
The circuit shown in is made of a homogeneous wire of constant cross section.
Find the ratio of the amounts of heat liberated per unit time in conductors and .



Important Questions on Electricity and Magnetism
The voltage between the anode and the cathode of a vacuum-tube diode is and the anode current is .
Determine the mean pressure of electrons on the anode surface of area .

across the capacitor plates varies as shown in the figure Plot the time dependence of voltage across the clamps .

Two batteries of emf and , a capacitor of capacitance , and a resistor
of resistance are connected in a circuit as shown in Fig.
Determine the amount of heat liberated in the resistor after switching the key .

An electric circuit consists of a current source of emf and internal resistance , and two resistors connected in parallel to the source (Fig.). The resistance of one resistor remains unchanged, while the resistance of the other resistor can be chosen so that the power liberated in this resistor is maximum.
Determine the value of corresponding to the maximum power.

A capacitor of capacitance is discharged through a resistor of resistance .
When the discharge current attains the value the key is opened.
Determine the amount of heat liberated in the resistor starting from this moment.

Find the amount of heat liberated in the resistor after the key is switched.

In the circuit diagram shown in Fig. 105 , the capaeitor of capacitanco
is uncharged when the key is open. The key is closed over some time during which the capacitor becomes charged to a voltage . Determine the amount of heat liberated during this time in the resistor of resistance if the emf of the source is , and its internal resistance can be neglected.

A jumper of mass can slide without friction along parallel horizontal rails separated by a distance . The rails are connected to a resistor of resistance and placed in a vertically uniform magnetic field of induction . The jumper is pushed at a velocity .
Determine the distance covered by the jumper before it comes to rest. How does the direction of induction affect the answer?
