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Chapter 17

Current Electricity
SOLUTIONS

ASSIGNMENT
1. Answer (4)
ε2 (16)2
Pmax == ⇒ 16W
4R 4 × 4
2. Answer (3)
9 3
Current through 2Ω = i × =i
12 4
3. Answer (1)
VA – 10 + 10 – 7 – 5 = VB ⇒ VA – VB = 12 V.
4. Answer (1)
Ammeter has smaller resistance than milli ammeter.
5. Answer (2)
5 20
=i = ⇒ x = 8000 – 2000 = 6000 Ω (connected in series)
2000 2000 + x
6. Answer (2)
12 Ω

4Ω
6Ω
=

10 V 10 V
10
i= A
4
i = 2.5 A.
7. Answer (3)

A B

200 V

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200 RA
VA =
RA + RB
200 RB
VB =
RA + RB
VA RA
=
VB RB

V2 V2
P= ;R=
R P
VA (200)2 60 6
⇒ = × 2
⇒
VB 100 (200) 10
VB > VA
8. Answer (2)
On closing the switch same current will flow through both the bulbs.
P = i2R
40 W bulb has higher resistance thus power dissipation will be more. Thus it will fuse.
9. Answer (1)
l
R=
σπr 2
i 2l
P = i 2R =
σπr 2
10. Answer (4)
At steady state, capacitor behaves as open circuit.
V 2 92
=
P = = 9W
R 9
5Ω 4Ω

9V
11. Answer (1)
From symmetry middle junction is opened.
80/3 Ω

20 Ω
A B A B

80/3 Ω

1 3 1 3
= + +
Req 80 20 80

1 3 + 4 + 3 10
= =
Req 80 80
Req = 8 Ω

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12. Answer (3)

Current in PQ branch is 7A from P to Q.
10A
7A
P Q
3A

7A 2A 2A

3A
5A
13. Answer (3)
As ideal ammeter has zero resistance thus 7Ω resistance will be shorted and all the current will pass through
the ammeter.
14. Answer (2)
The wire is as shown
2
l ρl 0.5 R 0.5 R
 R=ρ = (Here V = volume)
A V
dR dl
⇒ =2 (for small percentage changes)
R l
∴ % change in resistance = % change in length.
Let R1 and R2 be the new resistances of the two parts. Then,
R1 = (1.02) × 0.5 R
R2 = (1.04) × 0.5 R
∴ Total resistance = R1 + R2 = 1.03 R
15. Answer (1)
τparallel = R(2C)
C 
τseries = R  
2
τparallel
⇒ τseries =
4
16. Answer (3)
R = R 1 + R2 + R3 + R4
∆R = ∆R1 + ∆R2 + ∆R3 + ∆R4
∆R = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 Ω
R = 400 Ω
∆R
× 100 =
5%
R
17. Answer (2)
Conceptual
18. Answer (4)
E
=J = ; J neVd
ρ
Clearly J = E/ρ and J = ηevd

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5 × 10
⇒ ηev d =
ρ
50
⇒ ρ=
ηev d
50
⇒ ρ= ≈ 1.6 × 10 −5
8 × 10 × 1.6 × 10 −19 × 2.5 × 10 −4
28

19. Answer (1)

Series and parallel connection of resistances.
R R
For 1st bundle, R1 = × n=
2n 2
R 1 R
For 2nd bundle, R2 = × =
2 n n 2 n2
Now, R(Max)
= R1 + R2

R R R 1 
⇒ R(Max) = + 2
= 1 + 2 
2 2n 2 n 
20. Answer (4)
V2
Total power dissipated is . When one bulb is taken out then R is decreased. Thus power dissipation
R
increases.
21. Answer (2)
R1 l1 R
= . To keep l1 and l2 same, 1 = constant.
R2 l 2 R2
If one resistance increases/decreases, the other must also be increased/decreased. Now, the unknown
resistance can have positive or negative temperature coefficient for resistance.
22. Answer (3)
As relation R = R0(1 + α∆t) is valid only when ∆R < < R0.
Hence statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
23. Answer (10)

Wheatstone bridge balance condition

R1 R3
=
R2 R4
15 15
⇒ =
4 10R
10 + R
10R 15 × 4
⇒ = = 5
10 + R 12

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⇒ 2R = 10 + R
⇒ R = 10 Ω
24. Answer (40)
S 75
= = 3
R 25
R′ = 2R
S 3 100 − l ′
= =
2R 2 l′
l′ = 40 cm
25. Answer (8)

After solving the circuit we got the final current distribution as shown in the above diagram. So potential
difference between A and B is
0 + (2 × 3) + (2 × 1) = 8 volt
26. Answer (2)
4i1 = 2i2 ... (i)
i1 + i2 = 6 ... (ii)
⇒ i1 = 2 A
27. Answer (18.00)
If load resistance matches with source resistance, then maximum power transfer happens at load resistance.
If we open the circuit across ‘R’ then

 36 
V=
Th  3 12 volts
 ×=
 9 
6×3
And r0= = 2Ω
9

So value of R should be 2 Ω and I = 3 A

∴ F(max) = I2R = 18 watt

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