Heating Effects of Electric Current and Electric Power

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Heating Effects of Electric Current and Electric Power: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Heating Effect of Electric Current, Joule's Law of Heating, Applications of Heating Effect, Nichrome as Heating Element and, Calculation of Heat Produced in a Resistor

Important Questions on Heating Effects of Electric Current and Electric Power

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According to Joule's law of heating, the heat produced in any resistor is inversely proportional to the resistance of the resistor.

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Explain Joule's law of heating.

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A current of 1A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. The number of electrons passing through a cross-section of the filament in 16 seconds would be roughly______.

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An electric kettle consumes 1kW of electric power when operated at 220V. A fuse wire of what rating must be used for it?

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Unit of electric power may also be expressed as_____.

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Which of the following represents voltage?

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An electric bulb draws a current of 0.2 A when the voltage is 220 volts. The amount of electric charge flowing through it in one hour will be__________.

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Calculate the resistance of an electric bulb which allows a 10A current when connected to a 220V power source?  

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The rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit is called _________.

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Iron is a conductor of electricity, but when we pick up a piece of iron resting on the ground, why don’t we get electric shock?

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How do we decide that a given material is a good conductor of electricity or is an insulator?

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Write Joule's law of heating.

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Which of the device does not depend on thermal effect of current?

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It is advisable to use a material of low resistance in a heating coil.

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Consider a current of 4A passing through a coil and let the heat produced in the circuit be H1.  What happens to the heat if the current is decreased by 1A.

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Calculate the amount of heat generated (in kJ) when 10 A current flows through two resistors of resistance 1 Ω and 2 Ω respectively connected in series for 1 minute.

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Calculate the amount of heat generated (in kJ) when 10 A current flows through two resistors of resistance 1 Ω and 2 Ω respectively connected in series for 1 minute.