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The supply voltage to a room is 120 V. The resistance of the lead wires is 6  Ω . A 60 W bulb is already switched on. What is the decrease of voltage across the bulb, when a 240 W heater is switched on in parallel to the bulb?

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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This question has Statement I and Statement II. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements.

Statement - I : Higher the range, greater is the resistance of ammeter.
Statement - II : To increase the range of ammeter, additional shunt needs to be used across it.
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If a copper wire is stretched to increase its length by 20%. The percentage increase in resistance of the wire is _____%.
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A uniform metallic wire carries a current 2 A, when 3.4 V battery is connected across it. The mass of uniform metallic wire is 8.92×10-3 kg, density is 8.92×103 kg m-3 and resistivity is 1.7×10-8 Ω-m  The length of wire is : 
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In the given circuit, the equivalent resistance between the terminal A and B is ____ Ω

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The resistance of a wire is 5 Ω. Its new resistance in ohm, if stretched to 5 times of its original length will be :
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Two cells are connected between points A and B as shown. Cell 1 has emf of 12 V and internal resistance of 3 Ω. Cell 2 has emf of 6 V and internal resistance of 6 Ω. An external resistor R of 4 Ω is connected across A and B. The current flowing through R will be ______ A.

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Ratio of thermal energy released in two resistor R and 3R connected in parallel in an electric circuit is :
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In a metre bridge experiment the balance point is obtained if the gaps are closed by 2 Ω and 3 Ω. A shunt of X Ω is added to 3 Ω resistor to shift the balancing point by 22.5 cm. The value of X is ______.