MOUNT SION SCHOOL

SESSION -2020-21
ASSIGNMENT NO -3
CLASS -10
SUBJECT- PHYSICS
CHAPTER – ELECTRICITY
CONTENT:-
1.Resistance of a system of Resistance
RESISTANCE OF A SYSTEM OF RESISTANCE
Conductor or resistors can be connected with one another in
three ways –
• In series combination
• In parallel combination
• In series- parallel combination
RESISTANCE CONNECTED IN SERIES
Two or more conductors are said to be connected in series if
they are connected one after the other such that the same
current flows through each conductors when some potential
difference is applied across the combination.
Equivalent resistance of the series combination of resistance
 NoFig – Resistor in Series
Let I current be flowing through each resistance and V be the
jipotential difference across the combination of resistance.
If V1 ,V2,V3 be the potential difference across the combination
of resistance R1,R2,R3 respectively.
The potential difference across the three resistors are produced
by the source of potential difference V of the circuit, the cell.
Therefore,
V = V1 + V2 + V 3
A/ c to Ohm’s law,
V1= IR1 ,V2 = IR2, V3=IR3
Or, V = IR1 + IR2+ IR3
Or, V = I ( R1+ R2 + R3 )
Let Rs be the effective resistance of series combination of R1
,R2, & R3
Then V = IRs
Hence equation becomes
IRs = I (R1+ R2 + R3)
 Or, Rs= R1+ R2 + R3
Features of Series combination of Resistors
• The net resistance of the combination is equal to the sum
of the resistances of the individual conductors.
• The current flowing through each conductor is the same.
RESISTORS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL
Two or more resistors are said to be connected in parallel if the
same potential difference exists across these resistors.

Let V be the applied potential difference .The current I dream

from the cell divides into three parts I1, I2 ,I3 .
Therefore, I = I1+ I2 + I3 …….(I)
A/C to Ohm’s law
V= I R
Or, I = V / R
 Therefore, I1 = V/ R1
I2 = V / R2
I3 = V/ R3
Now eq (1) becomes
I = V/R1 + V/R2 + V/ R3
Or, I = V [1/R1+ 1/R2 + 1/R3]………..(ii)
If Rp = effective resistance of the parallel combination of R1 ,
R2 & R3.
Therefore, I = V/ Rp
Hence,. V/Rp= V/ R1+ V / R2 + V/ R3
V/Rp = V ( 1/R1+1/ R2 + 1/ R3)
Or, 1/Rp = I/ R1 + 1/R 2 + 1/ R3
• When two resistors are parallel,
Rp = I/R1+1/R2
= R1R2/R1+R2
Features of parallel combination of Resistors
• The sum of the reciprocal of the resistances of the
individual conductors is equal to the reciprocal of the net
resistance of the combination.
• Different amount of current flows through different
resistances.
 • The potential difference across each conductor is equal
to the voltage applied across the parallel combination of
the conductors.

1. Find the equivalent resistance of three resistors of 2ohm,3

ohm,4ohm when connected a) in series b) in parallel
2. A wire of resistance 20 ohm is bent in the form of closed
circle. What is the effective resistance between two points
at the ends of any diameter of the circle?
3. Draw a circuit diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of
three cells of 2V each, 5 ohm resistor ,8 ohm resistor and a
12 ohm resistor and a plug key, all connected in series .
4. What are the advantages of connecting electrical devices in
parallel with a battery instead of connecting them in series?
5. How can three resistors of resistances 2 ohm, 3 ohm, and 6
ohm be connected to get a total resistance of a) 4 ohm b) 1
ohm?
6. What is a) the highest, b) the lowest total resistance that
can be secured by combinations of four coils of resistances
4ohm, 8 ohm, 12 ohm and 24 ohm?
7. When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown
resistor, there is a current of 2.5 m A in the circuit. Find the
value of the resistance of the resistor.
8. A battery of 9V is connected in series with resistors if 0.2
ohm, 0 .3 ohm, 0.4 ohm, 0 .5 ohm and 12 ohm, respectively.
How much current would flow through the 12 ohm resistor?
9. Show how you would connect three resistors, each of
resistance 6 ohm, so that the combination has resistance of
i) 9 ohm ii) 4 ohm