Worksheet Electricity Class X Physics
Worksheet Electricity Class X Physics
Worksheet Electricity Class X Physics
CH- ELECTRICITY
S.No QUESTIONS
1 Calculate the number of electrons constituting one Coulomb of charge
2 How do we connect voltmeter and ammeter in an electric circuit? What is likely to happen
if the positions of these instruments are interchanged?
3 A bulb cannot be used in place of a resistor to verify Ohm’s law. Justify this
statement with reason.
4 State the type of combination used for connecting different electric appliances in
domestic circuit. Give reasons
7 Two metallic wires of the same material are connected in parallel. Wire A has Series
length “l” and radius r, wire B has a length 2l and radius 2r. Calculate the ratio of
total resistance of parallel combination and the resistance of wire A.
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8 Why are electric bulbs filled with chemically inactive nitrogen or argon?
9 Derive an expression for the equivalent resistance of three resistors R1, R2 and R3
connected in series and in parallel with the help of detailed diagram.
Section B
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
14 Calculate the resistance of a metal wire of length 2m and area of cross section 1.55x10-
6 2
m , if the resistivity of the metal be 2.8x10-8Ωm?
15 A battery of 12V is connected to a series combination of resistors 3Ω, 4Ω, 5Ω and 12Ω.
How much current would flow through the 12Ω resistor?
16 Nichrome wire of length l and radius ‘r’ has resistance of 10Ω. How would the
resitance of the wire change when (i) only the diameter is doubled? (ii) only length
of the wire is doubled?
17 Two devices of rating 44W, 220V and 11W.220V are connected in series. The
combination is connected across a 440V main. The fuse of which of the two devices
is likely to burn when the switch is ON? Justify your answer.
19 A wire of resistance 10Ω is bent in the form of a closed circle. What is the effective
resistance between the two points at the ends of any diameter of the circle?
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21 Two identical resistors are first connected in series and then in parallel to a source of
supply. Find the ratio of heat produced in two cases.
22 A torch bulb is rated 5V and 500mA. Calculate its (i) power, (ii) resistance, (iii) energy
consumed when it is lighted for 4 hours.
23 A wire of 10 ohm resistance is stretched to thrice its original length. What will be its
(i) new resistivity and (ii) new resistance ?
24 Calculate the net resistance between the points a and b in the circuit diagram shown.
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