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A fuse made of lead wire has an area of cross-section 0.3 mm2 on short circuiting the current in the fuse wire reaches 30 A. How long (in milli second) after the short circuiting, Will the fuse begin to melt ?
For lead, specific heat =0.022calg-1C0-1, melting point =3270C, density =2 g cm-3 and the resistivity =22×10-6Ωcm. The initial temperature of the wire is 270C (neglect heat losses)

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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A resistor dissipates 192 J of energy in 1 s when a current of 4 A is passed through it. Now, when the current is doubled, the amount of thermal energy dissipated in 5 s is _____________ J.

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The resistor R1=3 Ω andR2=1 Ω are connected in parallel to a 20 V battery. Find the heat developed in the resistor R1 in one minute
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An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. What is the power consumed by it when operated on 110 V?
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A cell of internal resistance r passes current for some time in a resistor R1, in another resistance R2 current is passed for the same time. If same heat is produced in the two resistors them show that r=R1R2.
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The resistance of an electrical toaster has a temperature dependence given by RT=R01+αT-T0 in its range of operation. At T0=300 K, R=100 Ω and at T=500 K, R=120 Ω. The toaster is connected to a voltage source at 200 V and its temperature is raised at a constant rate from 300 to 500 K in 30 s. The total work done in raising the temperature is :

Note: This question was awarded as the bonus since all options were incorrect in the exam. 
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A heater coil is cut into two equal parts and only one part is used for heating. The heat generated will now be
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A small town is located 10 km away from a power plant. An average of 120 kW of electric power is sent to this town. The transmission lines have a total resistance of 0.40Ω. Calculate the power loss, if the power is transmitted at 240 V.
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A direct current of 4 A and an alternating current of peak value 4 A flow through resistance of 3 Ω and 2 Ω respectively. The ratio of heat produced in the two resistances in same interval of time will be :
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ADC source with internal resistance R0 is connected to circuit as shown in the figure. The value of R for which the power generated in the circuit is the maximum is

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The energy dissipated by a resistor is 10 mJ in 1 s, when an electric current of 2 mA flows through it. The resistance is ________Ω. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
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A voltage source whose open circuit voltage is V0 has an internal resistance r. The maximum power it can deliver to an external load connected across its output terminals is
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Heater of an electric kettle is made of a wire of length L and diameter d. It takes 4 minutes to raise the temperature of 0.5kg water by 40 K. This heater is replaced by a new heater having two wires of the same material, each of length L and diameter 2d. The way these wires are connected is given in the options. How much time in minutes will it take to raise the temperature of the same amount of water by 40 K?
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A resistor develops 300 J of thermal energy in 15 s, when a current of 2 A is passed through it. If the current increases to 3 A, the energy developed in 10 s is _____ J.
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Two resistors R1and R2 of 4Ω and 6Ω  are connected in parallel across a battery. The ratio of power dissipated in them, P1 : P2 will be

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Two resistors of resistance, 100 Ω and 200 Ω are connected in parallel in an electrical circuit. The ratio of the thermal energy developed in 100 Ω to that in 200 Ω in a given time is
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A water heater of power 2000 W is used to heat water. The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg-1 K-1. The efficiency of heater is 70%. Time required to heat 2 kg of water from 10°C to 60°C is _____ s.

(Assume that the specific heat capacity of water remains constant over the temperature range of the water).

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The H amount of thermal energy is developed by a resistor in 10 s when a current of 4 A is passed through it. If the current is increased to 16 A, the thermal energy developed by the resistor in 10 s will be
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A resistor develops 500 J of thermal energy in 20 s when a current of 1.5 A is passed through it. If the current is increased from 1.5 A to 3 A, what will be the energy developed in 20 s.
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In the circuit shown, the resistance r is a variable resistance. If for r=fR , the heat generation in r is maximum then the value of f is
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The charge flowing through a resistance R varies with time t as Q=at-bt2 where a and b are positive constants. The total heat produced in R is: