Delhi public school , Rewari

Electricity Current
CLASS 10 - SCIENCE

Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks : 77

General Instructions:
1
Section A

1 In the given circuit, [2]

find:

1. Total resistance
of the network
of resistors

2. Current through
ammeter A, and

3. Potential
difference
across 3Ω and 6
Ω resistors

2 In the experiment to [2]

study the dependence
of current (I) on the
potential difference (V)
across a resistor, a
student obtained a
graph as shown.

1. What does the

graph depict
 about the
dependence of
current on the
potential
difference?

2. Find the current

that flows
through the
resistor when
the potential
difference
across it is 2.5 V.

3 1. An electric lamp [3]

of 100 ohms,a
toaster of
resistance 50
ohms and a
water filter of
resistance 500
ohms are
connected in
parallel to a
220V source.
what is the
resistance of the
electric iron
connected to the
same source
that takes as
much current as
all the three
appliances and
what is the
current through
it?
 2. Which uses
more energy, a
250 WTV set for
1 hour or a
1,200 Wtoaster
for 10 minutes?

4 1. The potential [5]

difference
across the two
ends of a circuit
component is
decreased to
one - third of its
initial value,
while its
resistance
remains
constant. What
change will be
observed in the
current flowing
through it?
Name and state
the law which
helps us to
answer this
question.

2. Draw a
schematic
diagram of a
circuit
consisting of a
battery of four
1.5 V cells, a5 Ω
resistor, a 10 Ω
resistor and a
15 Ω resistor
and a plug key,
all connected in
series. Now find
(I) the electric
current passing
through the
 circuit, and (II)
potential
difference
across the 10 Ω
resistor when
the plug key is
closed.

5 Two metallic wires A [2]

and B are connected in
series.Wire A has
length l and radius r,
while wire B has length
2l and radius 2r. Find
the ratio of total
resistance of series
combination and the
resistance of wire A, if
both the wires are of
the same material?
6 A copper wire has [2]
diameter 0.5 mm and
resistivity 1.6× 10 ❑−8
Ω m. What will be the
length of this wire to
make its resistance 10
Ω ? How much does the
resistance change if the
diameter is doubled?
7 1. Write the [3]
relationship
between
electrical
resistance and
electrical
resistivity for a
metallic
conductor of
cylindrical
shape. Hence
derive the SI
unit of electrical
resistivity.

2. Find the
resistivity of the
 material of a
metallic
conductor of
length 2 m and
area of cross -
section 1.4× 10
❑ m ❑ . The
−6 2

resistance of the
conductor is
0.04 ohm.

8 Two wires A and B are [5]

of equal length,
different cross
sectional areas and
made of the same
metal.

(a) (i) Name the

property which is same
for both the wires,

(ii) Name the property

which is different for
both the wires.

(b) If the resistance of

wire A is four times the
resistance of wire B,
calculate

(i) The ratio of the

cross sectional areas of
the wires and

(ii) The ratio of the

radii of the wire.

9 Two resistors of [2]

resistance R and 2R are
connected in parallel in
an electric circuit.
Calculate the ratio of
the electric power
consumed by R and
2R?
10 Calculate the [2]
 equivalent resistance
of the following electric
circuit:

11 1. Find the value [3]

of currentin the
circuit given as
below:

2. You have four

resistors of 8Ω
each. Show how
would you
connect these
resistors to have
effective
resistance of 8
Ω?

12 A metallic wire of [3]

resistance R is cut into
ten parts of equal
length. Two pieces
each arejoined in series
and then five such
combinations are
joined in parallel. What
will be the effective
resistance of the
combination?
13 If in the figure R❑1 = [3]
10 Ω , R ❑2 = 40 Ω , R
❑3 = 30 Ω , R ❑4 = 20 Ω
, R ❑5 = 60 Ω , and a 12
V battery is connected
 to the
arrangement.Calculate

1. the total
resistance in the
circuit ,and

2. the total current

flowing in the
circuit.

14 An electric lamp of [5]

resistance 20Ω and a
conductor of resistance
4 Ω are connected to a
6 V battery as shown in
the circuit. Calculate :

1. the total
resistance of the
circuit,

2. the current
through the
circuit,

3. the potential
difference
across the

(i)electric lamp
and

(ii) conductor,
and

4. power of the
lamp.
15 1. Two lamps [5]
rated 100 W,
220 V and 10 W,
220 V are
connected in
parallel to 220 V
supply.
Calculate the
total current
through the
circuit.

2. Two resistors X
and Y of
resistances 2Ω
and 3 Ω
respectively are
first joined in
parallel and
then in series. In
each case the
voltage supplied
is 5 V.

a. Draw
circuit
diagrams
to show
the
combinat
ion of
resistors
in each
case.

b. Calculate
the
voltage
across
the 3Ω
 resistor
in the
series
combinat
ion of
resistors.

16 100 J of heat is [2]

produced each second
in a 4Ω resistance. Find
the potential difference
across the resistor.
17 A heater coil is rated [2]
100 W, 200 V. It is cut
into two identical
parts. Both parts are
connected together in
parallel to the same
source of 200 V.
Calculate the energy
liberated per second in
the new combination.
18 1. Several electric [3]
bulbs designed
to be used on a
220V electric
supply line are
rated 10W. How
many lamps can
be connected in
parallel with
each other
across the two
wires of 220V
line if the
maximum
allowable
current is 5A?

2. A heater coil
connected to
200 V has a
resistance of 80
Ω . If the heater
is plugged in for
 the time t such
that 1 kg of
water at 20°C
attains a
temperature of
60°C. Find the
power of the
heaterand the
heat absorbed
by water.

19 1. A lamp [3]
consumes 50 W
and is lighted 2
h daily in month
of April. How
many units of
electric energy
is consumed?

2. An electric iron
of resistance 20
Ω takes a
current of 5A.
Calculate the
heat developed
in 30s.

20 1. An electric iron [3]

consumes
energy at a rate
of 840 W when
heating is at the
maximum rate
and 360 W
when the
heating is at the
minimum rate.
The applied
voltage is 220 V.
What is the
value of current
and the
resistance in
each case?
 2. Which uses
more energy, a
250 WTV set for
1 hour or a
1,200 Wtoaster
for 10 minutes?

21 You have two circuits: [2]

(i) a 6V battery is
series with 1 Ω and 2 Ω
resistors

(ii) a 4V battery in
parallel with 12 Ω and
2 Ω . resistors

Compare the power

used in 2Ω resistor in
each case.

22 Calculate the cost of [2]

seeing 2 movies on
colour T.V. daily for the
month of September.

Given wattage of colour

T.V. = 60 W, duration
each movie is 2 hours
30 min and 1kWh costs
Rs. 4

23 1. A wire of [3]
resistance 2 has
been connected
to a source of 50
V as its two
ends. What is
the current
flowing through
the wire?

2. An electric
kettle rated at
220 V, 2.2 kW
works for 3h.
Calculate the
energy
 consumed and
the current
drawn.

24 Figure shows a 240 V [5]

A.C mains circuit to
which a number of
appliances are
connected and
switched on.

1. Calculate the
power supplied
to the circuit.

2. Calculate:

a. the
current
through
the
refrigera
tor,

b. the
energy
used by
the fan in
3 hours,

c. the
resistanc
e of the
filament
of one
lamp.

25 1. State whether [5]

the currents and
potential
difference in all
the bulbs will be
same or
 different when
in a circuit three
bulbs of:

a. same
wattage
are
connecte
d in
series.

b. same
wattage
are
connecte
d in
parallel.

c. different
wattage
are
connecte
d in
series.

d. different
wattage
are
connecte
d in
parallel.

2. Two identical
resistors of24 Ω
each are
connected to a
battery of 6V.
Calculate the
ratio of the
power
consumed by
the resulting
combinations
with (a)
minimum
resistance and
(b) maximum
resistance.