
At , the resistance of a conductor B is times that of the conductor The temperature coefficients of and are and respectively. For the series combination of the two conductors, find the temperature coefficient of resistance.

Important Questions on Current Electricity


A cell of unknown emf and internal resistance r, two unknown resistances and and a perfect ammeter are given. The current in the circuit is measured in five different situations:
Without any external resistance in the circuit
The current obtained in the five cases are :
, and
but not necessarily in that order. Identify the currents in the five cases listed above and calculate and .

A cell of unknown emf and internal resistance r, two unknown resistances and and a perfect ammeter are given. The current in the circuit is measured in five different situations:
With resistance only

A cell of unknown emf and internal resistance r, two unknown resistances and and a perfect ammeter are given. The current in the circuit is measured in five different situations:
With resistance only

A cell of unknown emf and internal resistance r, two unknown resistances and and a perfect ammeter are given. The current in the circuit is measured in five different situations:
With both and used in series combination, and
The current obtained in the five cases are :
, and
but not necessarily in that order. Identify the currents in the five cases listed above and calculate and .

A cell of unknown emf and internal resistance r, two unknown resistances and and a perfect ammeter are given. The current in the circuit is measured in five different situations:
With and used in parallel combination.
The current obtained in the five cases are :
, and
but not necessarily in that order. Identify the currents in the five cases listed above and calculate and .

