The terminal potential difference of a cell is greater than its emf when:
1. | A battery of less emf is connected in its series. |
2. | A battery of higher emf is connected in its series. |
3. | A battery of higher emf is connected in its parallel. |
4. | A battery of less emf is connected in its parallel. |
In India electricity is supplied for domestic use at \(220\) V. It is supplied at \(110\) V in the USA. If the resistance of a \(60\) W bulb for use in India is \(R\), the resistance of a \(60\) W bulb for use in the USA will be:
1. | \(2R\) | 2. | \(\dfrac{R}{4}\) |
3. | \(\dfrac{R}{2}\) | 4. | \(R\) |
A battery is charged at a potential of \(15\) V for \(8\) hours when the current flowing is \(10\) A. The battery on discharge supplies a current of \(5\) A for \(15\) hours. The mean terminal voltage during discharges is \(14\) V. The "Watt hour" efficiency of the battery is:
1. \(80\%\)
2. \(90\%\)
3. \(87.5\%\)
4. \(82.5\%\)
Five equal resistances each of resistance \(R\) are connected as shown in the figure below. A battery of \(V\) volts is connected between \(A\) and \(B\). The current flowing in \(AFCEB\) will be:
1. \(\frac{V}{R}\)
2. \(\frac{V}{2R}\)
3. \(\frac{2V}{R}\)
4. \(\frac{3V}{R}\)
A \(6\)-volt battery is connected to the terminals of a three-metre-long wire of uniform thickness and resistance of \(100\) ohms. The difference of potential between two points on the wire separated by a distance of \(50\) cm will be:
1. \(3\) V
2. \(1\) V
3. \(1.5\) V
4. \(2\) V
The specific resistance of a conductor increases with:
1. | increase in temperature. |
2. | increase in cross-section area. |
3. | increase in cross-section and decrease in length. |
4. | decrease in cross-section area. |
For a cell, the terminal potential difference is \(2.2\) V when the circuit is open and reduces to \(1.8\) V when the cell is connected to the resistance of \(R = 5~\Omega\). The internal resistance of cell (\(r\)) is:
1. | \(\dfrac{10}{9}~ \Omega\) | 2. | \(\dfrac{9}{10}~ \Omega\) |
3. | \(\dfrac{11}{9}~ \Omega\) | 4. | \(\dfrac{5}{9}~ \Omega\) |
If the specific resistance of a potentiometer wire is and the current flow through it is 0.1 A, the cross-sectional area of the wire is , then potential gradient will be:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The resistance of each arm of the wheat stone bridge is \(10~ \Omega.\) A resistance of \(10~ \Omega\) is connected in series with a galvanometer. The equivalent resistance across the battery will be:
1.\(10~ \Omega\)
2.\(15~ \Omega\)
3. \(20~ \Omega\)
4. \(40~ \Omega\)
If copper and silicon are cooled from 300 K to 60 K, then the specific resistance will:
1. Decrease in copper but increase in silicon
2. Increase in copper but decrease in silicon
3. Increase in both
4. Decrease in both