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A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1, R2, R3 respectively. Which of the following is true?

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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The device or substances which DO NOT obey ohm's law is/are
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Write any two conditions when Ohm's Law fails.
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I-V characteristic of a copper wire of length L and area of cross-section A is shown in figure. The slope of the curve becomes

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Is the formula V = I R true for non-ohmic resistance also?
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The following graph shows the I-V characteristics of
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Explain the difference between ohmic and non-ohmic resistances. Give examples.
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Is Ohm’s law universally applicable for all conducting elements? If not, give examples of elements which do not obey Ohm’s law.

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Which of the followings are examples of linear resistors? Copper wire, carbon resistance, diode, tungsten wire.
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As the temperature rises, the resistance offered by metal
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Three resistors 2Ω,4Ω and 5Ω, are combined in parallel. If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 20V and negligible internal resistor, determine the current through each resistor and the total current drawn from the battery.
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What conclusion can you draw from the following observations on a resistor made of alloy manganin?
Current A Voltage V Current A Voltage V
0.2 3.94 3.0 59.2
0.4 7.87 4.0 78.8
0.6 11.8 5.0 98.6
0.8 15.7 6.0 118.5
1.0 19.7 7.0 138.2
2.0 39.4 8.0 158.0