Circuit Diagram

Author:NCERT
10th CBSE
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The picture shows an electric circuit.

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Which of these is true about the circuit?

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What does the symbol mean in an electric circuit?

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Observe the circuit shown below. All the three switches are open.

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Identify the switch/switches that on being closed will cause the fuse to blow.

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Suresh arranges the electric circuit shown below to measure the current flowing through and the potential difference of a bulb.

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Is the circuit correct? If not, then identify the mistake.

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A student sets up his circuit for finding the equivalent resistance of a series combination of two given resistors R1 and R2 in the manner as shown below. He did not obtain the correct result in his experiment because of a mistake in the circuit. This mistake can be corrected by shifting the component:
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Why is an ammeter likely to burn out if you connect it in parallel?

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The rest positions of the needles in a milliammeter and voltmeter not in use are as shown in Fig A. When a student uses these in his experiment, the reading of the needles are in the positions shown in Fig B.

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The corrected values of current and voltage in the experiment are

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An ammeter has 20 divisions between 0 and 2 A marks on the scale. The least count of this ammeter is :

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The following four circuits have been made for studying the dependence of current on the potential difference across a resistor.

The correct circuit is:

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Identify the circuit (figure) in which the electrical components have been properly connected. 

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A cell, a resistor, a key and ammeter are arranged as shown in the circuit diagrams of the figure. The current recorded in the ammeter will be: 

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An electric bulb of resistance 20 Ω and a resistance wire of 4 Ω are connected in series with a 6 V battery.
Draw the circuit diagram and calculate:
(a) the total resistance of the circuit.
(b) current through the circuit.
(c) the potential difference across the electric bulb.
(d) the potential difference across the resistance wire.