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This NEET Physics MCQ set on Current Electricity gives 25 solved multiple choice questions with the correct option and a step-by-step explanation for every answer. It covers Ohm's law, resistivity, combinations of resistors, Kirchhoff's laws, cells, the potentiometer and the Wheatstone bridge.
(a) 0.2 V/m
(b) 1V/m
(c) 0.3V/m
(d) 0.1V/m
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Answer: (d) 0.1V/m
Explanation:
1. Potential gradient of a potentiometer
2. \(K=\frac{Iρ}{A}=\frac{0.2×4×{10}^{-7}}{8×{10}^{-7}}\)
3. \(=0.1V/m\)
(a) 4\(Ω\)
(b) 2\(Ω\)
(c) 1\(Ω\)
(d) 0.5\(Ω\)
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Answer: (b) 2\(Ω\)
Explanation:
1. Here, \(r=\frac{{l}_{1}-{l}_{2}}{{l}_{2}}×2Ω\)
2. Where \({l}_{1}\mathrm{=240\ cm,}{l}_{2}\mathrm{=120\ cm}\)
3. \(∴ r=\frac{240-120}{120}×2\)
4. \(=\frac{120}{120}×2×2Ω\)
(a) \(nG\)
(b) \(\frac{G}{n}\)
(c) \((n-1)G\)
(d) \(\frac{G}{n-1}\)
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Answer: (c) \((n-1)G\)
Explanation:
1. Voltmeter is an instrument which measure the potential difference between two points. A high resistance is connected in series with coil of the galvanometer to convert it into voltmeter. This resistance is either 2000\(Ω\) or more than that.
2. Resistance connected in series is given by
3. \(R=\frac{V}{{I}_{g}}-G ..(i)\)
4. Eq. (i) is the value of the resistance required to convert the galvanometer to voltmeter of range 0 to V.
5. From the relation
6. \(R=\frac{V}{{I}_{g}}-G\)
7. \(R=\frac{nV}{\left(\frac{V}{G}\right)}-G\)
8. \(\mathrm{or} R=nG-G=G\left(n-1\right)\)
9. Hence, \(R=(n-1) G\)
(a) 3 V
(b) 15 V
(c) 1.5 V
(d) 5 V
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Answer: (b) 15 V
Explanation:
1. Force \(=\)Electric intensity \(×\)charge
2. \(=\frac{\mathrm{Potential\ diffsrence}}{\mathrm{distance}}\mathrm{×charge}\)
3. \(∴ 4.8×{10}^{-19}=\frac{V}{5}×{1.6×10}^{-19}\)
4. or \(V=15\) volt
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 4%
(d) \(\frac{1}{2}\%\)
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Answer: (b) 2%
Explanation:
1. \(P={i}^{2}R⇒\frac{∆P}{P}=\frac{2∆i}{i} [R→\mathrm{Constant}]\)
2. \(⇒\)% change in power \(=2×\%\)change in current
3. \(=2×1=2\%\)
(a) \(\frac{1}{8l}\)
(b) \(\frac{1}{4l}\)
(c) \(8 l\)
(d) \(16 l\)
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Answer: (c) \(8 l\)
Explanation:
1. If \(l\) is the balancing length for \({R}_{1},\) and \(l'\) for \({R}_{2},\)
2. \(\frac{{V}_{0}}{{L}_{0}}.l=\frac{E{R}_{1}}{(r+{R}_{1}+{R}_{2})}⇒\frac{{V}_{0}}{{L}_{0}}.l=\frac{E{R}_{1}}{\left({r}_{1}+9{R}_{1}\right)}\) as \({R}_{2}=8{R}_{1}\)
3. \(\frac{{V}_{0}}{{L}_{0}}{l}^{'}=\frac{E.{R}_{2}}{({r}_{1}+9{R}_{1})}=\frac{E.8{R}_{1}}{({r}_{1}+9{R}_{1})}\)
4. \(∴\frac{{l}^{'}}{l}=\frac{{R}_{2}}{{R}_{1}}=\frac{8{R}_{1}}{{R}_{1}}⇒{l}^{'}=8 l\)
(a) 4,2
(b) 2,4
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
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Answer: (b) 2,4
Explanation:
1. \(\frac{P}{Q}=\frac{1/3}{1-1/3}=\frac{1/3}{2/3}\)
2. \(⟹P:Q=1:2\)
3. \(P=k, Q=2k\)
4. \(\frac{P+6}{Q}=\frac{\frac{2}{3}}{1-\frac{2}{3}}\)
5. \(⟹\frac{P+6}{Q}=\frac{2}{1}\)
6. \(\frac{k+6}{2k}=\frac{2}{1}\)
7. \(⟹k+6=4k\)
8. \(⟹k=2\)
9. \(∴ P=2Ω, Q=4Ω\)
(a) \(19.8×{10}^{-7}\mathrm{kg}\)
(b) 9.9 \(×{10}^{-7}\mathrm{kg}\)
(c) 6.6 \(×{10}^{-7}\mathrm{kg}\)
(d) 1.1 \(×{10}^{-7}\mathrm{kg}\)
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Answer: (a) \(19.8×{10}^{-7}\mathrm{kg}\)
Explanation:
1. Mass of substance liberated at cathode \(m=zit\)
2. Where, \(z=\) electro chemical equivalent
3. \(= 3.3×{10}^{-7}\mathrm{kg\ .}{C}^{-1}\)
4. \(i=\) current flowing = 3 A,
5. \(t=2\)s
6. \(m=3.3×{10}^{-7}×3×2\)
7. \(=19.8×{10}^{7}\) kg
(a) \(30 volt\)
(b) \(1.00 volt\)
(c) \(14.5 volt\)
(d) \(15.5 volt\)
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Answer: (c) \(14.5 volt\)
Explanation:
1. \(V=E-IR=15-10×0.05=14.5V\)
(a) \(8 Watt\)
(b) \(4 Watt\)
(c) \(2 Watt\)
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (c) \(2 Watt\)
Explanation:
1. \({P}_{\mathrm{max}}=\frac{{E}^{2}}{4r}=\frac{{\left(2\right)}^{2}}{4×0.5}=2W\)
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 9
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Answer: (b) 6
Explanation:
1. \(R=\frac{ρL}{A}; {R}_{1}=\frac{ρ2L}{A}=2R\)
2. \(m=A L d;{m}_{1}=A 2 L d=2m\)
3. Now, \(\frac{{\left(3V\right)}^{2}t}{R}=mc∆T\) …(i)
4. and \(\frac{{\left(NV\right)}^{2}t}{2R}=2mc∆T\) …(ii)
5. Solving (i) and (ii), we get \(N=6\).
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 3 : 1
(c) 1 : 9
(d) 9 : 1
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Answer: (b) 3 : 1
Explanation:
1. No. of ions liberated \(\left(n\right)=\frac{I×t}{e×\mathrm{Valency}(p)}\)
2. \(ie, n∝\frac{1}{P}\)
3. \(∴\frac{{n}_{\mathrm{Ag}}}{{n}_{\mathrm{Al}}}=\frac{{P}_{\mathrm{Al}}}{{P}_{\mathrm{Ag}}}=\frac{3}{1}\)
(a) \(0.04 Ω\)
(b) \(0.06 Ω\)
(c) \(0.10 Ω\)
(d) \(10 Ω\)
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Answer: (b) \(0.06 Ω\)
Explanation:
1. Let the internal resistance of cell be \(r,\) then
2. \(i=\frac{E}{R+r}⇒15=\frac{1.5}{0.04+r}⇒r=0.06Ω\)
(a) Resistances in the ratio of 4 :1
(b) Maximum current ratings in the ratio of 1 :4
(c) Resistances in the ratio of 2 :1
(d) Maximum current ratings in the ratio of 1 :2
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Answer: (b) Maximum current ratings in the ratio of 1 :4
Explanation:
1. \(R=\frac{{V}^{2}}{P}⇒{R}_{1}=\frac{200×200}{100}=400 \mathrm{Ωand}\)
2. \({R}_{2}=\frac{100×100}{200}=50 Ω.\) Maximum current rating\(i=\frac{P}{V}\)
3. So\({i}_{1}=\frac{100}{200}\) and \({i}_{2}=\frac{200}{100}⇒\frac{{i}_{1}}{{i}_{2}}=\frac{1}{4}\)
(a) Always increases
(b) Always decreases
(c) May increases or de decreases
(d) Always remains constant
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Answer: (c) May increases or de decreases
Explanation:
1. The graph between thermo \(emf\) and temperature of hot junction is parabolic in shape
(a) 0.262 g
(b) 2.62 g
(c) 26.2 g
(d) 0.0262 g
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Answer: (b) 2.62 g
Explanation:
1. Heat produced \(=\frac{{V}^{2}t}{4.2 R}=mL\)
2. or \(m=\frac{{V}^{2}}{4.2 R L}=\frac{{\left(210\right)}^{2}×1}{4.2×50×80}=2.62\)g
(a) \(1.2 gm\)
(b) \(1.6 gm\)
(c) \(2.4 gm\)
(d) \(1.8 gm\)
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Answer: (c) \(2.4 gm\)
Explanation:
1. \(\frac{{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}}=\frac{{Z}_{1}}{{Z}_{2}}⇒{m}_{2}=\frac{{m}_{1}{Z}_{2}}{{Z}_{1}}=\frac{14×1.2×{10}^{-6}}{7×{10}^{-6}}=2.4g\)
(a) \(2.4 m\)
(b) \(0.24 μm\)
(c) \(2.4 μm\)
(d) None of these
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Answer: (c) \(2.4 μm\)
Explanation:
1. Mass deposited \(=\) density \(×\) volume of the metal
2. \(m=p×A×X\) …(i)
3. Hence from Faraday’s first law \(m=Zit\)…(ii)
4. So from equation (i) and (ii)
5. \(Zit=ρ×Ax⇒x=\frac{Zit}{ρA}\)
6. \(=\frac{3.04×{10}^{-4}×{10}^{-3}×1×3600}{9000×0.05}=2.4×{10}^{-6}m=2.4μm\)
(a) Inversion temperature
(b) Neutral temperature
(c) Junction temperature
(d) Null temperature
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Answer: (b) Neutral temperature
Explanation:
1. Thermo-electric power \(P=\frac{dE}{dθ};\) at \({t}_{n}, E→\) maximum
2. So \(P→\) zero
(a) 1
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/4
(d) 2
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Answer: (d) 2
Explanation:
1. Let \(\left({ρ}_{A},{l}_{A},{r}_{A},{A}_{A}\right)\)and \(({ρ}_{B},{l}_{B},{r}_{B},{A}_{B})\)are specific resistances, lengths, radii and areas of wires A and B respectively.
2. Resistance of
3. \(A={R}_{A}=\frac{{ρ}_{A}{l}_{A}}{{A}_{A}}=\frac{{ρ}_{A}{l}_{A}}{π{R}_{A}^{2}}\)
4. Resistance of
5. \(B={R}_{B}=\frac{{ρ}_{B}{l}_{B}}{{A}_{B}}=\frac{{ρ}_{B}{l}_{B}}{π{r}_{B}^{2}}\)
6. For given information
7. \({ρ}_{B}=2{ρ}_{A}\)
8. \({r}_{B}=2{r}_{A}\)
9. And \({R}_{A}={R}_{B}\)
10. \(∴ \frac{{ρ}_{A}{l}_{A}}{π{r}_{A}^{2}}=\frac{{ρ}_{B}{l}_{B}}{π{r}_{B}^{2}}\)
11. \(⟹ \frac{{ρ}_{A}{l}_{A}}{π{r}_{A}^{2}}=\frac{2{ρ}_{A}×{l}_{B}}{π{\left(2{r}_{A}\right)}^{2}}\)
12. \(⟹ \frac{{l}_{B}}{{l}_{A}}=\frac{2}{1}=2:1\)
(a) Fe-Cu
(b) Ag-Au
(c) Sb-Bi
(d) Cu-Pb
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Answer: (c) Sb-Bi
Explanation:
1. Seebeck arranged the metals in a certain sequence are called the thermoelectric series. The direction of current at the hot junction is from metal occurring earlier in series to one occurring later in series. Some of the substances in series are Bi, Ni, Co, Pd, Pt, Cu, Mn, Hg, Pb, Sn, Au, Ag, Zn, Cd, Fe, Sb, Te.
2. The more separated the metals are in the series, the greater is the value of thermo-emf generated. Thus, emf developed in Sb-Bi thermocouple is higher than other thermocouples.
(a) 1 :1
(b) 2 :1
(c) 3 :1
(d) 4 :1
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Answer: (c) 3 :1
Explanation:
1. \(\frac{{E}_{1}}{{E}_{2}}=\frac{{l}_{1}+{l}_{2}}{{l}_{1}-{l}_{2}}=\frac{58+29}{58-29}=\frac{3}{1}\)
(a) 150
(b) 250
(c) 500
(d) 750
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Answer: (c) 500
Explanation:
1. \(E=aT+b{T}^{2}\)
2. At temperature of inversion, \(E=0,\)
3. \(∴a{T}_{i}+b{T}_{i}^{2}=0\)
4. \(⇒{T}_{i}=-\frac{a}{b}\)
5. \(⇒{T}_{i}=-\frac{10×{10}^{-6}}{(0.02×{10}^{-6})}=500℃\)
(a) Conversion of charge
(b) Conversion of energy
(c) Conversion of both charge and energy
(d) Conversion of momentum of electron
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Answer: (b) Conversion of energy
Explanation:
1. Kirchhoff’s second law is \(∑V=0\)
2. It states that the algebric sum of the potential differences in any loop including those associated emf’s and those of resistive elements, must equal zero.
3. This law represents ‘conservation of energy’.
(a) \(3.5 A\)
(b) \(5 A\)
(c) \(6 A\)
(d) \(10 A\)
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Answer: (b) \(5 A\)
Explanation:
1. \(i=\frac{12}{\left(1+1\right)+0.4}=5A\)
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