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Question 512 Marks
Two wire A and B with circular cross-sections having identical lengths and are made of the same material. Yet, wire A has four times the resistance of wire B. How many times greater is the diameter of wire B than wire A?
Answer
If wire A has four times the resistance, then it must have the smaller cross-sectional area since resistance and cross-sectional area are inversely proportional. In fact, A must have one-fourth the cross-sectional area of B. Since the cross-sectional area of a circular cross-section is given by the expression:

$\text{A}=\pi\times\text{r}^{2}$

wire A must have one-half the radius of wire B and therefore one-half the diameter. Put another way, the diameter of wire B is two times greater than the diameter of wire A.

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Question 522 Marks
Three V-I graphs are drawn individually for two resistors and their series combination. out of A, B, C which one represents the graph for series combination of the other two? Give reason for your answer.
Answer
We Know that $\text{V} = \text{IR}$

And resis tan ce $\text{R} = \frac{\text{V}}{\text{I}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{R}}= \frac{\text{dI}}{\text{dV}}=$ slop, which is ,maximum for C

So the resis tan ce will maximum for A, so A show the series combination of the B and C because the net resi tan in series combination is always greater than the individual resistors.

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Question 532 Marks
The resistance of a metal wire of length 1m is $26 Ω$ at 20°C. If the diameter of the wire is 0.3mm, what will be the resistivity of the metal at that temperature?
Answer
I = 1m

R = 26 ohm

$\text{r}=\frac{\text{d}}{2}=\frac{0.3}{2}\text{mm}=0.15\text{mm}=0.15\times10^{-3}\text{m}$

$\rho=\frac{\text{R}\times\text{A}}{\text{I}}=\frac{\text{R}\times\pi\text{r}^2}{\text{I}}$

$\frac{26\times3.14\times(0.15\times10^{-3})^2}{1}$

$-1.83\times10^{-6}\Omega\text{m}$

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Question 542 Marks
The potential difference between the terminals of an electric iron is 240V and the current is 5.0A. What is the resistance of the electric iron?
Answer
V = 240 volt, I = 5 amp

We know that

V = IR

240 = 5 x R

$\text{R}=\frac{240}{5}=48\text{ohm}.$

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Question 552 Marks
The figure below shows a variable resistor in a dimmer switch.

How would you turn the switch to make the lights: (a) brighter, and(b) dimmer? Explain your answer.
Answer
  1. Turn the switch to right side so as the resistance decreases.
  2. Turn the switch to the left side so as the resistace increases.
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Question 562 Marks
The diagram shows a cell connected in series with an ammeter and three resistors $(10\Omega,20\Omega,30\Omega).$ The circuit can be completed by a movable constant M. When M is connected to x, then ammeter reads 0.6A. what is the ammeter reading when M is connected to y?
Answer
The current when it is connected to x is 0.6A, so net resistance is 10 ohms so the cell voltage is 10 × 0.6 = 6V.

Now when M is connected to y

the net resistance is sum of the resistance of $10\Omega$ and $20\Omega$

$\text{R}_{\text{net}}=10+20=30\Omega$

As we know by ohms law,

V=I R

Putting the values in the equation, we get

$6\text{V}=1\times30\Omega$

$\text{I}=\frac{6}{30}=0.2\text{A}$

Thus, the reading of ammeter is 0.2A.

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Question 572 Marks
The diagram below shows a circuit containing a lamp L, a voltmeter and an ammeter. The voltmeter reading is 3V and the ammeter reading is 0.5A

  1. What is the resistance of the lamp?
  2. What is the power of the lamp?
Answer
Given: V = 3V, I = 0.5 amp

  1. R = ?

we know that V = IR

3 = 0.5R

R = 6 ohms

  1. Power of lamps = VI

3 × 0.5

= 1.5 watt

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Question 582 Marks
The charge on an electron is 1.6 × 10-19C. Find the number of electrons that will flow per second to constitute a current of 2A.
Answer
We know that;

Q = ne

Were,

n is an integral multiple can take values 1, 2, 3….

e- is the charge on the electron.

And, $\text{I}=\frac{\text{Q}}{\text{t}}$

$\therefore\text{I}=\frac{\text{ne}}{\text{t}}$

Thus, $\text{n}=\frac{\text{I}\times\text{t}}{\text{e}}$

$\text{n}=\frac{2\times1}{1.6\times10^{-19}}$

$\therefore\text{n}=1.25\times10^{19}$

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Question 592 Marks
The atoms of copper contain electrons and the atoms of rubber also contain electrons. Then why does copper conduct electricity but rubber does not conduct electricity?
Answer
Copper has free electrons that are loosely held by the nuclei of the atoms. These free electrons result in conduction of electricity. The electrons present in rubber are strongly held by the nuclei of its atoms. So, rubber does not have free electrons to conduct electricity.
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Question 602 Marks
The amount of energy transferred when 10C of charge passes through a potential difference of 20V is the same as the energy needed to raise a 2kg mass through a distance x. Find the value of x, take the value of g as 10m/s2
Answer
Given,

Charge, q = 10C

Potential diffrence, V = 20V

Energy transferred when 10C of charge passes through potential difference of 20V is given by

E = qv = 10 × 20 = 200J ...(1)

Energy needed to raise a 2kg mass though distance x is given by E = mgx

$\Rightarrow\text{E}=2\times10\times\text{x}\dots{2}$

Equating equation (1) and (2), we get

2 × 10 × x = 200

$\Rightarrow\text{x}=\frac{200}{20}=10\text{m}$

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Question 612 Marks
State the law which governs the amount of heat produced in a metallic conductor when current is passed through it for a given time. Express this law mathematically.
Answer
Joule’s law of heating states that when a current ‘i' passes through a conductor of resistance ‘r’ for time ‘t’ then the heat developed in the conductor is equal to the product of the square of the current, the resistance and time.

$\text{H}=\text{i}^{2}\text{rt}$

The reason behind the heat produced is the collision of the free electrons with the lattice ions or atoms while accelerating in presence of the external electric field.

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Question 622 Marks
State the law of combination of resistances in parallel.
Answer
According to the law of combination of resistance in parallel, the reciprocal of the combined resistance of a number of resistances connected in parallel is equal to the sum of the reciprocals of all the individual resistances.
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Question 632 Marks
State difference between the wire used in the element of an electric heater and in a fuse wire.
Answer
In electric heater we use wire which have high resistance light is nichrome wire because they here we want to heat and the wire high resistance will produce high heat. And in fuse wire
we use the wire which have very low resistance such as copper wire because here we want to less electric current and less resistance because if it heat then it will break down because
when short circuiting hokka then it will break easily in less electric current.
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Question 642 Marks
Should the resistance of an ammeter be low or high? Give reason.
Answer
Resistance of ammeter should ideally be zero so that ammeter should not affect the flow of current in circuit. Hence, resistance of an ammeter should be very low because zero resistance is not possible in real life.
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Question 652 Marks
On what factors does the resistance of a conductor depend?
Answer
Resistance of a conductor depends on the following factors:-
Length of the conductor, area of cross section of the conductor, nature of material of the conductor and temperature of the conductor.
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Question 662 Marks
Name two factors on which the resistivity of a substance depends and two factors on which it does not depend.
Answer
Resistivity of a substance on the nature of the substance and its temper. it does not depend the length or thickness of the conductor.
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Question 682 Marks
Let the resistance of an electrical component remains constant while the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half of its former value. What change will occur in the current through it?
Answer
It is given that resistance R of the electrical component remains constant but the potential difference across the ends of the component decreases to half of its value. Hence, as per Ohm’s law, new current also decreases to half of its original value.
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Question 692 Marks
Keeping the potential difference constant, the resistance of a circuit is halved. Then, how much does the current changes?
Answer
Current will be doubled

$\text{V}=\text{I}_{1}\times\text{R}_{1}$

$\text{V}=\text{I}_{2}\times\text{R}_{2}$

$\text{I}_{1}\times\text{R}_{1}=\text{I}_{2}\times\text{R}_{2}=\text{I}_{2}\times\frac{\text{R}_{1}}{2}$

$\text{I}_{2}\frac{\text{I}_{1}\times\text{R}_{1}}{\frac{\text{R}_{1}}{2}}=2\times\text{I}_{1}$

$\therefore\text{I}=2\text{I}$

Thus, from this we can conclude that if the resistance of the circuit is halved then the current gets doubled.

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Question 702 Marks
Keeping the potential difference constant, the resistance of a circuit is doubled. By how much does the current change?
Answer
V = R

$\text{I}=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}}$

keeping V constant, $\text{I}\propto\frac{1}{\text{R}}$

So, when R is double I becomes half.

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Question 712 Marks
Judge the equivalent resistance when the following are connected in parallel – (a) 1 Ω and 106 Ω, (b) 1 Ω and 103 Ω, and 106 Ω.
Answer
  1. When $1\Omega$ and $10^6\Omega$ are connected in parallel:

Let R be the equivalent resistance.

$\therefore \ \frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{10^6}$

$\text{R}=\frac{10^6}{1+10^6}\approx\frac{10^6}{10^6}=1\Omega$

Therefore, equivalent resistance $\approx1\Omega$

  1. When $1\Omega$$103\Omega$ and $106\Omega$ are connected in parallel:

Let R be the equivalent resistance.

$\frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{10^3}+\frac{1}{10^6}\frac{10^6+10^3+1}{10^6}$

$\text{R}=\frac{1000000}{1001001}=0.999 \ \Omega$

Therefore, equivalent resistance = $0.999\Omega$.

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Question 722 Marks
In which type of combination of different resistors will have equal value of electric current through them?
Answer
Let we have 4 resistances having values R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively, which are connected in series combination in a circuit with a cell.
Then the equivalent resistance of all the four resistances is given by
R = R1 + R+ R3 + R4
In a series resistance circuit, the current is same in every resistor.
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Question 732 Marks
In the movie Tang and Cash, Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone escape from a prison by jumping off the top of a tall wall through the air and onto a high voltage power line. Before the jump, Stallone objects to the idea, telling Russell respond with “You did not take high school Physics. Did you? As long as you are only touching one wire. And your feet are not touching the ground, you do not get electrocuted. ”Is this a correct statement?
Answer
The statement is correct if the weather is very dry and wire is not carrying very high voltage. Because dry air is very bad conductor of electricity and hence current will not flow through your body, since circuit is incomplete. But if humidity is high then current can leak through air from your body, so it will be bad idea to do it in rainy season. Also if the wire carrying very high voltage, then there is also a possibility that the air can break down you may be electrocuted.
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Question 742 Marks
In the given circuit, connect a nichrome wire of length 'L' between points X and Y and note the ammeter reading.

  1. When this experiment is repeated by inserting another nichrome wire of the same thickness but twice the length (2L), what changes are observed in the ammeter reading?

  2. State the changes that are observed in the ammeter reading if we double the area of cross-section without changing the length in the above experiment. Justify your answer

in both the cases.

Answer
  1. The ammeter reading will decrease (become shalt). This is because with the increase in length, resistance of the circuit increases, hence current decreases. 

  2. The ammeter reading will increase (becomes two times). This is because as area increases, resistance decreases and hence current increases. 

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Question 752 Marks
In the circuit shown below, calculate the net resistance of the circuit.
Answer
Resistance in the upper arm $=10+15=25\Omega$

Resistance in the lower arm $=20+5=25\Omega$

$\frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{\text{R}_{1}}+\frac{1}{\text{R}_{2}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{25}+\frac{1}{25}$

$\text{R}=\frac{25}{2}=12.5\Omega$

Thus the net resistance is $12.5\Omega.$

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Question 762 Marks
In an experiment to study the relation between the potential difference across a resistor and the current through it, a student recorded the following observations:
  
Potential V (volts) 1.0 2.2 3.0 4.0 6.4
Current I (ampere) 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.6
On examining the above observations the teacher asked the student to reject one set of readings as the values were out of agreement with the rest. Which one of the above sets of readings can be rejected? Calculate the mean value of resistance of the resistor based on the remaining four sets of readings.
Answer
Reading to be rejected in the table is (3.0, 0.6)

$R_{1} = \frac{1.0 \text{ V}}{0.1 \text{ A}} = \text{10 }\Omega \text{ ; }$

$ R_{2} = \frac{2.2 \text{ V}}{0.2 \text{ A}} = \text{11 }\Omega \text{ ; }$

$R_{3} = \frac{4.0 \text{ V}}{0.4 \text{ A}} = \text{ 10 } \Omega \text{ ; }$

$R_{4} = \frac{6.4 \text{ V}}{0.6 \text{ A}} = \text{10.6 } \Omega$

$\therefore \text{Mean } R = \text{(10 + 11 + 10 +10.6) } \Omega$

$ = \text{10.4 } \Omega$

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Question 772 Marks
If you were going to connect two light bulbs to one battery, would you use a series or a parallel arrangement? Why? Which arrangement takes more current from the battery?
Answer
Parallel arrangement because if one electrical bulb stops glowing due to some defect the other will keep glowing. Parallel arrangement takes more current from the battery due to its lesser equivalent resistance.
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Question 782 Marks
If work done in moving a charge of 20mC from infinity to a point O in an electric field is 15J, then what is the electric potential at this point?
Answer
 We know that work done in moving a charge Q in a potential V is given by:

$\text{W}=\text{Q}\times\text{V}$

$\therefore\text{V}=\frac{\text{W}}{\text{V}}$

$\text{V}=\frac{15\text{J}}{20\times10^{-3}}$

Since, $\text{Q}=20\text{mC}=20\times10^{-3}\text{C}$

$\text{V}=7.5\times10^{2}\text{C}$ 

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Question 792 Marks
If the lamps are both the same in the figure given below and if A1 , reads 0.50A, what do A2 , A3 , A4 and A5 read?
Answer
The total current of 0.5A flowing in the circuit distribution equally in the two arms having lamps (since the lamps have same resistances). so the current through each of these arms is 0.25A. Hence A2, A3, A4 and A5 all will read 0.25A.
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Question 802 Marks
If five resistances, each of value 0.2 ohm, are connected in series, what will be the resultant resistance?
Answer
As per the law of combination of resistances in series,
R = R1 + R2 + R3 + R4 + R5
R = 0.2 + 0.2 + 0.2 + 0.2 + 0.2 = 1ohm.
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Question 812 Marks
If current flows through two lamps arranged: (a) in series, (b) in parallel, and the filament of one lamps breaks, what happens to the other lamp ? Explain your answer.
Answer
  1. In case of series connection, if filament of one lamp breaks, the other wil stop glowing.
  2. In case of parallel connection, if filament of one lamp breaks, the other will keep glowing.
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Question 822 Marks
If a body has positive charge, then what does it mean?
Answer
If a body gets positively charged then it means that it lost some electrons from its outer shell. If a body is positively charged, then it means that it is loosing some electrons so the protons which are positively charged are in majority.
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Question 832 Marks
If 3 resistances of 3 ohm each are connected in parallel, what will be their total resistance?
Answer
$\text{R}_1=\text{R}_2=\text{R}_3=3\Omega$

$\frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{\text{R}_1}+\frac{1}{\text{R}_2}+\frac{1}{\text{R}_3}$

$=\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}=\frac{3}{3}=1$

$\therefore\text{R}=1\Omega$

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Question 842 Marks
How will you connect three resistors of $2 Ω, 3 Ω$ and $5 Ω$ respectively so as to obtain a resultant resistance of $2.5 Ω$ ? Draw the diagram to show the arrangement.
Answer
Given: Three resistance of 2 ohm, 3 ohms, 5 ohms.
Their resultant, R = 2.5 ohm

Resistance of first line = 2 + 3 = 5 ohm
So, $\frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}$
On solving we get that
R = 2.5 ohms.
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Question 852 Marks
How much heat will an instrument of 12W produce in one minute if it is connected to a battery of 12V?
Answer
Given: P = 12W, V = 12V, t = 60 Sec

P = VI

$\text{I}=\frac{\text{P}}{\text{V}}=\frac{12}{12}=1\text{A}$

V = IR

$\text{R}=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{I}}=\frac{12}{1}=12\Omega$

H = I2Rt

H = 12 × 12 × 60

H = 720J

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Question 862 Marks
How much energy is transferred by a 12V power supply to each coulomb of charge which it moves around a circuit?
Answer
Given: Potential difference = 12V, Charge moved = 1C

We know that,

Work done = Potential difference × charge moved

= 12 × 1 = 12 joules

Since work done on each coulomb of charge is 12 joules, the energy given to each coulomb of charge is also 12 joules.

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Question 872 Marks
How much energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6 V battery?
Answer
Potential difference (V) = 6 V
Charge (Q) = 1 C
Energy = total work done (W) = Q × V = 1 × 6 = 6 joule.
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Question 882 Marks
How many electrons are flowing per second past a point in a circuit in which there is a current of 5 amp?
Answer
I = 5A

t = 1s

$\text{I}=\frac{\text{Q}}{\text{t}}$

Q = 1 × t = 5 × 1 = 5C

No. of electrons comparing 1.6 × 10-19 C - 1

No. of electrons comparing $5\text{C}=\frac{5}{1.6\times10^{-19}}=31.25\times10^{19}$

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Question 892 Marks
How does use of a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?
Answer
An electric fuse is a safety device used to protect circuits and appliances by stopping the flow of any unduly high electric current. It works on the principle of the heating effect of electric current.
It is made up of material having low melting point and connected in series with the circuit. When current passing through the fuse exceeds a certain limit then it melts. Due to which the circuit breaks and current stops flowing.
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Question 902 Marks
How does the resistance of a wire vary with its:
  1. Area of cross-section?
  2. Diameter?
Answer
  1. By increasing the area of cross section, the resistance will decrease.
  2. By increasing the diameter, the resistance will decrease.
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Question 912 Marks
How does the resistance of an ohmic conductor depend on the applied voltage?
Answer
Ideally it does not depend on the applied voltage. However, when a voltage is applied across an ohmic conductor, some current will flow through it. Due to the current, the temperature of

the conductor will rise. As most conductors have a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, the resistance of the conductor will increase according to the following relation.

R = Rref [1 + a( T - Tref)]

Where

R = Conductor resistance at temperture ''T''

Rref = Conductor resistance at reference temperature.

Tref, usually 20°C, but sometimes 0°C.

$\alpha$ = Temperature cofficient of resistance for the conductor material.

Tref = Reference temperature that a is specified at for the conductor material.

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Question 922 Marks
Give two reasons why nichrome alloy is used for making the heating elements of electrical appliances.
Answer
Nichrome alloy is used for making the heating elements of electrical appliances because:
  1. Nichrome has very high resistivity.
  2. Nichrome does not undergo oxidation (or burn) easily even at high temperature.
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Question 932 Marks
Give two examples of substances which are good conductors of electricity. Why do you think they are good conductors of electricity?
Answer
Silver and copper are good conductors of electricity because they have free electrons available for conduction.
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Question 942 Marks
Give the law of combination of resistances in series.
Answer
According to the law of combination of resistances in series, the combined resistance of any number of resistances connected in series is equal to the sum of the individual resistances.
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Question 952 Marks
Give one example to show how the resistance depends on the nature of material of the conductor.
Answer
If we take two similar wires of same length and same diameter, one of copper metal and other of nichrome alloy, we will find that the resistance of nichrome wire is about 60 times more than that of the copper wire. This shows that the resistance depends on the nature of material of the conductor.
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Question 962 Marks
Four resistances of 16 ohms each are connected in parallel. Four such combinations are connected in series. What is the total resistance?
Answer
Resultant resistance of a parallel combination of four 16 ohm resistance is

$\frac{1}{\text{R}}=\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{16}=\frac{4}{16}$

R = 4 ohm

For such combination are connected in series, so total resistance = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16 ohm.

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Question 972 Marks
Find the effective resistance of the combination.
Answer
$\text{R}_1=4\Omega$

$\text{R}_2=8\Omega$

Potential sifference = V

$\text{I}_1=\frac{\text{V}_1}{\text{R}_1}=\frac{\text{V}}{4\Omega}$

$\text{I}_2=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}=\frac{\text{V}}{8\Omega}$

$\frac{\text{I}_1}{\text{I}_2}=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{V}}=\frac{4\Omega}{8\Omega}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{I}_1}{\text{I}_2}= \frac{8}{4}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{I}_1}{\text{I}_2}= \frac{2}{1}$

$\therefore \text{I}_1:\text{I}_?=2:\text{I}$

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Question 982 Marks
Find the current in each resistor in the circuit shown below:
Answer
R1 = 6 ohm, R2 = 4 ohm V = 24V
The two resistances are connected in parallel.
Current across $\text{R}_1=\text{I}_1=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_1}=\frac{24}{6}=4\text{amp}$
Current across $\text{R}_2=\text{I}_2=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}=\frac{24}{4}=6\ \text{amp}$
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Question 992 Marks
Explain why, tungsten is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs.
Answer
Tungsten is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs because it has a very high melting point. Due to its very high melting point, the tungsten filament can be kept white hot without melting away. Also, tungsten has high flexibility and low rate of evaporation at high temperature.
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Question 1002 Marks
Explain the role of fuse in series with any electrical appliance in an electric circuit. Why should a fuse with defined rating for an electric circuit not be replaced by one with a larger rating?
Answer
The electrical fuse is a safety device against overloading and short circuiting of any electrical circuit. A fuse is placed in series with the circuit so that the same current flows through the
fuse and the electrical circuit. The rating of a fuse indicates the maximum current which can flow through a fuse without blowing it off. If a fuse of higher rating is used, then it will not
blow off even when the current exceeds the safety limit of the appliance. As a result, the electrical appliances may get damaged.
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