1. A wire of length 3 m and area of cross-section 1.

7 × 10-6 m2 has a resistance 3 × 10-2 ohm.

a. What is the formula for resistivity of the wire and what is the unit of it
b. Calculate the resistivity of the wire.

2. The table given below shows the resistivity of three Material X, Y and Z?
Samples X Y Z
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Resistivity 3 X 10 11.1 X 0 18X10-17
a. Arrange the samples in increasing order of conductivity
b. Which of these is best conductor?
c. Which are these is best insulator?

3. There are m resistor each of resistance R. First they all are connected in series and equivalent
resistance is X. Now they are connected in parallel and equivalent resistance is Y.  What is the ratio
of X and Y?

4. We have four resistors A ,B ,C and D of resistance 4 ohm,8 ohm ,12 ohm and 24 ohm respectively?
Lowest resistance which can be obtained
1
by combining these four resistors
highest resistance which can be
2 obtained by combining these four
resistors
5. Three resistors  5Ω, 10Ω and 30Ω are connected in parallel with the battery of Voltage  6V?

S.no Questions
The value of current across
1
each resistor
The value of Potential
2 difference across each
resistor
3 Total current in the circuit
Effective resistance of the
4
circuit
6. An electric bulb draws a current of .8 A and works on 250 V on the average 8 hours a day.
a. Find the power consumed by the bulb
b. If the electric distribution company changes Rs 5 for 6 KWH, what is the monthly bill for 60 days
7.

A1 ,A2 ,A3 and  A are ammeters connected in the circuit

B1 ,B2 and B3 are three identical bulbs
They all are connected to Voltage source as shown in Figure
When the three bulb are working good and glowing ,the current recorded in Ammeter A is 6 A
Answer the following question
a. Same amount of current will go through each Bulb.  And the value is 2 A .True or False.
b. If the Bulb B3is blown away, the bulb B1 and B2 will start glowing more. True or False
c. What will happen to all the ammeter reading if Bulb B1 is blown away
d. The current shown in Ammeter A remains  even any bulb goes down. True or False
8. Give the formula for each
1 Ohm’s Law
Resistance in terms of
2
Length,Area,resistivity
Current in terms of Resistance and
3
Voltage
Equivalent Resistance for Resistors
4
in Series
Equivalent Resistance for Resistors
5
in Parallel
6 Power produced in the resistance

9. Two students (P) and (Q) connect their two given resistors R1R1 and R2R2 in the manners shown
below :

Student (P) connects the terminals marked (b1b1) and (c1c1) while student (Q) connects the
terminals marked (d2d2) and (c2c2) in their respective circuits at the points marked X and Y.
Which one of the following is correct in relation to the above arrangements?
a. both the students will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination of the two
resistors.
b. both the students will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of the two
resistors
c. student (P) will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination while student (Q)
will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of the two resistors.
d. student (P) will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination while student (Q)
will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination of the two resistors.

10. Judge the equivalent resistance when the following are connected in parallel
6
(a) 1 Ω and 10  Ω
3 6
(b) 1 Ω, 10  Ω and 10  Ω.