Electricity (Assignment - II)

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Electricity (Assignment – 2)

Ques 1 An electric bulb of resistance 20 Ω and a resistance wire of 4 Ω are connected in series with a 6 V
battery. Draw the circuit diagram and calculate :

(a) Total resistance of the circuit.


(b) Current through the circuit.
(c) potential difference across the electric bulb.
(d) Potential difference across the resistance wire.

Ques 2 Three resistors are connected as shown in the diagram.

Through the resistor 5 ohm, a current of 1 ampere is flowing.

(i) What is the current through the other two resistors ?


(ii) What is the potential difference across AB and across AC ?
(iii) What is the total resistance ?

Ques 3 For the circuit shown in the diagram below :

What is the value of :

(i) Current through 6 Ω resistor ?


(ii) Potential difference across 12 Ω resistor ?

Ques 4 In the circuit diagram given below, the current flowing across 5 ohm resistor is 1 amp. Find the
current flowing through the other two resistors.

Ques 5 A resistor has a resistance of 176 ohms. How many of these resistors should be connected in
parallel so that their combination draws a current of 5 amperes from a 220 volt supply line ?
Ques 6 For the circuit shown in the diagram given below. Calculate :

(i) The value of current through each resistor.


(ii) The total current in the circuit.
(iii) The total effective resistance of the circuit.

Ques 7 In the circuit given below :

(a) What is the combined resistance ?


(b) What is the p.d. across the combined resistance ?
(c) What is the p.d. across the 3 Ω resistor ?
(d) What is the current in the 3 Ω resistor ?
(e) What is the current in the 6 Ω resistor ?

Ques 8 In the circuit shown below, the voltmeter reads 10 V.

(a) What is the combined resistance ?


(b) What current flows ?
(c) What is the p.d. across 2 Ω resistor ?
(d) What is the p.d. across 3 Ω resistor ?

Ques 9 A 4 Ω coil and a 2 Ω coil are connected in parallel. What is their combined resistance ? A total
current of 3 A passes through the coils. What current passes through the 2 Ω coil ?

Ques 10 An electric heater which is connected to a 220 V supply line has two resistance coils A and B of
24 Ω resistance each. These coils can be used separately (one at a time), in series or in parallel. Calculate
the current drawn when :

(a) only one coil A is used. (b) coils A and B are used in series. (c) coils A and B are used in parallel.

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