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A constant voltage is applied between the two ends of a uniform metallic wire, heat ‘H’ is developed in it. If another wire of the same material

Q. A constant voltage is applied between the two ends of a uniform metallic wire, heat ‘H’ is developed in it. If another wire of the same material, double the radius and twice the length as compared to original wire is used then the heat developed in it will be-(i) H/2(ii) H(iii) 2H(iv) 4H Answer: […]

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We use alloys for making standard resistors because they have (i) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance

Q. We use alloys for making standard resistors because they have(i) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance(ii) high temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance(iii) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and low specific resistance(iv) high temperature coefficient of resistivity and high specific resistance Answer: (i) low temperature coefficient of resistivity and

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By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and a semiconductor-

Q. By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and a semiconductor-(i) increases for both.(ii) decreases for both.(iii) increases for a conductor and decreases for a semiconductor.(iv) decreases for a conductor and increases for a semiconductor. Answer: (iii) increases for a conductor and decreases for a semiconductor. Specific resistance of a conductor increases

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An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of same material, connected in parallel.

Q. An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wires are in the ratio of 3:2 and 2:3, then the ratio of the current passing through the wire will be(i) 2:3(ii) 3:2(iii) 8:27(iv) 27:8 Answer: (iii) 8:27

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A capacitor plates are charged by a battery with ‘V’ volts. After charging battery is disconnected and a dielectric slab with dielectric constant ‘K’ is inserted between its plates

Q. A capacitor plates are charged by a battery with ‘V’ volts. After charging battery is disconnected and a dielectric slab with dielectric constant ‘K’ is inserted between its plates, the potential across the plates of a capacitor will become(i) Zero(ii) V/2(iii) V/K(iv) KV Answer: (iii) V/K Battery is disconnected

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Two point charges placed in a medium of dielectric constant 5 are at a distance r between them, experience an electrostatic force ‘F’.

Q. Two point charges placed in a medium of dielectric constant 5 are at a distance r between them, experience an electrostatic force ‘F’. The electrostatic force between them in vacuum at the same distance r will be-(i) 5F(ii) F(iii) F/2(iv) F/5 Answer: (i) 5F

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An electric dipole of moment p is placed parallel to the uniform electric field. The amount of work done in rotating the dipole by 90 is-

Q. An electric dipole of moment p is placed parallel to the uniform electric field. The amount of work done in rotating the dipole by 900 is-(i) 2pE(ii) pE(iii) pE/2(iv) Zero Answer: (ii) pE W = pE ( cosθ1– cosθ2 ) θ1 =0° θ2 = 90° W = pE (cos 0° – cos 90°) W =

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