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Following two circuits A and B are designed to control brightness of an 18 W bulb. Each circuit consists of a light bulb rated at 18 W and 12 V, a variable resistor, an ideal 12 V battery and a 2 A fuse with negligible resistance.

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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A wire of resistance R is bent to form a square ABCD as shown in the figure. The effective resistance between E and C is:
( E is mid-point of arm CD )
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Four bulbs B1B2B3 and B4 of 100 W each are connected to 220 V main as shown in the figure. The reading in an ideal ammeter will be
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Space between two concentric conducting spheres of radii a and b (b>a) is filled with a medium of resistivity  ρ . The resistance between the two spheres will be:
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Two cities are 150 km apart. Electric power is sent from one city to another city through copper wires. The fall of potential per km is 8 volts and the average resistance per km is 0.5 Ω. The power loss in the wire is:
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A 9 V battery with an internal resistance of 0.5 Ω is connected across an infinite network, as shown in the figure. All ammeters A1, A2, A3 and voltmeter V are ideal.
Choose the correct statement.
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In the given circuit, an ideal voltmeter connected across the 10 Ω resistance reads  2 V . The internal resistance r, of each cell is:
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Six similar bulbs are connected as shown in the figure with a DC source of emf E, and zero internal resistance.
The ratio of power consumption by the bulbs when i all are glowing and ii in the situation when two from section A and one from section B are glowing will be, 
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The diagram above shows a circuit with the key k open.

 Calculate the resistance of the circuit when the key k is closed.

 Calculate the current drawn from the cell when the key k is closed.

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The figure shows three circuits I, II and III which are connected to a 3 V battery. If the powers dissipated by the configurations I, II and III are P1, P2 and P3 respectively, then -

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Equivalent resistance between points A and B in the adjacent circuit is

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The current I1 (in A ) flowing through 1Ω resistor in the following circuit is:
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The variation of terminal potential difference V with current flowing through as cell is as shown

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The emf and internal resistance of the cell are

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A metal wire of resistance 3Ω is elongated to make a uniform wire of double its previous length. This new wire is now bent and the ends joined to make a circle. If two points on this circle make an angle 60o at the center, the equivalent resistance between these two points will be:
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A battery of 3.0 V is connected to a resistor dissipating 0.5 W of power. If the terminal voltage of the battery is 2.5 V, the power dissipated within the internal resistance is:
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Write one advantage of connecting electrical appliances in parallel combination.
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In a large building, there are 15 bulbs of 40 W, 5 bulbs of 100 W, 5 fans of 80 W and 1 heater of 1 kW. The voltage of the electric mains is 220 V. The minimum capacity of the main fuse of the building will be:
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A uniform metallic wire has a resistance of 18 Ω and is bent into an equilateral triangle. Then, the resistance between any two vertices of the triangle is: