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CLASS:XII DPP:3.2 Mobility, Temperature Dependent Resistors, Internal Resistance of cell Ch:3
Mobility of Charge carriers
1. .A potential difference of 4.5 V is applied across a conductor of length 0.1 m. If the drift velocity of electrons is
1.5 × 10-4 ms-1, find the electron mobility. (Ans. 3.33 × 10-6m2V-1s-1)
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2.The number density of electrons in copper is 8.5 × 10 m . A current of 1A flows through a copper wire of length
0.24 m and area of cross-section 1.2 mm2, when connected to a battery of 3 V. Find the electron mobility.
(Ans. 4.9 × 10-6m2V-1s-1)
3.Mobilities of electrons and holes in a sample of intrinsic germanium at room temperature are 0.54 m 2V-1s-1 and
0.18 m2V-1s-1 respectively. If the electron and hole densities are equal to 3.6 × 10 19m-3, calculate the
germanium conductivity. [BIT Ranchi 1997] (Ans. 4.147 Sm -1)
Temp Dependence Resistors
1. A platinum wire has a resistance of 10 Ω at 0°C and of 20 Ω at 273°C. Find its temperature coefficient of
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resistance. (Ans. °C-1)
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2.The resistances of iron and copper wires at 20° C are3.9 Ω and 4.1 Ω respectively. At what temperature will the
resistances be equal ? Temperature coefficient of resistivity for iron is 5.0 × 10 -3K-1 and for copper it is 4.0 ×
10-3 K-1. Neglect any thermal expansion. (Ans. 84.5° C)
3.The resistance of a silver wire at 0°C is 1.25 Ω. Uptowhat temperature it must be heated so that its resistance is
doubled ? The temperature coefficient of resistance of silver is 0.00375 °C-1. Will the temperature be same for
all silver conductors of all shapes ? (Ans. 267° C, Yes)
4. The resistance of a coil used in a platinum-resistance thermometer at 0°C is 3.00 Ω and at 100°C is 3.75 Ω. Its
resistance at an unknown temperature is measured as 3.15 Ω. Calculate the unknown temperature.
(Ans. 20°C)
5. The temperature coefficient of a resistance wire is 0.00125°C-1. At 300 K, its resistance is 1Ω. At what
temperature the resistance of the wire will be 2 Ω ? [IIT 80] (Ans. 1127 K)
6.The temperature coefficient of resistivity of copper is 0.004°C“√ Find the resistance of a 5 m long copper wire of
diameter 0.2 mm at 100°C, if the resistivity of copper at 0°C is 1.7 × 10 -8 Ωm.
Internal Resistance of cell
1. A cell of emf 4 V and internal resistance 1Ω isconnected to a d.c. source of 10 V through a resistor of 5 Ω.
Calculate the terminal voltage across the cell during charging. [CBSE OD 17C]
2. The potential difference across a cell is 1.8 V when a current of 0.5 A is drawn from it. The p.d. falls to 1.6 V
when a current of 1.0 A is drawn. Find the emf and the internal resistance of the cell. (Ans. 2.0 V, 0.4 Ω)
3. The potential difference of a cell in an open circuitis 6 V, which falls to 4 V when a current of 2 A is drawn from
the cell. Calculate the emf and the internal resistance of the cell. (Ans. 6 V, 1Ω)
4. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.102, the resistance of the ammeter A is negligible and
that of the voltmeter V is very high. When the switch S is open, the reading of
voltmeter is 1.53 V. On closing the switch S, the reading of ammeter is 1.00 A and
that of the voltmeter drops to 1.03 V.
Calculate : (i) emf of the cell (ii) value of R (iii) internal resistance of the cell.
[Ans. (i) 1.53 V (ii) 1.03 Ω (iii) 0.50 Ω]

5.The potential difference between the terminals of a battery of emf 6.0 V and internal resistance 1Ω drops to 5.8
V when connected across an external resistor. Find the resistance of the external resistor.
(Ans. 29 Ω)
6. The potential difference between the terminals of a 6.0 V battery is 7.2 V when it is being charged by a current
of 2.0 A. What is the internal resistance of the battery ? (Ans. 0.6 Ω)
7. A battery of emf 2 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω isconnected across a resistance of 9.5 Ω. How many
electrons pass through a cross-section of the resistance in 1 second ? (Ans. 1.25 × 1018)
8. A cell of emf ε and internal resistance r is connected across a variable load resistor R It is found that when R =
4 Ω, the current is 1A and when R is increased to 9 Ω, the current reduces to 0.5 A. Find the values of the
emf ε and internal resistance r. [CBSE D 15] (Ans. 5 V, 1Ω )
9. The emf of a battery is 4.0 V and its internal resistance is 1.5 Ω. Its potential difference is measured by a
voltmeter of resistance 1000 Ω. Calculate the percentage error in the reading of emf shown by voltmeter.
(Ans. 0.15%)
10. The emf of a battery is 6 V and its internal resistance is 0.6 Ω. A wire of resistance 2.4 Ω is connected to the
two ends of the battery, calculate (a) current in the circuit and (b) the potential difference between the two
terminals of the battery in closed circuit. (Ans. 2 A, 4.8 V)
11. The two poles of a cell of emf 1.5 V are connected tothe two ends of a 10 Ω coil. If the current in the circuit is
0.1 A, calculate the internal resistance of the cell. (Ans. 5Ω)
12. The potential difference across the terminals of abattery is 8.5 V, when a current of 3 A flows through it from
its negative terminal to the positive terminal. When a current of 2 A flows through it in the opposite direction,
the terminal potential difference is 11V. Find the internal resistance of the battery and its emf.
(Ans. 0.5 Ω, 10 V)
13. In the circuit shown in Fig, a potential difference of 3 V is required
between the points A and B. Find the value of resistance R . (Ans. 3Ω)