A light bulb, a capacitor and a battery are connected together as shown below with the switch S initially open. When the switch S is closed, which one of the following is true?
1. The bulb will light up for an instant when
the capacitor starts charging.
2. The bulb will light up when
the capacitor is fully charged.
3. The bulb will not light up at all.
4. The bulb will light up and go off at regular intervals.
The resistance of a wire is \(R\) ohm. If it is melted and stretched to \(n\) times its original length, its new resistance will be:
1. | \(nR\) | 2. | \(\frac{R}{n}\) |
3. | \(n^2R\) | 4. | \(\frac{R}{n^2}\) |
A potentiometer is an accurate and versatile device to make electrical measurement of EMF because the method involves
1. cells
2. potential gradients
3. a condition of no current flow through the galvanometer
4. a combination of cells, galvanometer, and resistances
The potential difference between points A and B in the given figure is if the current is flowing from A to B:
(1) - 3 V
(2) +3 V
(3) +6 V
(4) +9 V
A filament bulb (500 W,100 V) is to be used in a 230 V main supply. When a resistance R is connected in series, it works perfectly and the bulb consumes 500 W. The value of R is
(a) 230 (b) 46
(c) 26 (d) 13
A potentiometer wire is 100 cm long and a constant potential is maintained across it. Two cells are connected in series first to support one another and then in the opposite direction. The balance points are obtained at 50 cm and 10 cm from the positive end of the wire in the two cases. The ratio of emf is
1. 5:4 2. 3:4
3. 3:2 4. 5:1
A potentiometer wire has a length 4 m and resistance 8Ω. The resistance that must be connected in series with the wire and an accumulator of emf 2V, so as to get a potential gradient 1mV per cm of the wire is
(1)32Ω
(2)40Ω
(3)44Ω
(4)48Ω
A, B, and C are voltmeters of resistance R, 1.5R, and 3R respectively as shown in the figure. When some potential difference is applied between X and Y, the voltmeter readings are VA, VB, and VC respectively. Then,
1. VA=VB=VC
2. VA≠VB=VC
3. VA=VB≠VC
4. VA≠VB≠VC
A potentiometer wire of length L and a resistance r are connected in series with a battery of e.m.f. and a resistance r1. An unknown e.m.f. is balanced at a length l of the potentiometer wire. The e.m.f. E will be given by
(1)
(2)
(3)Eol/L
(4)
Two cities are 150 km apart. Electric power is sent from one city to another city through copper wires. The fall of potential per km is 8V and the average resistance per km is 0.5 Ω. The power loss in the wire is
(1) 19.2W
(2) 19.2kW
(3) 19.2J
(4) 12.2kW