CLASS 10

CHAPTER 8: CURRENT ELECTRICITY

(45 Minutes)

Attempt all questions.

SECTION I (10 Marks)

Question 1
(a) A metallic resistor is connected across a battery. If the number of collisions of the free
electrons with the ions somehow decreases in the resistor, then the current will
1. Increase
2. Decrease

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3. Remain constant

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4. Become zero

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(b) A wire has resistance 12 Ω. It is bent in the form of a circle. The e ective resistance between
the two points on any diameter is equal to

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1. 12 Ω

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2. 6 Ω
3. 3 Ω

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4. 24 Ω
(c) Two resistances are joined in parallel whose resultant is 6/8 Ω. One of the resistance wire is

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broken and the e ective resistance become 2 Ω. Then, the resistance of the wire that got
broken was
1. 3/5 Ω

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2. 2 Ω
3. 6/5 Ω
4. 3 Ω

(d) Assertion (A): V = IR is Ohm’s law.

Reason (R): V-I graph is always a straight line passing through origin.
1. Both A and R are true.
2. A is true but R is false.
3. A is false but R is true.
4. Both A and R are false.

(e) Assertion (A): Inside a conductor, electrons have no motion in absence of some potential
di erence across it.

Reason (R): In absence of potential di erence, no electrostatic force act on the electrons inside
the conductor.
1. Both A and R are true.
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2. A is true but R is false.
3. A is false but R is true.
4. Both A and R are false.

Question 2
(a) A wire when connected to 220 V supply has power dissipation P1. Now, the wire is cut into
two equal pieces which are connected in parallel to the same supply. Power dissipation in this
case is P2. Then nd the value of P1 : P2.
(b) An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates 8 hour/day. What is the cost of the energy to
operate it for 30 days at Rs 3.00 per kWh?

SECTION II (20 Marks)

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Question 3
(a) (i) An electric bulb is rated 220 V – 100 W. If the bulb is connected to 110 V supply, calculate

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the power consumed.

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(ii) Two lamps, one rated 100 W – 220 V and the other 60 W – 220 V are connected in parallel to
electric mains supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is 220 V?

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(b) Show how would you connect three resistors, each of resistance 6 ohm, so that the

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combination has a resistance of (i) 9 ohm, (ii) 4 ohm.
(c) (i) 100 J of heat are produced each second in a 4 Ω resistor. Find the potential di erence

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across the resistor.
(ii) An electric lamp of 100 Ω, a toaster of resistance 50 Ω and a water lter of resistance 500 Ω are
connected in parallel to a 220 V source. What is the resistance of an electric iron connected to the

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same source that takes as much current as all three appliances and what is the current through it?

Question 4

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(a) (i) Name a device that helps to maintain a constant potential di erence across a conductor.
(ii) What is meant by saying that the potential di erence between two points is 1 V?
(iii) How much energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6 V battery?
(b) (i) What determines the rate at which energy is delivered by a current?
(ii) What is a standard resistor?
(iii) What is its use?
(c) Study the diagram and answer the following questions: (internal resistance of the battery is 3
Ω)
Find the current through
(i) Battery
(ii) 7.2 Ω
(iii) 8 Ω
(iv) 12 Ω

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