Current electricity

1. Calculate the resistance of eureka wire 1.10m long and 2×10 -4m in diameter . Give that specific resistance
=49× 10-8 ohm m Ans: R= 17.15 ohm
2. Show that one ampere is equivalent to a flow of 6.25×10 18 elementary charge per second.
3. The amount of charge passing through cross section of a wire is q(t) =at 2+bt+c
(i) Write dimension formula for a,b and c
(ii) If the value of a,b and c in SI units are 5,3 and 1 resp. find the current at t=5secind
4. An electric current
5. The P.D. between the terminal of a cell in open circuit , was 2.2 volts and when it is connected through a
resistance of 5 ohm the potential difference fell to 1.8 V. Find the internal resistance of the cell.
Ans: 1.11 ohm
6. Calculate the specific resistance of material wire 1.1 m long and diameter 0.4 mm having total resistance of
4.2 ohm. Ans: 47.9×10-4 ohm-m.
7. A conductor having cross section of 10-4 m 2 carries a current 1.2 A . If the number of free electrons be
5×1028 m-3, calculate the drift velocity of the electrons. Ans: 1.5×10-6 m /s
8. A hollow copper tube of 5 m length has got external diameter equal to 0.1 m and the walls are 5mm thick. If
the resistivity of cupper is 1.7× 10 -8 ohm-meter , calculate the resistance of the tube.
Ans: 5.4×10-4 ohm
9. Two resistances of 3 ohm and 2 ohm are in parallel connection and a potential difference of 12 V is applied
across them .Find
(a) Equivalent resistances of parallel combination
(b) The circuit current
(c) The branch current
10. The current i1 ,flows through a circuit when the external resistance is R1 . On changibg the external
resistance R2 , the current becomes i2 , calculate EMF and internal resistance of the source of current.
11. A metal wire of diameter 2 mm and of length 100 m has a resistance of 0.5475 ohm at 20 0C and 0.805 ohm
at 1500C .Find a resistance of
(a) Temperature coefficient of resistance
(b) Its resistance at 00C
(c) Its resistivity at 00C and 200C Ans: 3.8×10 -3?0C , 0.05079Ω 1.596 × 10-8,1.72×10-6
12. A cell is open circuit has emf of 1.5V .In closed circuit when current is 0.05A , the potential difference
between the poles of the cell is 1.2V .Calculate the internal resistance of the cell. Ans 6V