Heating Effect of Current
Heating Effect of Current: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Electric Power, Heat Produced in an Electrical Resistance, Power Transmission, Power Supplied by a Battery, Power Consumed by a Battery & Maximum Power Theorem etc.
Important Questions on Heating Effect of Current
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : A uniform wire of resistance is cut into four equal parts. These parts are now connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the combination will be .
Statement II : Two resistance and are connected in parallel in an electric circuit. The value of thermal energy developed in and will be in the ratio .
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

A direct current of and an alternating current of peak value flow through resistance of and respectively. The ratio of heat produced in the two resistances in same interval of time will be :

Two bulbs and are given. Which has higher resistance?

Consider the circuit shown in the figure. In which resistor the amount of power dissipated is the largest ?

An electric iron of Power is connected to a Mains. The current drawn by the iron is nearly.

In Joules's heating law, when , and , are constant. If , is taken along the , axis and ,along ,axis. The graph is

Two heating wires of equal length are first connected in series and then in parallel. If the combinations are separately connected across the same time. The ratio of heat produced in the first case to that on the second is.

Three equal resistors connected in series with a source of emf together dissipate of power. The power dissipated by these resistors connected in parallel will be

Of the two bulbs used in a house one glows more brightly than the other. Then which of the following statements is true ?

An electric iron of Power is connected to a Mains. The current drawn by the iron is nearly.

Three equal resistors connected in series with a source of emf to-gather dissipate of power. The power dissipated by these resistors connected in parallel will be

An electric iron of Power is connected to a Mains. The current drawn by the iron is nearly.

In a large building, there are bulbs of , bulbs of , fans of and heater of The voltage of the electric mains is. The minimum capacity of the main fuse of the building will be:

The power consumed by a simple circuit having total resistance is . If the resistance is reduced by half, the power consumed will be

An electric iron of Power is connected to a Mains. The current drawn by the iron is nearly.

The power dissipated in the circuit shown in the figure is . The value of is

A filament bulb is to be used in a main supply. When a resistance is connected in series, it works perfectly and the bulb consumes The value of is:

current of flows through the resistor shown in the circuit. The power dissipated in the resistor is

If in the circuit, power dissipation is then is

A bulb and two bulbs and are connected to a source as shown in the figure. Now and are the output powers of the bulbs and respectively. Then
