LEARNIVIO

Class 12th Physics

Current Electricity
Ohm’s Law
Solutions

1. The two cells are in opposition, so the net

emf = 200 − 10 = 190 V
V 190 V
Current, I = R
= 38Ω
= 5 A.

2.
Yellow Green Orange
↓ ↓ ↓
4 5 3
∴ R = 45 × 103 Ω
Given I = 2 mA = 2 × 10−3 A
∴
V = RI = 45 × 103 × 2 × 10−3 V = 90 V

3. Resistance of the arc lamp is

V 80
R= = = 8Ω
I 10
In order to use arc lamp with a source of 240 V, a resistance R0 should be connected in
series with it so that current through the circuit does not exceed 10 A. Then

I (R + R0 ) = V or 10 (8 + R0 ) = 240
R0 = 24 − 8 = 16Ω

4. Here l = 10 m, r = 0.2 mm = 0.2 × 10−3 m,

R = 2Ω
Resistivity,
 RA R × πr2
ρ= =
l l
2
2 × 3.14 × (0.2 × 10−3 )
= = 2.513 × 10−8 Ωm
10

5. (b): The resistance of rod before reformation

ρl1
R1 = R = πr 2
1
∵ R = A = πrρl2
ρl
 

Now the rod is reformed such that l2 = l21

∴ πr12 l1 = πr22 l2 ( ∵ Volume remains constant)
r2
or r12 = ll21
2
Now the resistance of the rod after reformation
ρl2 ρl1 ρl2 r22
R2 = πr 2 ∴ R R
1
2
= πr
l1
2 / πr 2 = l × r 2
2
2
 2 1 2 1
R1 l1 l1 l1 2
or R2 = l2 × l2 = l2 = (2)
R
∴ R2 = 4

6. (d): If the wire is stretched by (1/10)th of its original length then the new length of
wire become
l 11l
l2 = l + =
10 10
As the volume of wire remains constant then
 
11l
πr12 l = πr22 l2 = πr22
10
10 2
⇒ r22 = r
11 1
Now the11resistance of stretched wire.
ρ( 10 l) ( 11
10 )
ρl
2
R2 = πr2 = π× 10 r2 = 11 10
× πrρl2
 2 11 1  1
ρl
∵ R1 = πr2 = 15Ω

1 2
∴ R2 = 11 10
× 15 = 18.15Ω

7. (d)

8. (a)

9. (a, d) Here, the potential drop is taking place across AB and r. Since the equivalent
resistance of parallel combination of R and R0 is always less than R, therefore I ≥ r+R
V

always.

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10. In series combination of resistors, current I is given by I = R+nR0
whereas in parallel
combination current 10I is given by
E
R
= 10I
R+ n
Now, according to problem,
 
1+n 1+n
⇒ 10 = n ⇒ n = 10
1 + n1 n+1

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