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According to Joule's law of heating, the heat produced in any resistor is inversely proportional to the resistance of the resistor.

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Important Questions on Electricity

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Find the ratio of resistances for two bulbs of 220 V-60 W and 110 V-60 W.

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In the electric equipment producing heat e.g., iron, electric heater, boiler, toaster etc., an alloy such as Nichrome is used, not pure metals. Give Scientific reason.
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Why is the tungsten almost used as a filament of electric lamp? Clarify.
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An electric heater of 8 Ω resistance takes 15 A electric current from electric mains for 2 hours. Calculate the rate of heat generated in the heater.
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State Joule's law of heating. When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.
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An electric iron of resistance 20 Ω takes a current of 5 A. Calculate the heat developed in 30 second.
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Write joule's law related to the heating effect of the current.

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The intensity of the bulb will decrease when a resistance is connected
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Name a substance used almost exclusively for making filaments of electric bulbs.
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400 J of heat is produced per second in a 4 Ω resistor. Calculate the potential difference across the resistor.
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Write the name of two devices based on heating effect of electric current.
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Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in two hours through a potential difference of 40 V.
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Consider the following assertion (a) and the reason (r). Select the correct alternative :

Assertion (a): When high voltage power is supplied through a domestic wiring, immediately the running television (ON condition) will burn out.

Reason (r): DP switch is fitted in domestic wiring to cut - off the power supply automatically when high voltage is supplied.

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Correct the statements by modifying the underlined words appropriately if it is wrong.

In the incandescent lamps, vaporisation of filaments can be reduced by using hydrogen or nitrogen at low pressure.

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Give three characteristics of the material for the heating element.

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Write two precautions taken to avoid the overloading of domestic electric circuits.
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In the circuit shown, the heat produced in 5 Ω resistor is 10 cal s-1. The heat produced per sec in 4 Ω resistor will be

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Why is an electric light bulb not filled with air? Explain why argon or nitrogen is filled in an electric bulb.
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The elements of electrical heating devices are usually made of:
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Name two devices which work on the heating effect of electric current.