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Class 10 Science NCERT Solutions Chapter 12: Electricity is developed and witten by our expert teachers. Students can study our solutions of Chapter 12: Electricity class 10 Science, Q 1: A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into five equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel. If the equivalent resistance of this combination is R’, then the ratio R/R’ is –, Q 2: Which of the following terms does not represent electrical power in a circuit?, Q 3: An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power consumed will be, Q 4: Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected in series and then parallel in a circuit across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat produced in series and parallel combinations would be –, How is a voltmeter connected in the circuit to measure the potential , Q 6: A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 × 10−8 Ω m. What will be the length of this wire to make its resistance 10 Ω? How much does the resistance change if the diameter is doubled?, Q 7: The values of current I flowing in a given resistor for the corresponding values of potential difference V across the resistor are given below − , Q 8: When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor., Q 9: A battery of 9 V is connected in series with

NCERT Solutions Class 10 Science
Chapter 12: Electricity
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=Q 1: A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into five equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel. If the equivalent resistance of this combination is R’, then the ratio R/R’ is –

Q 1: A piece of wire of resistance R is

=Q 2: Which of the following terms does not represent electrical power in a circuit?

Q 2: Which of the following terms does

=Q 3: An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power consumed will be

Q 3: An electric bulb is rated 220 V

=Q 4: Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected in series and then parallel in a circuit across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat produced in series and parallel combinations would be –

Q 4: Two conducting wires of the same

=How is a voltmeter connected in the circuit to measure the potential

How is a voltmeter connected in the

=Q 6: A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 × 10−8 Ω m. What will be the length of this wire to make its resistance 10 Ω? How much does the resistance change if the diameter is doubled?

Q 6: A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm

=Q 7: The values of current I flowing in a given resistor for the corresponding values of potential difference V across the resistor are given below −

Q 7: The  values of current I flowing

=Q 8: When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.

Q 8: When a 12 V battery is connected

=Q 9: A battery of 9 V is connected in series with resistors of 0.2 Ω, 0.3 Ω, 0.4 Ω, 0.5 Ω and 12 Ω, respectively. How much current would flow through the 12 Ω resistor?

Q 9: A battery of 9 V is connected in

=Q 10: How many 176 Ω resistors (in parallel) are required to carry 5 A on a 220 V line?

Q 10: How many 176 Ω resistors (in

=Q 11: Show how you would connect three resistors, each of resistance 6 Ω, so that the combination has a resistance of (i) 9 Ω, (ii) 4 Ω.

Q 11: Show how you would connect three

=Q 12: Several electric bulbs designed to be used on a 220 V electric supply line, are rated 10 W. How many lamps can be connected in parallel with each other across the two wires of 220 V line if the maximum allowable current is 5 A?

Q 12: Several electric bulbs designed

=Q 13: A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24 Ω resistances, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents in the three cases?

Q 13: A hot plate of an electric oven

=Q 14: Compare the power used in the 2 Ω resistor in each of the following circuits: (i) a 6 V battery in series with 1 Ω and 2 Ω resistors, and (ii) a 4 V battery in parallel with 12 Ω and 2 Ω resistors.

Q 14: Compare the power used in the 2

=Q 15: 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?

Q 15: Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220

=Q 16:  Which uses more energy, a 250 W TV set in 1 hr, or a 1200 W toaster in 10 minutes?

Q 16:  Which uses more energy, a 250 W

=Q 17: An electric heater of resistance 8 Ω draws 15 A from the service mains 2 hours. Calculate the rate at which heat is developed in the heater.

Q 17: An electric heater of resistance

=Q 18: Explain the following. (a) Why is the tungsten used almost exclusively for filament of electric lamps? (b) Why are the conductors of electric heating devices, such as bread-toasters and electric irons, made of an alloy rather than a pure metal? (c) Why is the series arrangement not used for domestic circuits? (d) How does the resistance of a wire vary with its area of cross-section? (e) Why are copper and aluminium wires usually employed for electricity transmission?

Q 18: Explain the following.  (a) Why

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