Resistance of tungsten wire at 150°C is 133 Ω. Its resistance temperature coefficient is 0.0045/°C. The resistance of this wire at 500°C will be
180 Ω
225 Ω
258 Ω
317 Ω
Which of the following has a negative temperature coefficient of resistance?
C
Fe
Mn
Ag
The reciprocal of resistance is :
Conductance
Resistivity
Voltage
None of the above
A solenoid is at the potential difference 60 V and current flows through it is 15 ampere, then the resistance of coil will be :
4 Ω
8 Ω
0.25 Ω
2 Ω
All of the following statements are true except
Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance and is measured in Siemens
Ohm's law is not applicable at very low and very high temperatures
Ohm's law is applicable to semiconductors
Ohm's law is not applicable to electron tubes, discharge tubes and electrolytes
The resistance of a discharge tube is :
Ohmic
Non-ohmic
Both (1) and (2)
Zero
A steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non-uniform cross-section. The quantity/ quantities constant along the length of the conductor is/are :
Current, electric field and drift speed
Drift speed only
Current and drift speed
Current only
σ1 and σ2 are the electrical conductivities of Ge and Na respectively. If these substances are heated, then
Both σ1 and σ2 increase
σ1 increases and σ2 decreases
σ1 decreases and σ2 increases
Both σ1 and σ2 decrease
A copper wire has a square cross-section, 2.0 mm on a side. It carries a current of 8 A and the density of free electrons is 8 × 1028 m–3. The drift speed of electrons is equal to
0.156 × 10–3 m.s–1
0.156 × 10–2 m.s–1
3.12 × 10–3 m.s–1
3.12 × 10–2 m.s–1
What length of the wire of specific resistance 48×10−8 Ω mis needed to make the resistance of 4.2 Ω (diameter of wire = 0.4 mm)
4.1 m
3.1 m
2.1 m
1.1 m
A strip of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 80 K. The resistance of
Each of these increases
Each of these decreases
Copper strip increases and that of germanium decreases
Copper strip decreases and that of germanium increases
The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the consequent decrease in diameter, the change in the resistance of the wire will be :
300%
200%
100%
50%
Express which of the following setups can be used to verify Ohm’s law
In a hydrogen discharge tube, it is observed that through a given cross-section 3.13 × 1015 electrons are moving from right to left and 3.12 × 1015 protons are moving from left to right per sec. What is the electric current in the discharge tube and what is its direction :
1 mA towards the right
1 mA towards left
2 mA towards left
2 mA towards the right
The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is R. If its length and radius are both doubled, then :
The resistance will be doubled and the specific resistance will be halved
The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will remain unchanged
The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will be doubled
The resistance and the specific resistance, will both remain unchanged
The following four wires are made of the same material and are at the same temperature. Which one of them has highest electrical resistance :
Length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm
Length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm
Length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm
Length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm
The potential difference between points A and B of the adjoining figure is
23V
89V
43V
2 V
Two resistors of resistance R1 and R2 having R1 > R2 are connected in parallel. For equivalent resistance R, the correct statement is :
R>R1+R2
R1<R<R2
R2<R<(R1+R2)
R < R1
A wire of resistance R is divided into 10 equal parts. These parts are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance of such connection will be:
0.01 R
0.1 R
10 R
100 R
Three resistors each of 2 ohm are connected together in a triangular shape. The resistance between any two vertices will be
4/3 ohm
3/4 ohm
3 ohm
6 ohm
There are n similar conductors each of resistance R. The resultant resistance comes out to be x when connected in parallel. If they are connected in series, the resistance comes out to be :
x/n2
n2x
x/n
nx
Equivalent resistance between A and B will be
2 ohm
18 ohm
3.6 ohm
Referring to the figure below, the effective resistance of the network is
2r
4r
10r
5r/2
Two resistances are joined in parallel whose resultant is 68 ohm. One of the resistance wire is broken and the effective resistance becomes 2Ω. Then the resistance in ohm of the wire that got broken was
3/5
2
6/5
3
The equivalent resistance of resistors connected in series is always :
Equal to the mean of component resistors
Less than the lowest of component resistors
In between the lowest and the highest of component resistors
Equal to the sum of component resistors
A cell of negligible resistance and e.m.f. 2 volts is connected to a series combination of 2, 3, and 5 Ω. The potential difference in volts between the terminals of 3 Ω resistance will be :
0.6 V
2/3 V
3 V
6 V
Four wires of equal length and of resistances 10 ohms each are connected in the form of a square. The equivalent resistance between two opposite corners of the square is :
10 ohm
40 ohm
20 ohm
10/4 ohm
Two resistors are connected (a) in series (b) in parallel. The equivalent resistance in the two cases is 9 ohm and 2 ohms respectively. Then the resistances of the component resistors are :
2 ohm and 7 ohm
3 ohm and 6 ohm
3 ohm and 9 ohm
5 ohm and 4 ohm
Resistors of 1, 2, 3 ohm are connected in the form of a triangle. If a 1.5-volt cell of negligible internal resistance is connected across a 3-ohm resistor, the current flowing through this resistance will be :
0.25 amp
0.5 amp
1.0 amp
1.5 amp
Resistances of 6 ohm each are connected in the manner shown in adjoining figure. With the current 0.5 ampere as shown in figure, the potential difference VP−VQ is
3.6 V
6.0 V
3.0 V
7.2 V
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