Ohm's Law

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Ohm's Law: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as potential difference, resistance, mobility of electron, resistivity, and acceleration of electron in an electric field.

Important Questions on Ohm's Law

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A wire of  15 Ω resistance is gradually stretched to double its original length. It is then cut into two equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel across a 3.0 V battery. Find the current drawn from the battery.

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A physical quantity, associated with electrical conductivity, has the SI unit ohm-meter. Identify this physical quantity.

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A voltage of 30 V is applied across a carbon resistor with first, second and third rings of blue, black and yellow colours respectively. Calculate the value of current, in mA, through the resistor.

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Two cells X and Y are connected to a resistance of 10 Ω as shown in the figure. The terminal voltage of cell Y is

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In the electrical network shown in the figure, the potential difference across 3 Ω resistance will be

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Give one example of non-ohmic resistor.

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Which one of the following is non-ohmic resistance 

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Which of the following is non-ohmic resistance.

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What is the unit of conductance?

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In the uniform electric field of E=1×104 N C-1, an electron is accelerated from rest. The acceleration of the electron is nearly (Charge of electron q=1.6×10-19 C)

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The acceleration of the electron while it is in the electric field is -3.51×10K  j^ m s-2. Find the value of K.

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A cell of emf E having an internal resistance r is connected to an external resistance R. The potential difference V across the resistance R varies with R as shown by the curve,

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In the shown circuit, what is the potential difference across A and B?

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In the figure the potential difference across 6 ohm resistor is 48 V. Then the potential difference between A and B is

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Electric _____ between two points in an electric circuit carrying some current is defined as the work done to move a unit charge from one point to the other.

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When temperature of a metal is increased, its conductivity

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Two metal slabs of equal lengths, equal cross sectional areas and having resistances in the ratio 1:2 are connected first in series and then in parallel separately. The ratio of their effective conductivities is

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In the following diagram current in the 5Ω resistor is (when the internal resistance of the battery is zero) :-

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Find the radius of the wire of length 25 m needed to prepare a coil of resistance 25 Ω ( Resistivity of material of wire is 3.142×10-7 Ω m

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The product of resistivity and conductivity of a conductor depends on -