Current, Power, Household Electricity

Topic : Subjective Questions

1. Name three constituents of an atom and state the kind of charge on each of
them. [2 Marks]
The three constituents of an atom are:
1. Protons — These carry a positive charge. [1/2 Mark]
2. Electrons — These carry a negative charge. [1/2 Mark]
3. Neutrons — They have no charge or are electrically neutral. [1/2 Mark
]
[1/2 Mark] for names of three constituents
 

2. What is an electric meter? Where is it fixed in our house? [2 Marks]

ELECTRIC METER is the energy meter or kWh meter and measures
the amount of electric energy consumed in kWh for which electricity
bill is paid. [1 Mark]
It is connected through a cable after the company fuse on the front or
outside wall of the house. [1 Mark]

3. State the colour coding of the three wires in a cable used for wiring in a
household electrical circuit. [2 Marks]
In cables, the live, neutral, and earth are insulated with different
colours to distinguish them easily. 
Live wire is red or brown. 
Neutral wire is black or light blue. 
Earth wire is green or yellow.
[1/2 Mark] each point.

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4. How can you check just by seeing the meter whether the electricity is in use
or not? [1 Mark]
The counter fixed on the armature of the meter rotates and reads the
number of rotations, if the electricity is in use. And when the number of
rotations is not increasing and the rightmost dial is remaining fixed for an
ample amount of time, then we can say that electricity is not in use. [1 Mark]

5. An electrical appliance is rated as 60 W -150 V.

   (a) What do you understand by this statement? [1 Mark]
   (b) How much current will flow through the appliance when in use? [
1 Mark ]
(a) 60 W -150 V. power rating of appliance means, if the appliance is put in
the circuit of 150 Volts, it will consume 60 W electrical power i.e, electric
energy consumed by it in 1 second is 60 Joules and it works best at that
range. [1 Mark]
(b) P = VI
∴ Current flowing through the appliance
 = 0.4 A  [1 Mark]
P 60
I =   = 
V 150

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