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 48×108Ω  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 

(1)  
(2)
(3)
(4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

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

  • 6 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 VPVQ is 

  • 3.6 V

  • 6.0 V

  • 3.0 V

  • 7.2 V

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