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What does variable resistor means?

Important Questions on Functions

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SI unit of resistance is
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Which of the units given below is the SI unit of resistance?

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Observe the correlation in the first pair and complete the second pair:
1 volt=1 Joule1 Coulomb:: 1 ohm=________

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The diagram below shows a dual control switch circuit connected to a bulb. Copy the diagram and complete it so that the bulb is switched ON.

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What is a switch? How does it help in an electric circuit?
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Two metallic wires A and B are connected in series. Wire A has length l and radius r, while wire B has length 2l and radius 2r. Find the ratio of the total resistance of series combination and the resistance of wire A, if both the wires are of same material.
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 What is meant by resistance of a wire?
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How does an electric switch work?
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Define the term resistance. State its S.I. unit.
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What is the function of an electrical switch in a circuit?
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Three resistances x1,x2,x3 are connected in a circuit in different ways. x is the effective resistance. The properties observed for these different ways of connecting x1,x2,x3 are given below. Write the way in which they are connected in each case. (I-current, V-potential difference, x-effective resistance)

 Current I flow through x1,x2,x3.

 

 

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The resistance of a wire of length 80 cm and of uniform area of cross-section 0.025 cm2, is found to be 1.50 ohm. Calculate specific resistance of wire in SI units.
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Explain why all the electric appliances in a house stop working when the main switch is put off.
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The voltage-current (V-I) graph of a metallic conductor at two different temperature T1 and T2 is shown in figure. At which temperature is the resistance higher?

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Give the electrical symbols for a resistance.
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When two resistors are connected in series, their effective resistance is 80 Ω. When they are connected in parallel, their effective resistance is 20 Ω. What are the values of the two resistances?

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What is resistance? Give examples of two substances which have low resistance and two substances which have high resistance.
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Resistances R1,R2,R3 and R4 are connected as shown in the figure. S1 and S2  are two keys. Discuss the current flowing in the circuit in the following cases.

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Both S1,S2 are closed.

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The resistance of a 1 m  long Nichrome wire is 6 Ω. If we reduce the length of the wire to 70 cm. What will its resistance be?

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State the function of each of the following in an electric circuit and draw its symbolic representation: (1) Switch and (2) Cell.