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PHYSICS CH4 Electric Charge and Electric Current question types

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PHYSICS CH4 Electric Charge and Electric Current questions

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Q 1MCQ1 Mark
Resistance of a wire depends on, ______.
  • A
    temperature
  • B
    geometry
  • C
    nature of material
  • D
    all the above
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Q 2MCQ1 Mark
Electroplating is an example for ______.
  • A
    heating effect
  • B
    chemical effect
  • C
    flowing effect
  • D
    magnetic effect
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Q 3MCQ1 Mark
In an electrolyte the current is due to the flow of ______.
  • A
    electrons
  • B
    positive ions
  • C
    both (a) and (b)
  • D
    neither (a) nor (b)
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Q 4MCQ1 Mark
Heating effect of current is called ______
  • A
    Joule heating
  • B
    Coulomb heating
  • C
    Voltage heating
  • D
    Ampere heating
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Q 5MCQ1 Mark
Potential near a charge is the measure of its ______ to bring a positive charge at that point.
  • A
    force
  • B
    abiility
  • C
    tendency
  • D
    work
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Assertion (A) : A bird perches on a high power line and nothing happens to the bird.
Reason (R) : The level of the bird is very high from the ground.
  • A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
    If assertion is false but reason is true.

Answer: C.

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Assertion (A): Electric current will not flow between two charged bodies when connected if their charges are the same.
Reason (R): Current is the rate of flow of charge.
  • A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • If assertion is false but reason is true.

Answer: D.

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Exercise.

The values of current (I) flowing through a resistor for various potential differences V across the resistor are given below. What is the value of resistor?

I (ampere) 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
V (volt) 1.6 3.4 6.7 10.2 13.2
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Exercise.

Rubbing a comb on hair makes the comb get – 0.4C. 

  1. Find which material has lost electron and which one gained it. 
  2. Find how many electrons are transferred in this process.
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Match the following.
1. Electric charge a. ohm
2. Potential difference b. ampere
3. Electric field c. coulomb
4. Resistance d. newton per coulomb
5. Electric current e. volt
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a. Why is series arrangement not used for domestic cricuits?
b. Explain why fuse wire is always connected in series arrangement.
c. Why are copper and aluminium wires useually employed for electricity transmission?
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a State Ohm’s law.
b. Draw a circuit diagram for the verification of ohm’s law. Also, plot graphically the variation of current with a potential difference.
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