Class X Physics 2022-23

Electricity
1. Keeping the potential difference constant, the resistance of a circuit is doubled. By how much does the
current change?
2. How does the resistance of a wire change when:
(a) Its length is tripled? (b) Its diameter is tripled?
(c) Its material is changed to one whose resistivity is three time?
3. If a wire is increased to 4 times its original length, by what factor does the resistivity change?
4. If the current passing through a conductor is doubled, what will be the change in the heat produced?
5. Why is an electric bulb filled with argon and nitrogen gas?
6. Explain why, the filaments of electric bulbs are made of tungsten.
7. How much work is done in moving a charge of magnitude 3 C across two points having a potential difference
of 12 V?
8. What does the slope of V – I graph at any point represent?
9. The electrical resistivity of silver is 1.60 × 10-6 Ω m. What will be the resistance of a silver wire of length 10
m and cross-sectional area 2 × 10-3 m2?
10. Why are copper and aluminium wires usually employed for electricity transmission?
11. Two coils of resistance R1 = 3Ω and R2 = 9Ω are connected in series across a battery of potential difference
14 V. Draw the circuit diagram. Find the electrical energy consumed in 1 min in each resistance.
12. What is the better way of connecting lights and other electrical appliances in domestic wiring? Why?
13. An electric lamp, whose resistance is 20 Ω, and a conductor of 4 Ω
resistance are connected to aft V battery (Fig.).
Calculate (a) the total resistance of the circuit, (b) the current through
the circuit, and (c) the potential difference across the electric
conductor.

14. A wire has a resistance of 10Ω. It is melted and drawn into a wire of half of its length. Calculate the
resistance of the new wire. What is the percentage change in its resistance?
15. If, in Figure R1 = 10 ohms, R2 = 40 ohms, R3, = 30 ohms, R4 = 20 ohms,
𝑅5 = 60 ohms and a 12 volt battery is connected to the arrangement,
calculate: (a) the total resistance and
(b) the total current flowing in the circuit.

16. A household uses the following electric appliances:

(i) Refrigerator of rating 400 W for ten hours each day.
(ii) Two electric fans of rating 80 W each for twelve hours each day.
(iii) Six electric tubes of rating 18 W each for 6 hours each day.
Calculate the electricity bill of the household for the month of June if the cost per unit of electric energy is ₹
3.00.
17. A 4 kW heater is connected to a 220 V source of power. Calculate
(i) the electric current passing through the heater.
(ii) the resistance of the heater.
(iii) the electric energy consumed in 2 hour use of the heater.
18. Two resistance when connected in parallel give resultant value of 2 Ω. When connected in series, the value
becomes 9 Ω. Calculate the value of each resistance.
19. Two conducting wires of the same material and of the equal length and equal diameter are first connected in
series and then in parallel in a circuit across the same potential difference .Find the ratio of the heat produced
in series and parallel combination
20. How many bulbs of 100W each at 220V can be connected ion parallel across potential difference of 220V to
draw current of 5A?