Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Roll No: __________
Current Electricity
1. The amount of charge passing through the cross
section of a wire in time t is given by-
q  at 2  bt  c.
(a) What are the dimensions of a, b and c?
(b) Find the value of the current at t = 3 s if a, b
and c are 3, 5 and 2 in SI units.
2. Determine the current flowing in a conductor if
the q-t graph is as shown a below. Determine the
current flowing during (a) t = 0 to t = 2 s (b) t =
2 s to t = 3 s (c) t = 3 s to t = 5 s (d) t = 5 s to t =
8s
3. In hydrogen atom, electron revolves around the
nucleus around a circular path of radius 51 pm
making 6.8  10 15 revolutions per second.
Calculate the equivalent current.
4. In a discharge tube, the number of hydrogen ions
drifitng across a section per second is 1.0  10 18 ,
while the number of electrons drifiting in the
opposite direction across another cross section is
2.7  10 18 per second. If the supply voltage is 230
V, what is the effective resistance of the tube?
5. How many electrons pass through a lamp in 2
minutes if the current is 300 mA?
6. If 2.2  10 20 electrons pass through a wire in one
minute, find the magnitude of the current flowing
through the wire.
7. How many electrons pass through a lamp in 5
minutes, if the current through it is 0.1 A?
8. A solution of NaCl discharges 6.1  10 16 Na+ and
4.6  10 16 Cl- ions in 2 s. Find the current passing
through the solution.
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9. An electron moves in a circle of radius 0.15 m
with a constant speed of 3.6  10 6 m/s. What
electric current does this correspond to?
10. A current of 10 A is maintained in a conductor of
cross section 10-4 m2. If the number density of
free electrons is 9  10 28 m-3, calculate the drifty
velocity of free electrons.
11. A current of 5 A is passing through a metallic
wire of area of cross section 4  10 6 m2. If the
number density of electrons in the wire is
5  10 26 m-3, find the drift velocity of electrons.
12. A conductor with a cross section 10-4 m2 carries
an electric current of 1.2 A. If the number of free
electrons are 5  10 28 m-3, calculate the electron
drift velocity.
13. A copper wire of diameter 1.0 mm carries a
current of 0.2 A. Copper has 8.4  10 28 atoms per
m3. Find the drift velocity of electrons assuming
that 1 charge carrying electron is associated with
each atom of the metal.
14. A 10 C charge flows through a wire in 5 minutes.
The radius of the wire is 1 mm. It contains
5  10 22 electrons per cubic centimeter. Calculate
the current and drift velocity.
15. What is the drift velocity of electrons in silver
wire of length 1 m, area of cross section
3.14  10 6 m2 and carrying a current of 1 A.
Given atomic weight of Ag = 108 g/mol and
density of Ag,  = 10.5  10 3 kg/m3.
16. Calculate the average drift velocity of conduction
electrons in a copper wire of cross section
10 7 m2 carrying a current of 1 A. Assume that
each copper atom contributes one conduction
electron. Given that  Cu  9  10 3 kg/m3 and Mwt
= 63.5 g/mol for copper.
17. When a potential difference of 1.5 V is applied
across a wire of length 0.2 m and area of cross
section 0.3 mm2, a current of 2.4 A flows through
the wire. If the number density of free electrons
in the wire is 8.4  10 28 m3 , calculate the
average relaxation time
18. The number density of electron in copper is
8.5  10 28 m3 . Find the current flowing through
a copper wire of length 0.2 m, area of cross
section 1 mm2 when connected to a battery of 3
V. Given for the conductor,mobility of the
electyrons,  = 4.5  10-6 m2/V-s.
19. A potential difference of 6 V is applied across a
conductor ofo length 0.12 m. Calculate the drift
velocity of electrons, if the electron mobility is
5.6  10 6 m2 V -1 s -1 .
20. A current of 1 A flows through a wire of length
0.24 m and area of cross section 1.2 mm2. It is
connected to a battery of 3 V. find the number
density of free electrons in the wire, if the
electron mobility is 4.8  10 6 m2 V -1 s -1 .
21. When a potential difference of 1.8 V is applied
across a wire of length 0.15 m and area of cross
section 0.2 mm2, a current of 2 A flows through
the wire. If the number density of free electrons
in the wire is `6.8  10 28 m-3 , calculate the
average relaxation time.
22. An aluminium wire of diameter 0.24 cm is
connected in series with a copper wire of
diameter 0.16 cm. The wires carry an electric
current of 10 A. Find (a) current density of free
electrons in the aluminium and wire, (b) drift
velocity of electrons in the copper wire. [
Number density of free electrons in copper wire
is 8.4  10 28 m-3 ]
23. A current of 1.8 A flows through a wire of area
0.5 mm2 . Find the current density inthe
wire. If the number density of electrons in the
wire is 8.8  10 28 m-3, find the drift velocity of
electrons.
24. A current of 2.4 A flows through a wire of cross
sectional area 1.5 mm2. Find the current dnsity in
the wire. if the wire contains 8  10 28 m-3 free
electrons, calcualte the drift velocity of electrons.
25. A potential difference of 200 V is maintained
across a conductor of resistance 100. Calculate
the number of electrons flowing through it in 1 s.
26. A potential difference of 10 V is applied across a
conductor of resistance 1 k. Find the number of
electrons flowing through the conductor in 5
minutes.
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27. A potential difference of 3 V is applied across a
conductor of resistance 1.5  . Calculate the
number of electrons flowing through the
conductor in 1 s.
28. A wire carries a current of 1.2 A, when a
potential difference of 1.8 V is applied across it.
What is its conductance? If the wire is of length 3
m and area of cross section 5.4 m2, calculate its
conductivity.
29. Calculate the conductivity of a wire of length 200
cm, area of cross section 2 cm2, and of resistance
5  10 4  .
30. Calculate the cinductance and conductivity if a
wire of resistance 0.01 , area of cross section
10-4 m2 and length 0.1 m.
31. Calculate the electric field in a copper wire of
cross sectional area 2.0 mm2 carrying a current of
1 A. The conductivity of copper = 6.25  10 7 S/m
32. Calculate the electrical conductivityof the
material of a conductor of length 3 m, area of
cross section 0.2 mm2 having resistance of 2
33. Two wires of the same material having lengths in
the ratio of 1 : 2 and diameters in the ratio of 2 : 3
are connected in series with an accumulator.
Compute the ratio of potential difference across
the two wires.
34. A uniform copper wire of mass 2.23 g carries a
current of 1 A, when a potential difference of 1.7
V is applied across it. Calculate the length and
area of cross section of the wire. If the wire is
unifromly stretched to double its kength,
calculate the new resistance. Given that density
of copper is 8.92  10 3 kg/m3 and resistivity is
1.7  10 8  m.
35. A wire of resistance 5 is drawn out so that its
length is increased to twice its original length.
Calculate its new resistance.
36. A wire having a mass of 0.45 kg is found to have
a resistance of 0.014 . If the resistivityof the
material of wire is 1.78  10 7  m, calculate its
length and radius. Given that density of the
material of wire is 8.93  10 3 kg/m3 .
37. Compare the resistances of two wires material.
Their lengths are in the ratio of 2 : 3 and their
diameters are in the ratio of 1 : 2.
38. A set of n identical resistors each of resistance R
ohm, when connected in series have effective
resistance X ohms and when the resistors are
connected in parallel the effective resistance is Y
ohms. Find the relation between R, X and Y.
39. The resistance of 100 cm long thin strip of metal
is found to be 2.5 . the cross section of the strip
is a rectangle of 2 mm  0.5 mm. Calculate the
resistivity of the material of the strip.
40. Calculate the resistivity of the material of a wire
2 m long, 0.4 mm in diameter and having a
resistance of 4 .
41. A rheostat has 100 turns of a wire of radius 0.4
mm having resistivity 4.2  10 7  m. The
diameter of each turn is 3.0 cm. What is the
maximum value of resistance it can introduce?
42. Given that resistivity of copper is
1.68  10 8  m. Calculate the amount of copper
required to draw a wire 10 km long having
resistance 10 . The density of copper is
8.9  10 3 kg/m3
43. Find the relaxation time of free electrons in
copper, if the number density of free electrons is
8.4  10 28 m-3 . Given that resistivity of copper at
room temperature = 1.7  10 8  m.
44. A wire of resistance 2  and resistivity
1.1  10 6  m is stretched so that its length
becomes 3 times of its original length. Determine
its new resistance and new resistivity.
45. A wire has a resistance of 32 . It is melted and
redrawn into a wire of half of its original length.
Calculate the resistance of the new wire. What is
the percentage change in resistance?
46. A copper wire of resistivity  is stretched to
make it 5% longer. Find the percentage change in
its resistance.
47. A wire of resistance R is stretched so that its
radius decreases by a factor of n. Calculate its
new resistance.
48. A wire of uniform cross section has a resistance
of 9 . It is cut into three equal pieces. Each
piece is stretched uniformly to three times its
length and all the three stretched pieces are
connected in parallel, calculate the total
resistance of the combination described.
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49. The resistance of a tungsten filament at 150 o C is
133 . What will be its resistance at 500 o C?
Given temperature coefficient of resistance for
tungsten at 0 o C is 0.0045 o C -1 .
50. The resistance of a conductor is 6 at 50 o C and
7 at 100 o C. Calculate the mean temperature
coefficient of resistance of the material. Find the
resistance of the conductor at 0 o C.
51. A wire has a resistance of 10.5  at 21 o C and
16.4  at 147 o C. find the value of temperature
coefficient of resistance.
52. Calculate the number of electrons moving per
second through the filament of a bulb with a rated
power of 100 W operating at 200 V.
53. A 60 W- 220 V bulb is connected in parallel with
a 100 W- 220 V bulb and the two are connected
to a mains supply. Which bulb would draw more
current from the mains and why?
54. A current of 5 A is flowing through an electric
press of resistance 11 . Calculate the energy
consumed by it in 5 minutes.
55. An electric kettle has two thermal coils. When a
current is passed in one of them, water in the
kettle boils in 6 mins and when current is passed
in the other one, water boils in 8 mins. If both
coils are joined in (a) series (b) parallel, how long
will it take to boil water?
56. A lamp of 100 W is rated at 220 V. What is the
resistance of the lamp and the current it draws
from the circuit?
57. The color code of a carbon resistance is as shown
in figure. What is the value of this resistance?
58. The color code of a carbon resistance is as shown
in figure. Find the resistance in ohms.
59. A carbon resistor is marked in coloured bands in 65. In the circuit shown in figure, R 1  4  ,
the sequence blue, green, orange and gold. What R 2  R 3  15 , R 4  30 and E = 10 V.
is the resistance and tolernce value of the calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit
resistor? and the current in each resistor.
60. A voltage of 200 V is applied across a color
coded resistor with the first, second and third
rings of blue, black and yellow colour
respectively. What is the current flowing through
the resistor?
61. A carbon resisotr has coloured strips as shown in
figure. Calculate its resistance.

66. Find the resistance of the network between (a)

points A and B, (b) points A and C shown in
figure below.

62. How will you represent a resistance of

3700   10% by its color code?
63. The total resistance of two resistors, when
connected in series is 9 , and when connected in 67. Calculate the current shown by the ammeter A in
parallel, their total resistance becomes 2 . Find the circuit diagram given below-
the value of each resistance.
64. In the circuit shown in figure, R 1  100 ,
R 2  R 3  50 , R 4  75 and battery
e.m.f.E  4.75V . Find the equivalent resistance
of the circuit and current passing through each
resistor.

68. Find the resistance of the network between the

terminals A and B of the infinite network shown
in figue below-

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69. Detemine the current being drawn from a 12 V 72. A letter A is constructed of a uniform wire of
d.c. source with internal resistance 0.5  by an resistance per unit length 1 / cm. The sides of
infinite network of 1  resistances shown below- the letter are 20 cm long and the cross peice in
the middle is 10 cm long, while the apex angle is
60. (a) find the resistance of the letter between
the two ends of the legs, (b) find the current
flowing through the different parts, when a
battery of e.m.f. 15 V and internal resistance 3.33
 is connected across the two ends of the legs.
70. Three resistances of 30 each are connected to
form a triangle. A cell of e.m.f. 2 V and
negligible internal resistance is connected
between any two vertices. Find the current
through the cell.
71. As shown in figure, a variable rheostat of 2 k is
used to control the potential different across the
500  load. (a) If the resistance AB is 500 
what is the potential difference across the load?
(b) If the load is removed, what should be the
resistance at BC to get 40 V between B and C ?

73. Find the current drawn from a cell of e.m.f. 1 V,

having internal resistance 2/3  connected to the
network shown.

74. A series combination of three resistors takes a

current of 2 A from a 24 V supply. If the resistors
are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3, find the values of the
unknown resistors.
75. A parallel combination of three resistors takes a 5
A from a 20 V supply. If the two resistors are of
10 and 8 find the value of the third one.
76. A resistor of 5 resistance is connected in series
with a parallel combination of a number of
resistors each of 6 . If the effective resistance of
the combination is 7 , how many resistors are in
parallel?

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77. A cell of unknown emf E and internal resistance
r, two unknown resistances R1 and R2 ( R2 > R1)
and a perfect ammeter are given. The current in
the circuit is measured in five different situations
: (i) without any external resistance in the circuit,
(ii) with resistance R1 only, (iii) with resistance
R2 only, (iv) with both R1 and R2 used in series
combination, and (v) with R1 and R2 used in
parallel combination. The current obtained in the
five cases are 0.42 A, 0.6 A, 1.05 A, 1.4 A and
4.2 A, but not necessarily in that order.Identify
the currents in the five cases listed above and
calculate E, R1 and R2 in terms of r.
78. A circular ring having negligible resistance is
used to connect four resistors of resistances 6R,
6R, 6R and R as shown in figure. Find the
equivalent resistance between points A and B.
79. Five resistors are connected as shown in the fgure
below. Calculate the equivalent resistance
between points A and C.
80. A and B are two points on a circular ring made of
uniform wire of resistance R (whole ring). If the
part AB of the ring subtends an angle  at the
centre C of the ring, find the equivalent resistance
between the points A and B.
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81. Two cells E1 and E2 in the circuit shown in figure
have emf of 5 V and 9 V and internal resistance
of 0.3 and 1.2 respectively. Calculate the
value of current through the resistance of 3 .
82. Two resistances are in the ratio 1 : 4. If these are
connected in parallel, their total resistance
becomes 20. Find the value of each resistance.
83. For the combination of resistances shown in the
figure, find the effective resistance between the
points A and B.
84. When two resistances are in series they have a
value of 25 and in parallel 4 . Find the
resistance of each resistor.
85. Two resistors when connected together can
produce maximum 25 and minimum 6 . Find
the resistance of each resistor.
86. A parallel combination of three resistors takes a
current of 7.5 A from a 30 V supply. If the two
resistors are 10 and 12 , find the third one.
87. Calculate equivalent resistance between points A
and B as shown in figure.
88. Find the potential difference (VA - VB) between 93. Find the equivalent resistance of the network
points A and B in the network shown. between A and B, as shown in figure below.

89. Calculate the equivalent resistance between

points A and B.
94. Find the equivalent resistance of the network
between A and B as shown in figure below.

90. What is the net resistance between A and B in the

circuit shown in figure below.

95. Determine the total resistance of the circuit

shown below-

91. Determine the strength of the current flowing

through the circuit shown.

Also determine the current in each resistor and

potential drop across it.
96. If a battery of emf 6.6 Vcan supply a current of 3
A through a resistance of 1.8 , what current
does it supply through another resistance of 2.9
92. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the network  . Also calculate internal resistance of the
shown in figure between A and B. battery.
97. A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3
is connected to parallel combination of two
identical resistors, each of resistance R. The
current in the circuit is 0.5 A. What is the
resistance of each resistor. Find the terminal
voltage of the battery.

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 98. The potential difference across the terminals of a
battery is 8.5 V when a current of 3 A flows
through it from its negative terminal to the
positive terminal. When a current of 2 A flows
through it in the opposite direction, the terminal
potential difference is 11 V. Find the internal
resistance of the battery and its emf.
99. Find the magnitude of the current supplied by the
battery in the circuit shown. Also find the
potential difference between the points P and Q.
100. A 20 V battery of internal resistance 1 is
connected to three coils of 12,6 and 4 in
parallel, a resistor of 5 and a reversed battery
of e.m.f. 8 V and internal resistance 2 .
Calculate (a) thenn current in the circuit, (b)
current in the resistor of 12 , and (c) potential
difference across each battery.
101. A battery of emf 24 V is used to supply current
through the combination of three resistors R1, R2
and R3 as shown in figure. When key K is closed,
the current through 5 resistor is found to be I =
3 A. (a) Find the internal resistance r of the cell
and the currents I1 and I2 through the resistors R1
and R2 , (b) What current willl flow in the circuit
if the key is opened?
102. A battery of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r
gives a current of 0.5 A with an external resistor
of 12 ohms, and a current of 0.25 A with an
external resistor of 25 ohm. Calculate (a) internal
resistance of the cell, and (b) e.m.f. of the cell.
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103. Three resistors of 3 , 4 and 6 are connected
in parallel. The combination is connected to a
cell of e.m.f. 2 V and internal resistance 2/3  .
Find the current drawn through the cell and the
current flowing in the 3 resistor.
104. A uniform wire of resistance 12 is cut into
three pieces in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 and the three
pieces are connected to form a triangle. A cell of
e.m.f. 8 V and internal resistance 1 is
connected across the highest of the three rsistors.
Calculate the current through each part of the
circuit.
105. A battery of emf E and internal resistance r sends
a current I1 and I2 when connected to an external
resistance of R1 and R2 respectively. Find the emf
and internal resistance of the battery.
106. In the circuit shown in figure, a potential
difference of 3 V is required across the points A
and B. calculate the value of the resistance R1.
107. A storage battery of a car has emf of 12 V. The
maximum current that can be drawn from the
battery is 24 A. Calculate the internal resistance
of the battery.
108. A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 
is connected to a resistor. If the current through
the circuit is 0.5 A, what is the resistance of the
resistor? What is the terminal voltage of the
battery when the circuit is closed?
109. The emf of a cell is 1.5 V. On connecting a 14 
resistance to across the cell, the terminal voltage
falls to 1.4 V. Calculate the internal resistance of
the cell.
110. The reading on a high resistance voltmeter, when
a cell is connected across it, is 2.2 V. When the
terminals of a cell are also connected to a
resistance of 5  shown in figure, the voltmeter
reading drops to 1.8 V. Find the internal
resistance of the cell.
111. Two poles of a cell of emf 1.5 V are connected to
the ends of a 10  coil. If current in the circuit is
0.1 A, calculate the internal resistance of the cell.
112. The emf of a Daniel cell is 1.09 Vand its internal
resistance is 2  . If the terminals of the cell are
joined by a wire of resistance 18 , find the
potential difference recorded by a high resistance
voltmeter also connected to the terminals of the
cell.
113. In the circuit shown, the voltmeter reads 1.5 V
when the key is open. When the key is closed the
voltmeter reads 1.35 V and ammeter reads 1.5 A.
Find the external resistance R and internal
resistance r of the cell.
114. Two resistances of 6 and 12 are connected in
parallel. Their terminals are connected to a
battery of emf 4.8 V and internal resistance 2 .
Find the current supplied by the battery and
current through each resistance.
115. Two identical cells, whether joined together in
series or in parallel, give the same current when
connected to an external resistance of 1 . Find
the internal resistance of each cell.
116. A set of 4 cells, each of emf 2 V and internal
resistance 1.5 are connected across an external
load of 10  with 2 rows, 2 cells in each branch.
Calculate the current in each branch and potential
difference across 10  resistor.
117. Three identical cells each of emf 4 V and internal
resistance r are connected in series to a 6
resistor. If the current flowing in the circuit is 1.5
A, calculate (a) internal resistance of each cell,
(b) the terminal voltage across the cells.
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118. Two identical cells each of emf 2 V are
connected in parallel. This combination is
connected to a 5 resistor. If the terminal
voltage across the cells in the closed circuit is 1.5
V, calculate the internal resistance of each cell.
119. Two identical cells of emf 1.5 V each joined in
parallel provide supply to an external circuit
consisting of two resistors of 17 each joined in
parallel. A very high resistance voltmeter reads
the terminal voltage of the cells to be 1.4 V.
What is the internal resistance of each cell?
120. Three identical cells each of emf 2 V and
unknown internal resistance are connected in
parallel. This combination is connected to a 5
resistor. If the terminal voltage across the cell is
1.5 V, what is the internal resistance of each cell?
121. Two cells of emf 2E and E and internal resistance
2r and r respectively are connected in parallel.
Obtain the expression of the equivalent emf and
internal resistance of the combination.
122. Three cells of emf E, 2E and 5E having internal
resistances r, 2r and 5r respectively are
connected across a variable resistance R as shown
in figure.
Find an expression for the current. plot a graph
for the variation of current with R.
123. Two cells of emf 1 V and 2 V and internal
resistance 2  and 1  respectively are
connected in (i) series (ii) parallel. What should
be the external resistance in the circuit, so that
the current through the resistance is same in the
two cases? In which case, more heat is generated
in the cells?
124. Four identical cells, each of emf 2 V, are joined
in parallel providing supply of current to external
circuit consisting of two 15  resistors joined in
parallel. The terminal voltage of the cells, as read
by an ideal voltmeter is 1.6 V. Calculate the
internal resistance of each cell.
125. For the circuit shown in figure, calculate the
potential difference between the points B and D.
130. Three cells are connected in paralle with their
126. Find the equivalent resistance between the points
X and Y of the network of resistors shown in
figure below.
129. Two cells of emf 1.5 V and 2 V and internal
resistances 1 and 2 respectively are
connected in parallel so as to send current in the
same direction through a resistance of 5. (a)
Draw the circuit diagram. (b) Using Kirchoff’s
laws, find current through each branch of the
circuit and potential across the 5 resistor.
like terminals `connected together with wires of
negligible resistance. If the emfs of the cells are 2
V, 1 V and 4 V respectively and their internal
resistances are 4 ,3  and 2 respectively, find
the current through each cell.

127. In the network shown, find the current I1, I2 and I3

and the potential difference between the points B
and E.

128. In the network shown in figure E1 = 6 V, E2 = 4

V, r 1  2 ,r 2  3 and R  5  , Find the
currents passing through the resistors r 1 ,r 2 and
R.

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Current Electricity
Answer Section

1. (a) [IT-1], [I], [IT] (b) 23 A

2. (a) 2 A (b) 0 (c) 3 A (d) -3.33 A
3. I = 1.088 mA
4. R  388.5
5. n = 2.25 x 1020
6. 0.6 A
7. 1.875  10 20
8. 8.56  10 3 A
9. i  6.1  10 13 A
10. 6.94  10 6 m/s
11. vd = 1.563  10 2 m/s
12. 1.5  10 6 m/s
13. 1.895  10 5 m/s
14. i = 33.3 mA, vd = 1.325  10 6 m/s
15. v d  3.4  10 4 m/s
16. v d  7.33  10 3 m/s
17.   4.51  10 16 s
18. I  0.92 A
19. v d  2.8  10 4 m/s
20. n  8.68  10 28 m-3
21.   4.36  10 16 s
22. (a) j  2.21  10 6 m2 , (b) v d  3.7  10 4 m/s
23. j  3.6  10 6 A/m 2 , v d  2.56  10 4 m/s
24. j  1.6  10 6 A/m2 , v d  1.25  10 4 m/s
25. n  1.25  10 19
26. n  1.875  10 19
27. n  1.875  10 19
28. G  0.67S,   3.7  10 5 S/m
29.   2  10 7 S/m
30. G = 100 S,  = 105 S/m
31. E  8  10 3 V/m
32.   7.5  10 6 S/m
33. 9:8
34. 5 m, 5  10-8 m2, 6.8 
35. R  20 
36. l = 1.99 m, r = 2.84 mm
R1 8
37. 
R2 3
38. R  XY

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39.   2.5  10 6  m
40. 2.513  10 7  m
41. 7.875 
42. 1495.2 kg
43.   2.49  10 14 s
44. 18 , unchanged
45. 8 , 75% decrease
46. R  10.25% 
47. R  n 4 R
48. 9
49. R  258 
1 1
50.  K , R 0  5.143 
300
51.   4.46  10 3 o C -1
52. n  3.125  10 18
53. I 2  I 1
54. E  82.4kJ
24
55. (a) 14 min (b) min
7
56. R  484 , I  0.455 A
57. R  24  10 7   10%
58. R  71  10 4   5%
59. R  65  10 3   5%
60. I  3.33  10 4 A
61. R  470  5%
62. The four bands are Orange, Violet, Red and Silver
63. R 1  3, R 2  6 
64. R eq  118.75  , I 1  0.04 A, I 2  I 3  0.015 A , I 4  0.01 A
65. R eq  10 , I 1  1A , I 2  I 3  0.4A , I 4  0.2A
66. (a) R AB  27.5 (b) R AC  30 
67. I = 5 A
68. R AB  8.62
69. I = 3.74 A
70. i = 0.1 A
71. (a) Vload = 21.43 V, (b) R BC  1600
72. (a) Req = 26.67  , (b) i1 = 0.167 A (QRS), i2 = 0.333 A (QS)
73. I = 1 A
74. R 1  2 , R 2  4 , R 3  6
75. R 3  40
76. n = 3

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77.
Case Current
(i) 4.2 A
(ii) 1.05 A
(iii) 0.6 A
(iv) 0.42 A
(v) 1.4 A
E  4.2r , R 1  3r , R 2  6r
78. Req = 3R
79. R = 70/19 
2    
80. R eq  R
4 2
81. I = 0.33 A
82. R 1  25, R 2  100 
83. Req = 2 
84. R 1  20, R 2  5
85. R 1  10, R 2  15
86. R 3  15
87. R AB  32
88. V A  V B  1 V
89. R AB  12.73
90. R AB  5 
91. i  1.2A
92. R AB  8
93. R AB  4.8
94. R AB  2.5
95. R eq  5 
Resistor 3 12 6 4
I (A) 60 10 20 30
V (V) 180 120 120 120
96. 2 A, 0.4 
97. 34 ,8.5 V
98. 0.5 , 10 V
99. I  1A , V PQ  1.5V
100. (a) 1.2 A (b) 0.2 A (c) 18.8 V & 10.4 V
101. (a) r = 1 , I1 = 1 A, I2 = 2 A, (b) I’ = 8/3 A
102. (a) r = 1 , (b) E = 6.5 V
4
103. 1A, A
9
104. I = 1 A each
I 1 I 2 (R 1  R 2 ) I1 R1  I 2 R2
105. E  ,r
I2  I1 I2  I1
106. R 1  3 
107. r = 0.5 

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108. R = 17 , VT = 8.5 V
109. r=1
110. r = 1.11 
111. r=5
112. VT = 0.981 V
113. R  0.9 ,r  0.1
114. 0.8 A, 0.533 A, 0.267 A
115. r=1
116. I1 = I2 = 0.174 A, V = 3.48 V
117. (a) r = 2/3 , (b) VT = 3 V
118. r  3.33
119. r  1.214
120. r  5
121.  eq  4E / 3,r eq  2r / 3
2E
122. i 
R  8r
123. R = 1.2  , series combination
124. r = 7.5 
7
125. VB  VD  V
13
126. R eq  7 
127. I 1  2A , I 2  3A , I 3  1A , V B  V E  2V
128. I 1  28 / 31 A ,I 2  2 / 31A ,I 1  I 2  26 / 31 A
129. I 1  0.0294A , I 2  0.2647A , I 3  0.2941A , V  1.4705V
2 7 9
130. I 1   A, I2   A, I3  A
13 13 13