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Question 11 Mark
Classify the following materials into electrical conductors and electrical insulators Leather, iron needle, ebonite rod, key, plastic, graphite (pencil lead), wool, silk, acid, pure water, rubber, aluminium, human body, air, salty water.
Answer
Electrical conductors : Iron needle key, graphite (pencil lead), acid, aluminium, human body, salty water. Electrical insulators : Leather, ebonite rod, plastic, wool, silk, pure water, rubber, air.
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Question 21 Mark
How will you decide whether a bulb is fused or not?
Answer
If the filament appears broken, the bulb is said to be fused one and will not glow.
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Question 31 Mark
What do you mean by a closed electric circuit?
Answer
An electric circuit is said to be closed electric circuit if on switching it an electric current flows through it.
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Question 41 Mark
List four devices that use electricity.
Answer
Tubelight, electric bulb, electric fan, television, $AC,$ domestic flour mill and washing machine are the devices that use electricity.
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Question 51 Mark
What is the principle of an electric cell?
Answer
Principle of an electric cell: Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy
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Question 61 Mark
What is the function of a filament in an electric bulb?
Answer
When electric current passes through the filament the filament becomes red hot and starts glowing and emits light.
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Question 71 Mark
When does an electric cell stop producing electricity?
Answer
When the chemicals in the electric cell are used up, the electric cell stops producing electricity.
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Question 81 Mark
How many terminals does an electric cell have? Which?
Answer
An electric cell has two terminals: $(1)$ Positive terminal $(2)$ Negative terminal.
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Question 91 Mark
What are the uses of an electric cell?
Answer
Electric cells are used as power source in radio, clocks, camera, torch, remote control, gas geyser, some toys and many other devices.
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Question 141 Mark
What is the direction of electric current in an electric circuit?
Answer
From $(+ ve)$ terminal to $(- ve)$ terminal
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Question 201 Mark
Using the ‘conduction tester’ on an object it was found that the bulb begins to glow. Is that object a conductor or an insulator? Explain.
Answer
The object is a conductor. Since the object allows current to flow and completes the circuit and makes bulb glow. If the object is an insulator, electric current would not pass through it and the bulb would not glow.
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