Kirchhoff's Laws and Their Applications

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Kirchhoff's Laws and Their Applications: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Kirchhoff's Law, Kirchhoff's Second Law, Kirchhoff's First Law, Finding Potential Difference between Two Points in an Electrical Circuit and, Method to Solve Complex Circuit Using Kirchhoff's Law

Important Questions on Kirchhoff's Laws and Their Applications

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Which of the following rule may be used to obtain the values of the three unknown currents in the branches (shown) of the circuit given below?
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Apply Kirchhoff’s rule to the loops PRSP and PRQP to find currents   I 1 , I 2  and   I 3  in the network.

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Apply Kirchhoff’s rules to the loops ACBPA and ACBQA to write the expressions for the currents  I1, I2  and   I 3  in the network.
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State Kirchhoff’s rules. Use these rules to write the expressions for the currents  I1, I2 and I 3 in the circuit diagram shown.

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Two cells of emf 1.5 V and 2 V and internal resistance 1 ohm and 2 ohm respectively are connected in parallel to pass a current in the same direction through an external resistance of 5 ohm.

Using Kirchhoff’s laws, calculate the current through each branch of the circuit and potential difference across the 5 ohm resistor.

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The magnitude and direction of the current in the following circuit is

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A current of 15 mA flows in the circuit as shown in figure. The value of potential difference between the points A and B will be

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For the given figure, identify the relation between currents according to KCL:

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In the circuit shown in the figure, reading of voltmeter is V1 when S1 is closed, reading of voltmeter is V2 when only S2 is closed and reading of voltmeter is V3 when both S1 and S2 are closed. Then -

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In the shown circuit the resistance R can be varied
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The variation of current through R against R is correctly plotted as:

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Kirchhoff's first law and second law, proves the

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The box in the circuit below has two inputs marked v+ and v- and a single output marked V0. The output obeys

V0=+10V, if v+>v-

V0=-10V, if v+<v-

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The output V0 of this circuit a long time after it is switched on is best represented by:

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A student was trying to construct the circuit shown in the figure below marked (a), but ended up constructing the circuit marked (b). Realizing her mistake, she corrected the circuit, but to her surprise, the output voltage (across R) did not change.

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The value of resistance R is :-

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Consider the part of the circuit shown. What is the value of current I, if the battery is ideal?

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The circuit shown consists of three identical resistances and three identical voltmeters. Reading of first and third voltmeters are V1=22 volt and V3=8 volt. Calculate the reading of second voltmeter.

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Kirchhoff's first law is based on conservation of

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If the diodes are ideal in the circuit given below, then the current through the cell is

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Find the magnitude of flowing current in R2 of following circuit, when a constant voltage 22 V is kept between AB.

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A 6 V cell with 1 Ω internal resistance and 10 V cell with 2 Ω internal resistance and 10 Ω external resistance are connected in parallel. The current in ampere through 10 V cell is

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Consider the circuit as shown below. In the circuit R1=R2=R3=4 Ω, V1=10 V and V2=5 V. The current flowing through resistance R3 is

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