DCC Class 10 Electricity Assignment

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Class 10 Science| Electricity|


ASSIGNMENT

SECTION A : 1 MARKS QUESTION

1. Write the relation between electric power (P) of a device with potential difference (Volt)
across it and current (amp) flowing through it.

2. A charge of 150 coulomb flows through a wire in one minute. Find the electric current
flowing through it.

3. State Ohm’s law.

4. A voltmeter is to be connected in the circuit to measure potential difference across a


conductor. Mention the type of combination in which it should be connected with the
conductor.

5. Define one ampere.

6. How is the resistivity of alloys compared with those of pure metals from which they
may have been formed?

7. If a person has five resistors each of value 15 Ω, then the maximum resistance he can
obtain by connecting them is

(a) 1 Ω

(b) 5 Ω

(c) 10 Ω

(d) 25 Ω

8. Write the mathematical expression for Joules law of heating.

SECTION B : 2 MARKS QUESTION

9. An electric heater rated 800 W operates 6h/day. Find the cost of energy to operate it for
30 days at ₹3.00 per unit.

10. The resistance of a wire of 0.01 cm radius is 10 Ω. If the resistivity of the material of
the wire is 50 × 10-8 ohm meter, find the length of the wire.
11. Three resistors of 10 Ω, 15 Ω and 5 Ω are connected in parallel. Find their equivalent
resistance.

12. Define an electric circuit. Draw a labelled, schematic diagram of an electric circuit
comprising of a cell, a resistor, an ammeter, a volt meter and a closed switch.

13. (a) Define electric resistance of a conductor.

(b) List two factors on which resistance of a conductor depends.

14. Show how you would connect three resistors, each of 6 Ω, so that the combination has
a resistance of: (a) 9Ω, (b) 4Ω

15. (a) Describe in brief any three important features of domestic electric supply lines.

(b) List two distinguishing features between overloading and short circuiting in domestic
circuits.

16. A current of 10 A flows through a conductor for two minutes.

(i) Calculate the amount of charge passed through any area of cross section of the
conductor.

(ii) If the charge of an electron is 1.6 × 10-19 C, then calculate the total number of
electrons flowing.

SECTION C : 3 MARKS QUESTION

17. (a) Nichrome wire of length ‘l’ and radius ‘r’ has resistance of 10 Ω. How would the
resistance of the wire change when:

(i) Only length of the wire is doubled?

(ii) Only diameter of the wire is doubled? Justify your answer.

(b) Why element of electrical heating devices are made up of alloys?

18. (i) Calculate the current through a lamp of 25 W operating at 250 V.

(ii) Why elements of electrical heating devices are made up of alloys?

19. Show four different ways in which four resistors of r ohm each may be connected in a
circuit. In which case is the equivalent resistance of the combination

(i) maximum; (ii) minimum?

20. Give reason for the following:

(i) Electric bulbs are usually filled with chemically inactive gases like nitrogen and argon.
(ii) Copper and aluminium wires are usually employed for electricity transmission.

(iii) Fuse wire is placed in series with the device.

21. Two resistors, with resistance 10 Ω and 15 Ω, are to be connected to a battery of e.m.f.
12 V so as to obtain:

(i) minimum current (ii) maximum current

(a) Describe the mode of connecting the resistances in each case.

(b) Calculate the strength of the total current in the circuit in each case.

22. (a) Two identical resistors each of resistance 10 ohm are connected:

(i) in series

(ii) in parallel, in turn to a battery of 6V. Calculate the ratio of power consumed in the
combination of resistors in the two cases.

(b) Establish the relationship between 1 kWh and SI unit of energy.

23. Draw the symbols of commonly used components in electric circuit diagrams for

(i) An electric cell

(ii) Open plug key

(iii) Wires crossing without connection

(iv) Variable resistor

(v) Battery

(vi) Electric bulb

24. A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity 1.6 × 10-8 Ω m. Calculate the length
of this wire to make it resistance 100 Ω. How much does the resistance change if the
diameter is doubled without changing its length?

ASSERTION REASON

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

25. Assertion (A) : Tungsten metal is used for making filaments of incandescent lamps.
Reason (R) : The melting point of tungsten is very low.

26. Assertion (A) : If a graph is plotted between the potential difference and the current
flowing,the graph is a straight line passing through the origin.

Reason (R) : The current is directly proportional to the potential difference.

27. Assertion (A) : Longer wires have greater resistance and the smaller wires have lesser
resistance.

Reason (R) : Resistance is inversely proportional to the length of the wire.

28. Assertion (A) : Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices, like electrical
iron,

Toasters etc.

Reason(R) : Alloys do not oxidise (burn) readily at high temperatures.

29. Assertion (A) : When the resistances are connected end-to-end consecutively, they are
said to be in series.

Reason (R) : In case the total resistance is to be increased, then the individual resistances
are connected in series.

30. Assertion (A) : A cell is a device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy.

Reason (R) : Cell maintains a constant potential difference between its terminals for a long
time.

31. Assertion(A) : Tungsten metal is used for making filaments of incandescent lamps.

Reason (R): The melting point of tungsten is very low.

32. Assertion (A) : The coil of a heater is cut into two equal halves and only one of them is
used into heater. The heater will now require half the time to produce the same amount of
heat.

Reason (R) : The heat produced is directly proportional to square of current.

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