Ohm's Law

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Ohm's Law: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Volt as Unit of Potential Difference, Resistivity of Various Materials, Conductance & Unit of Electrical Resistivity etc.

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

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State Ohm's law. Draw a graph between voltage and current for a metallic conductor.

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To verify Ohm's law, a student is provided with a test resistor RT, a high resistance R1, a small resistance R2, two identical galvanometers G1 and G2, and a variable voltage source V. The correct circuit to carry out the experiment is

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Draw a circuit diagram to verify ohm's law?

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Determine the conductance (in Mho) of a conductor, when the value of current that flows through the conductor is 2 A and the potential difference between the ends of the conductor is 40 V.
 

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Conductance is defined as reciprocal of _____.

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What is the unit of conductance?

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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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Two rods of copper and iron with the same cross sectional area are joined at S and a steady current I flows through the rods as shown in the figure.

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Choose the most appropriate representation of charges accumulated near the junction S.

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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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Conductivity of the metal is

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The SI unit of resistivity ρ is

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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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A graph drawn between current I and voltage V in a conductor is as shown in the figure. The changes in the resistance in 1st  and 3rd  parts respectively

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The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the consequent decrease in diameter the change in the resistance of the wire will be

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The specific resistance of a wire is ρ, its volume is 3 m3 and its resistance is 3 ohms, then its length will be:-

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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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