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Two bulbs rated 25 W, 220 V and 100 W, 220 V are connected in series to a 440 V supply. Show with necessary calculations which bulb if any will fuse.

Important Questions on Current Electricity

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Two bulbs rated 25 W, 220 V and 100 W, 220 V are connected in series to a 440 V supply. What will happen if the two bulbs are connected in parallel to the same supply?
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A servo voltage stabilizer restricts the voltage output to 220 V ±1%. If an electric bulb rated at 220 V, 100 W is connected to it, what will be the minimum and maximum power consumed by it?
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A room is lighted by 200 W, 124 V incandescent lamps fed by a generator whose output voltage is 130 V. The connecting wires from the generator to the user are made of aluminium wire of total length 150 m and cross‐sectional area 15 mm2. How many such lamps can be installed? Specific resistance of aluminium =2.9×108 Ω m.
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Two wires A and B of same material and mass, have their lengths in the ratio 1:2. On connecting them, one at a time to the same source of emf, the rate of heat dissipation in B is found to be 5 W. What is the rate of heat dissipation in A?
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An electric heater and an electric bulb are rated 500 W, 220 V and 100 W, 220 V respectively. Both are connected in series to a 220 V d.c. mains. Calculate the power consumed by the heater.
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An electric heater and an electric bulb are rated 500 W, 220 V and 100 W, 220 V respectively. Both are connected in series to a 220 V d.c. mains. Calculate the power consumed by the electric bulb.
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The heater coil of an electric kettle is rated as 2000 W at 200 V. How much time will it take to heat one litre of water from 20°C to 100°C, assuming that entire electric energy liberated from the heater coil is utilized for heating water? Also calculate the resistance of the coil. Density of water is 1 g cm-3.
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An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V and was found to raise 1 kg of water at 15°C to the boiling point in 15 minutes. Calculate the heat efficiency of the kettle.