Kirchhoff's Laws

Author:Umakant Kondapure, Collin Fernandes, Nipun Bhatia, Vikram Bathula & Ketki Deshpande
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Important Questions on Kirchhoff's Laws

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In the given mesh WXYZW, each wire is uniform wire of resistance r=1 Ω. If a wire of resistance 1 Ω is connected across $\mathrm{WP}$ and a constant potential difference is applied across WY, points X and P will be equipotential. Then point P on YZ placed such that

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Three equal resistors, R Ω each is connected as shown in the figure. The value of R for which heat generated in the circuit is maximum is

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A wire of resistor R is bent into a circular ring of radius r. Equivalent resistance between two points A and B on its circumference, when angle AOB is β, can be given by

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In the network shown in the figure, points A, B and C are at potentials of 7 V, 0 V and 1 V respectively. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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Resistors, each of value 2 Ω are arranged as shown in figure. The equivalent resistance between points A and B is

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A battery of 6 V and negligible internal resistance is connected across the diagonally opposite corners of a cubical network consisting of 12 resistors each of resistance 2 Ω.

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The current through the battery is

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Assertion: A wire of uniform cross-section and uniform resistivity is connected across an ideal cell. Now the length of wire is doubled keeping volume of wire constant. The drift velocity of electrons after stretching the wire becomes one fourth of what it was before stretching the wire.

Reason: If a wire (of uniform resistivity and uniform cross-section) of length $l_{0}$ is stretched by a factor $n,$ then its resistance becomes $n^{2}$ times the one before stretching the wire (the volume of wire is kept constant in stretching process.) Further at constant potential difference, current is inversely proportional to resistance. Drift velocity of free electron is directly proportional to current and inversely proportional to cross-sectional area of current carrying wire.

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A frame is made of thin homogeneous wire (as shown in figure). Assuming that the number of successively embedded equilateral triangles (with sides decreasing by half) tends to infinity, where side AB is equal to A, and the resistance of unit length of the wire is ρ, the resistance RAB between points A and B is

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The e.m.f. ε and the internal resistance r of the battery shown in figure are 4.3 V and 10 Ω respectively. The external resistance R is 50 Ω. The resistance of the ammeter and voltmeter are 2 Ω and 200 Ω respectively. If the switch is thrown to the other side, the reading of the ammeter will be

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A certain wire is made up into two squares with a common side of length 5 cm. A current I enters the rectangular network at one of the corners and leaves at the diagonally opposite corner. The current in the common side in terms of the entering current is

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A cell has an emf of 3 V and internal resistance 2 Ω. It is connected to an ammeter having resistance 2 Ω and to an external resistance of 100 Ω. When a voltmeter is connected across the 100 Ω resistance, the ammeter reading is 40 mA. The resistance of the voltmeter is

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Atul decides to use his bathtub water to generate electric power to run a 60 W bulb. The bathtub is located at a height of 12 m from the ground and has a capacity of 100 L. If he installs a water-driven wheel generator on the ground, at what rate in kg s-1 should the water drain from the bathtub to light the bulb? How long can we keep the bulb on if the bathtub was full initially? The efficiency of generator is 80%. g=10 m s-2

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An ammeter and a voltmeter are connected in series to a cell. Their readings are X and Y respectively. If a resistance is now joined in parallel with the voltmeter, then

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Five identical resistors each of resistance 1 Ω are initially arranged as shown in the figure by dark lines. If two similar resistances are added as shown by the dashed lines, then change in resistance in final and initial arrangement is

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A circuit consists of two cells, each of e.m.f. E and internal resistances r1 and r2 are connected in series through an external resistance X. If the potential difference between the ends of the first cell is zero, the value of X in terms of r1 and r2 will be

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A section XYZ of a circuit is shown in the figure. If electric levels at points X, Y and Z are V1, V2 and V3 respectively, then the potential at point A is

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Figure (i) drawn below shows how four resistors are connected. A 6 V cell is connected between points P and R. If the cell has negligible internal resistance, the P.D. between points Q and S is

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In the following network, the current flowing through $15 \Omega$ resistance is

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