\frac{0.1×{10}^{-7}}{{10}^{-6}}={10}^{-2}V/m\)

Question 4: In \(Cu-Fe\) couple, the flow of current at the temperature of inversion is
(a) From \(Fe\) to \(Cu\) through the hot junction
(b) From \(Cu\) to \(Fe\) through the hot junction
(c) Maximum
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (a) From \(Fe\) to \(Cu\) through the hot junction

Explanation:
1. According to Seebeck effect

Question 5: A hot electric iron has a resistance of \(80 Ω\)and is used on a \(200 V\) source. The electrical energy spent, if it is used for two hours, will be
(a) \(8000 Wh\)
(b) \(2000 Wh\)
(c) \(1000 Wh\)
(d) \(800 Wh\)
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Answer: (c) \(1000 Wh\)

Explanation:
1. \(\mathrm{Energy}=\frac{{V}^{2}}{R}t=\frac{200×200×2}{80}=1000 Wh\)

Question 6: A conductor wire having \({10}^{29}\) free \(\mathrm{electrons/}{m}^{3}\) carries a current of 20A. If the cross-section of the wire is \(1{\mathrm{mm}}^{2}\), then the drift velocity of electrons will be
(a) \(6.25×{10}^{-3}{\mathrm{ms}}^{-1}\)
(b) \(1.25×{10}^{-5}{\mathrm{ms}}^{-1}\)
(c) \(1.25×{10}^{-3}{\mathrm{ms}}^{-1}\)
(d) \(1.25×{10}^{-4}{\mathrm{ms}}^{-1}\)
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Answer: (c) \(1.25×{10}^{-3}{\mathrm{ms}}^{-1}\)

Explanation:
1. \({v}_{d}=\frac{I}{nAe}=\frac{20}{{10}^{29}×{10}^{-6}×1.6×{10}^{-19}}=1.25×{10}^{-3}m/s\)

Question 7: In India electricity is supplied for domestic use at 220 V. It is supplied at 110 V in USA. If the resistance of a 60 W bulb for use in India is \(R\),the resistance of a 60 W bulb for use in USA will be
(a) \(R\)
(b) 2 \(R\)
(c) \(R/4\)
(d) \(R/2\)
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Answer: (c) \(R/4\)

Explanation:
1. In India, power, \({P}_{1}=\frac{{V}^{2}}{R}=\frac{{220}^{2}}{R}\)
2. In USA, power, \({ P}_{2}=\frac{{V}^{'2}}{{R}^{'}}=\frac{{\left(110\right)}^{2}}{{R}^{'}}\)
3. As \({P}_{1}={P}_{2}\mathrm{,\ so}\frac{{220}^{2}}{R}=\frac{{\left(110\right)}^{2}}{{R}^{'}}\)
4. or \({R}^{'}=\frac{{\left(110\right)}^{2}}{{\left(220\right)}^{2}}R=\frac{R}{4}\)

Question 8: For obtaining chlorine by electrolysis a current of 100 kW and 125 V is used. (Electro chemical equivalent of chlorine is \(0.367 ×{\mathrm{kgC}}^{-1}\)). The amount of chlorine obtained in one minute will be
(a) 1.7616 g
(b) 17.616 g
(c) 0.17161 g
(d) 1.7616 kg
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Answer: (b) 17.616 g

Explanation:
1. The amount of chlorine
2. \(m=zlt=z\left(\frac{P}{V}\right) t \left[∵P=VI\right]\)
3. \(=0.367×{10}^{-6}×\left(\frac{100×1000}{125}\right)×60\)
4. \(=0.017616 \mathrm{kg=17.616\ g}\)

Question 9: One junction of a thermo-couple is a particular temperature \({T}_{r}\) and another is at \(T\). Its thermo emf is expressed as
\(E=K(T-{T}_{r})\left\{{T}_{0}-\frac{1}{2}(T+{T}_{r})\right\}\)
At a temperature \(T=\frac{{T}_{0}}{2}\), the value of thermo-electric power will be
(a) \(\frac{1}{2}K{T}_{0}\)
(b) \(K{T}_{0}\)
(c) \(\frac{1}{2}K{T}_{0}^{2}\)
(d) \(\frac{1}{2}K{\left({T}_{0}-{T}_{r}\right)}^{2}\).
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Answer: (a) \(\frac{1}{2}K{T}_{0}\)

Explanation:
1. Thermo electric power \(E=k\left(T{T}_{0}-{T}_{0}{T}_{r}-\frac{1}{2}{T}_{0}^{2}+\frac{1}{2}{T}_{r}^{2}\right)\)
2. \(S=\frac{dE}{dT}=k\left[T-0-\frac{1}{2}×2T+0\right]\)
3. \(=k[{T}_{0}-T]\)
4. At \(T={T}_{0}/2\)
5. \(S=\frac{1}{2}k{T}_{0}\)

Question 10: A wire \(P\) has a resistance of \(20Ω\). Another wire \(Q\) of same material but length twice that of \(P\) has resistance of \(8Ω\). If \(r\) is the radius of cross-section of \(P\), the radius of cross-section of \(Q\)is
(a) \(r\)
(b) \(\frac{r}{\sqrt{2}}\)
(c) \(\sqrt{5r}\)
(d) \(2r\)
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Answer: (c) \(\sqrt{5r}\)

Explanation:
1. Resistance, R\(=\frac{ρl}{A}\)
2. For wire P, \(20=\frac{ρl}{π{r}^{2}} …\left(i\right)\)
3. Similarly for wire Q,
4. \(8=\frac{ρ\left(2l\right)}{π{\left({r}^{'}\right)}^{2}} ….\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\)
5. Dividing Eq.(i) by Eq. (ii), we have
6. \(\frac{20}{8}=\frac{ρl}{π{r}^{2}}×\frac{π{\left({r}^{'}\right)}^{2}}{ρ\left(2l\right)}\)
7. \(⟹5={\left(\frac{{r}^{'}}{r}\right)}^{2}\)
8. \(⟹{r}^{'}=\sqrt{5}r\)

Question 11: In producing chlorine through electrolysis \(100 watt\) power at \(125 V\) is being consumed. How much chlorine per minute is liberated? E.C.E. chlorine is \(0.367×{10}^{-6}kg/coulomb\)
(a) \(24.3 mg\)
(b) \(16.6 mg\)
(c) \(17.6 mg\)
(d) \(21.3 mg\)
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Answer: (c) \(17.6 mg\)

Explanation:
1. \(P=100 \mathrm{watt,}V=125 V\)
2. Since \(P=VI, ∴I=\frac{P}{V}=\frac{100}{125}ampere\)
3. Mass of chlorine liberated \(=zIt\)
4. \(=0.367×{10}^{-6}×\frac{100}{125}×60=0.0176×{10}^{-3}kg=17.6mg\)

Question 12: The following four wires are made of the same material and are at the same temperature. Which one of them has highest electrical resistance?
(a) Length =50 cm, diameter=0.5 mm
(b) Length =100 cm, diameter=1 mm
(c) Length=200 cm , diameter=2 mm
(d) Length=300cm, diameter=3 mm
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Answer: (a) Length =50 cm, diameter=0.5 mm

Explanation:
1. The resistance of a conductor
2. \(∴R=ρ\frac{1}{π{r}^{2}}\)
3. \(⟹ R∝\frac{1}{{r}^{2}}\)
4. \(\left(a\right){R}_{1}=\frac{50}{{\left(0.25×{10}^{-1}\right)}^{2}}=800×{10}^{2}Ω\)
5. \(\left(b\right){R}_{2}=\frac{100}{{\left(0.5×{10}^{-1}\right)}^{2}}=400×{10}^{2}Ω\)
6. \(\left(c\right){R}_{3}=\frac{200}{{\left(1×{10}^{-1}\right)}^{2}}=200×{10}^{2}Ω\)
7. \(\left(d\right){R}_{4}=\frac{300}{{\left(1.5×{10}^{-1}\right)}^{2}}=133.3×{10}^{2}Ω\)
8. Hence, electrical resistance of first wire is maximum.

Question 13: Two electric bulbs \(A \mathrm{and}B\) are rated as 60 W and 100 W. They are connected in parallel to the same source. Then
(a) \(B\) draws more current than \(A\)
(b) Currents drawn are in the ratio of their resistances
(c) Both draw the same current
(d) \(A\) draws more current than \(B\)
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Answer: (a) \(B\) draws more current than \(A\)

Explanation:
1. The power drawn by the bulb is
2. \(P=\frac{{V}^{2}}{R}\)
3. \(⇒R=\frac{{V}^{2}}{P}\)
4. or \(R∝\frac{1}{P}\)
5. (as \(V\) is same in parallel)
6. It means that greater power will have less resistance and therefore, draws more current. Hence, current flowing in bulb \(B\) will be more.

Question 14: In ballistic galvanometer, the frame in which the coil is wound is non-metallic to
(a) Avoid the production of induced emf
(b) Avoid the production of eddy currents
(c) Increase the production of eddy currents
(d) Increase the production of induced emf
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Answer: (b) Avoid the production of eddy currents

Explanation:
1. The moving coil galvanometer have their coil wound on a metallic (copper or aluminium) frame, so as to make the motion dead beat due to the production of eddy currents. In the ballistic galvanometer, on the other hand, the damping is to be reduced to the minimum and hence the frame is of a non-conducting material \(eg,\) paper or bamboo.

Question 15: The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is \(R.\) If its length and radius are both doubled, then
(a) The resistance will be doubled and the specific resistance will be halved
(b) The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will remain unchanged
(c) The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will be doubled
(d) The resistance and the specific resistance, will both remain unchanged
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Answer: (b) The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will remain unchanged

Explanation:
1. \(R∝\frac{l}{{r}^{2}}⇒\frac{{R}_{2}}{{R}_{1}}=\frac{{l}_{2}}{{l}_{1}}×\frac{{r}_{1}^{2}}{{r}_{2}^{2}}=\left(\frac{2}{1}\right)×{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{2}=\frac{1}{2}\)
2. \(⇒{R}_{2}=\frac{{R}_{1}}{2},\) specific resistance doesn’t depend upon length, and radius

Question 16: How many coulombs of electric charge must pass through acidulated water in order to release 22.4 L Of hydrogen at NTP?
(a) 96500 Faraday
(b) 193000 coulomb
(c) 196500 Faraday
(d) 96500 coulomb
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Answer: (b) 193000 coulomb

Explanation:
1. 11.2 L of \({H}_{2}\) is liberated by 96500 C 22.4 L of \({H}_{2}\) is liberated by
2. 96500\(×2=193000\) C.

Question 17: A wire of a certain material is stretched slowly by ten percent. Its new resistance and specific resistance become respectively
(a) Both remain the same
(b) 1.1 times, 1.1 times
(c) 1.2 times , 1.1 times
(d) 1.21 times, same
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Answer: (d) 1.21 times, same

Explanation:
1. In Stretching of wire \(R∝{l}^{2}⇒\frac{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}={\left(\frac{{l}_{1}}{{l}_{2}}\right)}^{2}\)
2. If \({l}_{1}=100\), then \({l}_{2}=110 ⇒\frac{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}={\left(\frac{100}{110}\right)}^{2}\)
3. \(⇒{R}_{2}=1.21 {R}_{1}\)
4. Resistivity doesn’t change with stretching

Question 18: The \(V-i\) graph for a conductor makes an angle \(θ\) with \(V\)-axis. Here \(V\) denotes the voltage and \(i\) denotes current. The resistance of conductor is given by
(a) \(\mathrm{sin}\,θ\)
(b) \(\mathrm{cos}\,θ\)
(c) \(\mathrm{tan}\,θ\)
(d) \(\mathrm{cot}\,θ\)
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Answer: (d) \(\mathrm{cot}\,θ\)

Explanation:
1. At an instant approach the student will choose \(\mathrm{tan}\,θ\) will be the right answer. But it is to be seen here the curve makes the angle \(θ\) with the \(V\)-axis. So it makes an angle \((90-θ)\) with the \(i\)-axis
2. So resistance=slope\(=\mathrm{tan}\,\left(90-θ\right)=\mathrm{cot}\,θ\)

Question 19: If the electric current through an electric bulb is 3.2 A, the number of electrons flow through it in one second is
(a) \(2×{10}^{9}\)
(b) \(2×{10}^{19}\)
(c) \(3.2×{10}^{19}\)
(d) \(1.6×{10}^{18}\)
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Answer: (b) \(2×{10}^{19}\)

Explanation:
1. Current \(I=\frac{ne}{l}\)
2. \(3.2=\frac{n×1.6×{10}^{-19}}{1}\)
3. \(n=\frac{3.2}{1.6×{10}^{-19}}=2×{10}^{19}\)

Question 20: A nichrome wire \(50 cm\) long and one square \(millimetre\) cross-section carries a current of \(4A\) when connected to a \(2V\) battery. The resistivity of nichrome wire in \(ohm metre\) is
(a) \(1×{10}^{-6}\)
(b) \(4×{10}^{-7}\)
(c) \(3×{10}^{-7}\)
(d) \(2×{10}^{-7}\)
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Answer: (a) \(1×{10}^{-6}\)

Explanation:
1. \(R=\frac{V}{i}=ρ\frac{l}{A}⇒\frac{2}{4}=ρ\frac{50×{10}^{-2}}{{\left(1×{10}^{-3}\right)}^{2}}⇒ρ=1×{10}^{-6}Ωm\)

Question 21: The speed at which the current travels, in a conductor, is nearly
(a) \(3×{10}^{-4} m{s}^{-1}\)
(b) \(3×{10}^{-5} m{s}^{-1}\)
(c) \(4×{10}^{6} m{s}^{-1}\)
(d) \(3×{10}^{8} m{s}^{-1}\)
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Answer: (d) \(3×{10}^{8} m{s}^{-1}\)

Explanation:
1. The speed at which current travels through the conductors means the speed of electric effect travelling through conductor which is at a speed of light

Question 22: An electric kettle boils some water in 16 min. Due to some defect, it becomes necessary to remove 10% turns of heating coil of the kettle. Now, how much time will it take to boil the same of water?
(a) 17.7 min
(b) 14.4 min
(c) 20.9 min
(d) 13.7 min
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Answer: (b) 14.4 min

Explanation:
1. We know, \(\frac{{V}^{2}t}{4.2 R}=Q=ms dθ\)
2. Let,\(N=\) initial number of turns
3. \(R=\) resistance of the coil
4. \(⇒R=ρ\frac{L}{A}=\frac{ρ×N×2πr}{A}\)
5. \(\frac{{V}^{2}t}{4.2×ρ×N×2πr}=Q=ms dθ\)
6. \(\frac{t}{ N}=\) Constant
7. \(∴\frac{{t}_{1}}{{N}_{1}}=\frac{{t}_{2}}{{N}_{2}}\)
8. \(⇒ =\frac{{N}_{2}}{{N}_{1}}×{t}_{1}=\frac{9}{10}×16=\)14.4 min.

Question 23: \(e=α t-\frac{1}{2}β {t}^{2},\) if temperature of cold junction is \(0℃\) then temperature of inversion is
(if \(α=500.0μV/℃,β=5.0μV/\mathrm{square℃}\))
(a) 100
(b) 200
(c) 300
(d) 400
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Answer: (b) 200

Explanation:
1. \({t}_{n}=\frac{α}{β}=\left(\frac{500}{5}\right)=100℃\)
2. Also\({t}_{n}=\frac{{t}_{i}+{t}_{c}}{2}⇒100=\frac{{t}_{i}+0}{2}⇒{t}_{i}=200℃\)

Question 24: An ammeter reads 0.90 A when connected in series with a silver voltmeter that deposits 2.60 g of silver in 40 min. By what percentage is the ammeter reading is correct? Atomic weight of silver = 108 and 1 F=96500 C?
(a) 5%
(b) 7%
(c) -5%
(d) -7%
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Answer: (d) -7%

Explanation:
1. \(m=zq=\frac{E}{F}It=\frac{M}{pF}It \mathrm{or} I=\frac{mpF}{Mt}\)
2. \(∴{ I}^{'}=\frac{2.60×1×96500}{108×(40×60)}=0.968\) A
3. % error in reading of ammeter
4. \(=\left(\frac{I-{I}^{'}}{{I}^{'}}\right)×100=\left(\frac{0.90-0.986}{0.968}\right)×100\)
5. \(=-7\%\)

Question 25: A potential difference is applied across the ends of a metallic wire. If the potential difference is doubled, the drift velocity will
(a) Be doubled
(b) Be halved
(c) Be quadrupled
(d) Remain unchanged
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Answer: (a) Be doubled

Explanation:
1. Drift velocity is defined as the average velocity with which free electrons get defined towards the positive end of the conductor under the influence of an external electric field.
2. Drift velocity is given by
3. \({v}_{d}=\frac{eEτ}{m}\)
4. \(But E=\frac{V}{l}\)
5. (if \(l\) is length of the conductor and V is constant potential difference applied across the ends of the conductor)
6. \(∴{v}_{d}=\frac{eVτ}{ml}⟹{v}_{d}∝V\)
7. So, when the potential difference is doubled the drift velocity will be doubled.

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