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Q11

A wire of length '

l

' and resistance

100 \Omega

is divided into 10 equal parts. The first 5 parts are connected in series while the next 5 parts are connected in parallel. The two combinations are again connected in series. The resistance of this final combination is:

A

26 \Omega

B

52 \Omega

C

55 \Omega

D

60 \Omega

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

To solve this problem, we first need to understand how the resistance changes when we cut the wire into equal parts and how it behaves when connected in different configurations (series and parallel).

Given: Original length of the wire, $l$ .

Total resistance of the wire $R = 100 \Omega$ .

The wire is divided into 10 equal parts.

Resistance of each part: Since the wire is divided into 10 equal parts, the length of each part is $\dfrac{l}{10}$ .

Resistance is proportional to length (as long as the cross-sectional area and material of the wire remain constant).

Therefore, the resistance of each part, denoted as $r$ , is $\dfrac{1}{10}$ th of the total resistance:

r = \frac{R}{10} = \frac{100 \Omega}{10} = 10 \Omega

First 5 parts in series: When resistors are connected in series, the total resistance is the sum of the individual resistances:

R_{\text{series}} = 5 \times 10 \Omega = 50 \Omega

Next 5 parts in parallel: When resistors are connected in parallel, the total resistance $R_{\text{parallel}}$ can be calculated using the reciprocal formula:

\frac{1}{R_{\text{parallel}}} = \frac{1}{10 \Omega} + \frac{1}{10 \Omega} + \frac{1}{10 \Omega} + \frac{1}{10 \Omega} + \frac{1}{10 \Omega} = 5 \times \frac{1}{10 \Omega} = \frac{5}{10 \Omega} = \frac{1}{2 \Omega}

Thus,

R_{\text{parallel}} = 2 \Omega

Final combination in series: The total resistance of the combination, where the series and parallel groups are again connected in series, will be:

R_{\text{total}} = R_{\text{series}} + R_{\text{parallel}} = 50 \Omega + 2 \Omega = 52 \Omega

Thus, the correct answer to the resistance of the final combination is: Option B

52 \Omega

Q12

Two heaters

A

and

B

have power rating of

1 \mathrm{~kW}

and

2 \mathrm{~kW}

, respectively. Those two are first connected in series and then in parallel to a fixed power source. The ratio of power outputs for these two cases is:

A

1: 1

B

2: 9

C

1: 2

D

2: 3

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

To find the ratio of power outputs when two heaters with different power ratings are connected first in series and then in parallel, we need to understand how the total power output varies based on the type of connection.

Heater Specifications: Power of heater A

(P_A) = 1 \, \text{kW} = 1000 \, \text{W}

Power of heater B

(P_B) = 2 \, \text{kW} = 2000 \, \text{W}

Scenario 1: Series Connection When resistors (or heaters in this case) are connected in series, the total resistance ( $R_{\text{series}}$ ) is the sum of the individual resistances ( $R_A$ and $R_B$ ).

Using the formula for electrical power:

P = \frac{V^2}{R}

, where

P

is power,

V

is voltage, and

R

is resistance, we can express the resistance of each heater as:

R_A = \frac{V^2}{P_A}

R_B = \frac{V^2}{P_B}

Substitute the given power values:

R_A = \frac{V^2}{1000}

R_B = \frac{V^2}{2000}

Then the total resistance for the series connection is:

R_{\text{series}} = R_A + R_B = \frac{V^2}{1000} + \frac{V^2}{2000} = \frac{3V^2}{2000}

The total power output in series ( $P_{\text{series}}$ ) is:

P_{\text{series}} = \frac{V^2}{R_{\text{series}}} = \frac{V^2}{\frac{3V^2}{2000}} = \frac{2000}{3} \text{W}

Scenario 2: Parallel Connection For parallel connections, the total resistance ( $R_{\text{parallel}}$ ) is given by:

\frac{1}{R_{\text{parallel}}} = \frac{1}{R_A} + \frac{1}{R_B} = \frac{1}{\frac{V^2}{1000}} + \frac{1}{\frac{V^2}{2000}} = \frac{3}{2V^2}

Reformulate to find $R_{\text{parallel}}$ :

R_{\text{parallel}} = \frac{2V^2}{3}

And the total power output in parallel ( $P_{\text{parallel}}$ ) is:

P_{\text{parallel}} = \frac{V^2}{R_{\text{parallel}}} = \frac{V^2}{\frac{2V^2}{3}} = \frac{3V^2}{2}

However, simplifying,

P_{\text{parallel}} = \frac{3}{2} V^2

The ratio of powers is then:

\frac{P_{\text{series}}}{P_{\text{parallel}}} = \frac{\frac{2000}{3}}{\frac{3V^2}{2}}

Solving and simplifying,

\text{Ratio} = \frac{\frac{2000}{3}}{\frac{3 \times V^2}{2}} = \frac{2000 \times 2}{3 \times 3 \times V^2} = \frac{4000}{9V^2}

Given that we know one ratio of the actual power values, we simplify further.

For calculating power in simple terms, consider voltage to be normalized (taken out of the fraction):

\frac{P_{\text{series}}}{P_{\text{parallel}}} = \frac{\frac{2000}{3}}{\frac{6000}{2}} = \frac{2000 \times 2}{3 \times 6000} = \frac{4000}{18000} = \frac{2}{9}

Therefore, the ratio of the power outputs when the heaters are connected first in series and then in parallel is 2:9 , which corresponds to Option B .

Q13

A certain wire

\mathrm{A}

has resistance

81 ~\Omega

. The resistance of another wire

\mathrm{B}

of same material and equal length but of diameter thrice the diameter of A will be :

A

81 ~\Omega

B

9 ~\Omega

C

729 ~\Omega

D

243 ~\Omega

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

\mathrm{R=\frac{\rho L}{A}}

If diameter becomes thrice then cross section area will become 9 times so

\mathrm{R\propto \frac{1}{A}}

Resistance will become

\frac{1}{9}

times

\mathrm{R'=\frac{81\Omega}{9}=9\Omega}

Q14

A copper wire of radius

1 \mathrm{~mm}

contains

10^{22}

free electrons per cubic metre. The drift velocity for free electrons when

10 \mathrm{~A}

current flows through the wire will be (Given, charge on electron

=1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{C}

) :

A

\dfrac{6.25 \times 10^4}{\pi} \mathrm{ms}^{-1}

B

\dfrac{6.25}{\pi} \times 10^3 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}

C

\dfrac{6.25}{\pi} \mathrm{ms}^{-1}

D

\dfrac{6.25 \times 10^5}{\pi} \mathrm{ms}^{-1}

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{I}=\mathrm{neAV_{d }} \\ & \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{d}}=\frac{\mathrm{I}}{\mathrm{neA}}=\frac{10}{10^{22} \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \times \pi \times 10^{-6}} \\ & \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{d}}=\frac{6.25}{\pi} \times 10^3 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec} \end{aligned}

Q15

The emf of a cell having internal resistance

1 \Omega

is balanced against a length of

330 \mathrm{~cm}

on a potentiometer wire. When an external resistance of

2 \Omega

is connected across the cell, the balancing length will be :

A 220 cm

B 330 cm

C 115 cm

D 332 cm

Correct Answer

Option A

Solution

\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{r}=\left(\frac{\ell_{\mathrm{o}}-\ell_{\mathrm{c}}}{\ell_{\mathrm{c}}}\right) \mathrm{R} \\ & 1=\left(\frac{330-\ell_{\mathrm{c}}}{\ell_{\mathrm{c}}}\right) \times 2 \\ & 3 \ell_{\mathrm{c}}=660 \\ & \ell_{\mathrm{c}}=220 \mathrm{~cm}\end{aligned}

Q16

The magnitude and direction of the current in the following circuit is :-

A 0.5 A from

A

to

B

through

E

B

\dfrac{5}{9} A

from

A

to

B

through

E

C 1.5 A from

B

to

A

through

E

D 0.2 A from

B

to

A

through

E

Correct Answer

Option A

Solution

\mathrm{i}=\frac{10-5}{10}=\frac{5}{10} \mathrm{~A}

=0.5 \mathrm{~A}

from

A

to

B

through

E

.

Q17

If the galvanometer

G

does not show any deflection in the circuit shown, the value of

R

is given by:

A 50

\Omega

B 100

\Omega

C 400

\Omega

D 200

\Omega

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

For no reading galvanometer. Potential across it is same.

\mathrm{i}_{400 \Omega} \Rightarrow \frac{10-2}{400}=\frac{8}{400}=\frac{1}{50}=\mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{R}}

\mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{R}} \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{R}}}{\mathrm{R}} \Rightarrow \frac{2}{\mathrm{R}}=\frac{1}{50} \Rightarrow \mathrm{R}=100 \Omega

Q18

Resistance of a carbon resistor determined from colour codes is

(22000 \pm 5 \%) \Omega

. The colour of third band must be :

A Green

B Orange

C Yellow

D Red

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

R=\left[22 \times 10^{3} \pm 5 \%\right] \Omega

Acc. to color code Third Band $\to$ Orange (color code for digit 3 is orange)

Q19

The resistance of platinum wire at

0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}

is

2 ~\Omega

and

6.8 ~\Omega

at

80^{\circ} \mathrm{C}

. The temperature coefficient of resistance of the wire is :

A

3 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{C}^{-1}

B

3 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{C}^{-1}

C

3 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{C}^{-1}

D

3 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{C}^{-1}

Correct Answer

Option B

Solution

\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{T}}=\mathrm{R}_{0}\left[1+\alpha\left(\mathrm{T}-\mathrm{T}_{0}\right)\right]

6.8=2[1+\alpha(80-\alpha)]

\alpha=\frac{2.4}{80}=0.03 /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}=3 \times 10^{-2} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}

Q20

10 resistors, each of resistance

\mathrm{R}

are connected in series to a battery of emf

E

and negligible internal resistance. Then those are connected in parallel to the same battery, the current is increased

n

times. The value of

n

is :

A 100

B 1

C 1000

D 10

Correct Answer

Option A

Solution

\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{S}}=\frac{E}{10 R}

..... (1)

\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{P}}=\frac{\mathrm{E}}{\mathrm{R} / 10}=\frac{10 \mathrm{E}}{\mathrm{R}}

.... (2)

\mathrm{n}=\frac{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{P}}}{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{S}}}=100 \Rightarrow \mathrm{n}=100