1.

Suppose you have three resistors each of

value 30 !. List all the different resistances
you can obtain using them.
Ans: 90 !, 10 !, 20 !, 45 !.
[Sol.



]

2. A proton beam is going from east to west. Is
there an electric current? If yes, in what
direction?
Ans: yes, east to west
[Sol.
Electric current is in direction of flow of
position charge]

3. In an electrolyte, the positive ions move from
left to right and the negative ions from right
to left. Is there a net current? If yes, in what
direction?
Ans: yes, left to right

4. In a TV tube, the electrons are accelerated
from the rear to the front. What is the
direction of the current?
Ans: Front to rear
[Sol. In opposite direction of flow charge.]

5. The drift speed is defined as v
d
=
t "
"l
where
l " is the distance drifted in a long time "t.
Why don't we define v
d
=
t
Lim
0 t "
"
# "
l
?
Ans: As it is average value.
[Sol. No, this is a average value but
v
d
=
t
Lim
0 t "
"
# "
l
is instantaneous value.]






6. One of your friends argues that he has read in
previous chapters that there can be no electric
field inside a conductor. And hence there can
be no current through it. What is the fallacy in
this argument?
Ans: There can be electric field inside a
conductor if it is not at electrostatic
equilibrium.

7. Sometimes it is said that "heat is developed"
in a resistance when there is an electric
current in it. Recall that heat is defined as the
energy being transferred due to the
temperature difference. Is the statement
under quotes technically correct?
[Sol. Due to electron collision energy is
developed and due to that temperature is
increased and then heat gets transferred from
resistance to atmosphere. ]

8. We often say "a current is going through the
wire". What goes through the wire, the charge
or the current?
Ans: charges
[Sol. Electron moves through the wire.]

9. Would you prefer a voltmeter or a
potentiometer to measure the emf of a
battery?
Ans: potentiometer
[Sol. Potentiometer draws no current from the
circuit so it measures the actual P.D.]

10. Does a conductor become charged when a
current is passed through it?
Ans: No

11. Can the potential difference across a battery
be greater than its emf?
Ans: yes
[Sol.
5 v battery has internal resistance of 1 v
and getting charged its potential
difference is more than emf.]
10 v
1!
1! 5 v
A B
I
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