Worksheet of Chapter Electricity:
1. Which type of circuit has only one path for the current to flow?
2. Define 1 kilowatt hour. Express it in joules.
3. A wire of resistance 5 Ω is bent in the form of a closed circle. Find the resistance between
two points at the ends of any diameter of the circle.
4. An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, what will be the
power consumed?
5. What happens to resistance of a conductor when its area of cross-section is increased?
6. A given length of a wire is doubled on itself and this process is repeated once again. By
what factor does the resistance of the wire change?
7. State Ohm's law and represent it graphically.
8. Derive an expression for the equivalent resistance of three resistors connected in parallel.
9. Explain the heating effect of electric current and its applications.
10. Describe the factors affecting resistance of a conductor.
11. Calculate the resistance of a wire of length 1 km and radius 1 mm, given the resistivity of
the material.
12. An electric bulb is connected to a 220 V generator. The current is 2.5 A. Calculate the
power of the bulb.
13. A torch bulb is rated 2.5 V and 750 mA. Calculate its power, resistance, and energy
consumed when lighted for 4 hours.
14. Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V, and the other 60 W at 220 V, are connected in
parallel to electric mains supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is
220 V?
15. An electric iron of resistance 20 Ω takes a current of 5 A. Calculate the heat developed in
30 s.
16. A person connects a bulb having resistance 1200 Ω and an electric heater having
resistance 100 Ω in series. But they do not work properly. When he connects the same
appliances in parallel in the circuit, they function normally. Explain the reason for this?
17. A 100 W bulb is used for 5 hours a day. Calculate the energy consumed in a day in kWh.
18. An electric kettle of 2 kW is used for 2 hours daily. Calculate the energy consumed in a
week.
19. A wire of resistance 10 Ω is connected to a battery of 6 V. Calculate the current flowing
through the wire.
20. A conductor of length 1 m and cross-sectional area 1 mm² has a resistance of 10 Ω.
Calculate its resistivity.
21. Two resistors of 2 Ω and 3 Ω are connected in parallel. Calculate the equivalent
resistance.
22. A 5 Ω resistor is connected to a 10 V battery. Calculate the power consumed by the
resistor.
23. An electric iron consumes energy at a rate of 840 W when heating is at the maximum
rate and 360 W when the heating is at the minimum. The voltage is 220 V. What are the
current and the resistance in each case?
24. A 4 Ω resistor is connected to a 12 V battery. Calculate the current flowing through the
resistor.
25. A wire of length 2 m and cross-sectional area 0.5 mm² has a resistance of 4 Ω. Calculate
its resistivity.
26. Three resistors of 2 Ω, 3 Ω, and 4 Ω are connected in series. Calculate the equivalent
resistance.
27. An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, what will be the
power consumed?
28. A 100 W bulb is used for 8 hours a day. Calculate the energy consumed in a day in kWh.
29. An electric heater of 2 kW is used for 4 hours. Calculate the energy consumed in kWh.
30. A wire of resistance 5 Ω is stretched to twice its original length. Calculate its new
resistance.
31. A conductor of length 1 m and cross-sectional area 1 mm² has a resistance of 10 Ω.
Calculate its resistivity.
32. Two wires of the same material have the same length but different cross-sectional areas.
If the resistance of the first wire is 5 Ω and the second wire has a cross-sectional area twice
that of the first wire, calculate the resistance of the second wire ?
