Class XII – NCERT – Physics Chapter 3 Current Electricity 3.Current Electricity Terminal voltage of the resistor = V According to Ohm’s law, V IR 0.5 17 8.5V . Therefore, the resistance of the resistor is 17 and the terminal voltage is 8.5 V. Question 3: (a) Three resistors 1 ,2 and 3are combined in series. What is the total resistance of the combination? (b) If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 12 V and negligible internal resistance, obtain the potential drop across each resistor. Solution 3: (a) Three resistors of resistances 1 ,2 and 3are combined in series. Total resistance of the combination is given by the algebraic sum of individual resistances. Total resistance 1 2 3 6 (b) Current flowing through the circuit I Emf of the battery, 12 V E Total resistance of the circuit, 6 R The relation for current using Ohm’s law is, E I R 12 2A 6 Potential drop across 1resistor 1 V From Ohm’s law, the value of 1 V can be obtained as 1 21 2V ...... i V Potential drop across 2 resistor 2 V Again, from Ohm’s law, the value of 2 V can be obtained as 2 2 2 4V ...... ii V Potential drop across 3resistor 3 V Again, from Ohm’s law, the value of 3 V can be obtained as 3 2 3 6V ....... iii V
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Class XII – NCERT – Physics Chapter 3
Current Electricity
3.Current Electricity
Terminal voltage of the resistor = V
According to Ohm’s law,
V IR
0.5 17
8.5V .
Therefore, the resistance of the resistor is 17 and the terminal voltage is 8.5 V.
Question 3:
(a) Three resistors 1 ,2 and 3 are combined in series. What is the total resistance of the
combination?
(b) If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 12 V and negligible internal resistance,
obtain the potential drop across each resistor.
Solution 3:
(a) Three resistors of resistances 1 ,2 and 3 are combined in series. Total resistance of
the combination is given by the algebraic sum of individual resistances.
Total resistance 1 2 3 6
(b) Current flowing through the circuit I
Emf of the battery, 12VE
Total resistance of the circuit, 6R
The relation for current using Ohm’s law is,
EI
R
122A
6
Potential drop across 1 resistor 1V
From Ohm’s law, the value of 1V can be obtained as
1 2 1 2V ...... iV
Potential drop across 2 resistor 2V
Again, from Ohm’s law, the value of 2V can be obtained as
2 2 2 4V ...... iiV
Potential drop across 3 resistor 3V
Again, from Ohm’s law, the value of 3V can be obtained as
3 2 3 6V ....... iiiV
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Therefore, the potential drop across 1 , 2 and 3 resistors are 2 V, 4 V, and 6 V
respectively.
Question 4:
(a) Three resistors 2 , 4 and 5 are combined in parallel. What is the total resistance of
the combination?
(b) If the combination is connected to a battery of emf 20 V and negligible internal resistance,
determine the current through each resistor, and the total current drawn from the battery.
Solution 4:
(a) There are three resistors of resistances,
1 22 , 4R R , and 3 5R
They are connected in parallel. Hence, total resistance (R) of the combination is given by,
1 2 3
1 1 1 1
R R R R
1 1 1 10 5 4 19
2 4 5 20 20
20
19R
Therefore, total resistance of the combination is 20
19 .
(b) Emf of the battery, V = 20 V
Current 1I flowing through resistor 1R is given by,
1
1
VI
R
2010A
2
Current 2I flowing through resistor 2R is given by,
2
2
VI
R
205A
4
Current 3I flowing through resistor 3R is given by,
Therefore, the current through each resistor is 10 A, 5 A, and 4 A respectively and the total
current is 19 A.
Question 5:
At room temperature 27.0 C the resistance of a heating element is 100 . What is the
temperature of the element if the resistance is found to be 117 , given that the temperature
coefficient of the material of the resistor is 4 11.70 10 C .
Solution 5:
Room temperature, 27 CT
Resistance of the heating element at , 100T R
Let 1T is the increased temperature of the filament.
Resistance of the heating element at 1 1, 117T R
Temperature co-efficient of the material of the filament, 4 11.70 10 C
is given by the relation,
1
1
R R
R T T
11
R RT T
R
1 4
117 10027
100 1.7 10T
1 27 1000T
1 1027 CT
Therefore, at 1027 C , the resistance of the element is 117 .
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Question 6:
A negligibly small current is passed through a wire of length 15 m and uniform cross-section 7 26.0 10 m , and its resistance is measured to be 5.0 . What is the resistivity of the material
at the temperature of the experiment?
Solution 6:
Length of the wire, 15ml
Area of cross-section of the wire, 7 26.0 10 ma
Resistance of the material of the wire, 5.0R
Resistivity of the material of the wire
Resistance is related with the resistivity as
lR
A
RA
l
775 6 10
2 10 m15
.
Therefore, the resistivity of the material is72 10 m
Question 7:
A silver wire has a resistance of 2.1 at 27.5 C , and a resistance of 2.7 at 100 C .
Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of silver.
Solution 7:
Temperature, 1 27.5 CT
Resistance of the silver wire at 1 1, 2.1T R
Temperature, 2 100 CT
Resistance of the silver wire at 2 2, 2.7T R
Temperature coefficient of silver
It is related with temperature and resistance as
2 1
1 2 1
R R
R T T
12.7 2.1
0.0039 C2.1 100 27.5
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Therefore, the temperature coefficient of silver is 10.0039 C .
Question 8:
A heating element using nichrome connected to a 230 V supply draws an initial current of 3.2
A which settles after a few seconds to a steady value of 2.8 A. What is the steady temperature
of the heating element if the room temperature is 27.0 C ? Temperature coefficient of
resistance of nichrome averaged over the temperature range involved is 4 11.70 10 C .
Solution 8:
Supply voltage, V = 230 V
Initial current drawn, 1 3.2AI
Initial resistance 1R , which is given by the relation,
1
VR
I
23071.87
3.2
Steady state value of the current, 2 2.8AI
Resistance at the steady state 2,R which is given as
2
23082.14
2.8R
Temperature co-efficient of nichrome, 4 11.70 10 Ca
Initial temperature of nichrome, 1 27.0 CT
Study state temperature reached by nichrome 2T
2T can be obtained by the relation for ,
l
2 1
1 2 1
R R
R T T
2 4
82.14 71.8727 840.5
71.87 1.7 10T C
2 840.5 27 867.5 CT
Therefore, the steady temperature of the heating element is 867.5 C .
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Question 9:
Determine the current in each branch of the network shown in figure:
Solution 9:
Current flowing through various branches of the circuit is represented in the given figure.
1I Current flowing through the outer circuit
2I Current flowing through branch AB
3I Current flowing through branch AD
2 4I I Current flowing through branch BC
3 4I I Current flowing through branch CD
4I Current flowing through branch BD
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For the closed circuit ABDA, potential is zero i.e.,
2 4 310 5 5 0I I I
2 4 32 0I I I
3 2 42 ........ 1I I I
For the closed circuit BCDB, potential is zero i.e.,
2 4 3 4 45 10 5 0I I I I I
2 4 3 4 45 5 10 10 5 0I I I I I
2 3 45 10 20 0I I I
2 3 42 4 ...... 2I I I
For the closed circuit ABCFEA, potential is zero i.e.,
1 2 2 410 10 10 5 0I I I I
2 1 410 15 10 5I I I
2 1 43 2 2 ...... 3I I I
From equations (1) and (2), we obtain
3 3 4 42 2 4I I I I
3 3 4 44 8I I I I
3 43 9I I
4 33 ...... 4I I
Putting equation (4) in equation (1), we obtain
3 2 42I I I
4 24 2I I
2 42 ...... 5I I
It is evident from the given figure that,
1 3 2 ....... 6I I I
Putting equation (6) in equation (1), we obtain
2 3 2 43 2 2I I I I
2 3 45 2 2 ...... 7I I I
Putting equations (4) and (5) in equation (7), we obtain
4 4 45 2 2 3 2I I I
4 4 410 6 2I I I
417 2I
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4
2A
17I
Equation (4) reduces to
3 43I I
2 63 A
17 17
2 42I I
2 42 A
17 17
2 4
4 2 6A
17 17 17I I
3 4
6 2 4A
17 17 17I I
1 3 2I I I
6 4 10A
17 17 17
Therefore, current in branch 4
A17
AB
I n branch 6
A17
BC
In branch 4
A17
CD
In branch 6
A17
AD
In branch 2
A17
BD
Total current 4 6 4 6 2 10
A17 17 17 17 17 17
.
Question 10:
(a) In a metre bridge [Fig. 3.27], the balance point is found to be at 39.5 cm from the end A,
when the resistor Y is of 12.5 . Determine the resistance of X. Why are the connections
between resistors in a Wheatstone or meter bridge made of thick copper strips?
(b) Determine the balance point of the bridge above if X and Y are interchanged.
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(c) What happens if the galvanometer and cell are interchanged at the balance point of the
bridge? Would the galvanometer show any current?
Solution 10:
A metre bridge with resistors X and Y is represented in the given figure.
(a) Balance point from end A, 1 39.5l cm
Resistance of the resistor 12.5Y
Condition for the balance is given as,
1
1
100X l
Y l
100 39.512.5 8.2
39.5X
Therefore, the resistance of resistor X is 8.2 .
The connection between resistors in a Wheatstone or metre bridge is made of thick copper
strips to minimize the resistance, which is not taken into consideration in the bridge formula.
(b) If X and Y are interchanged, then 1l and 1100 l get interchanged.
The balance point of the bridge will be 1100 l from A.
1100 100 39.5 60.5l cm
Therefore, the balance point is 60.5 cm from A.
(c) When the galvanometer and cell are interchanged at the balance point of the bridge, the
galvanometer will show no deflection. Hence, no current would flow through the
galvanometer.
Question 11:
A storage battery of emf 8.0 V and internal resistance 0.5 is being charged by a 120 V DC
supply using a series resistor of 15.5 . What is the terminal voltage of the battery during
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charging? What is the purpose of having a series resistor in the charging circuit?
Solution 11:
Emf of the storage battery, E = 8.0 V
Internal resistance of the battery, 0.5r
DC supply voltage, 120VV
Resistance of the resistor, 15.5R
Effective voltage in the circuit 1V
1V V E 1 120 8 112VV
Current flowing in the circuit I , which is given by the relation,
R is connected to the storage battery in series. Hence, it can be written as1V
IR r
112 1127
15.5 0.5 16A
Voltage across resistor R given by the product, 7 15.5 108.5VIR
DC supply voltage = Terminal voltage of battery + Voltage drop across R
Terminal voltage of battery 120 108.5 11.5V
A series resistor in a charging circuit limits the current drawn from the external source.
The current will be extremely high in its absence. This is very dangerous.
Question 12:
In a potentiometer arrangement, a cell of emf 1.25 V gives a balance point at 35.0 cm length of
the wire. If the cell is replaced by another cell and the balance point shifts to 63.0 cm, what is
the emf of the second cell?
Solution 12:
Emf of the cell, 1 1.25VE
Balance point of the potentiometer, 1 35cmI
The cell is replaced by another cell of emf 2E .
New balance point of the potentiometer, 2 63cmI
The balance condition is given by the relation,
1 1
2 2
E l
E l
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22 1
1
lE E
l
631.25 2.25V
35
Therefore, emf of the second cell is 2.25 V.
Question 13:
The number density of free electrons in a copper conductor estimated in Example 3.1 is 28 38.5 10 m . How long does an electron take to drift from one end of a wire 3.0 m long to its
other end? The area of cross-section of the wire is 6 22.0 10 m and it is carrying a current of
3.0 A.
Solution 13:
Number density of free electrons in a copper conductor, 28 38.5 10n m
Length of the copper wire, 3.0l m
Area of cross-section of the wire, 6 22.0 10 mA
Current carried by the wire, 3.0AI , which is given by the relation,
dI nAeV
Where,
e Electric charge 191.6 10 C
dV Drift velocity=
Lengthof thewire
Time taken tocover
l
t
lI nAe
t
nAelt
I
28 6 193 8.5 10 2 10 1.6 10
3.0
42.7 10 s
Therefore, the time taken by an electron to drift from one end of the wire to the other is42.7 10 s.
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Additional Exercise
Question 14:
The earth’s surface has a negative surface charge density of 9 210 Cm
. The potential
difference of 400 kV between the top of the atmosphere and the surface results (due to the low
conductivity of the lower atmosphere) in a current of only 1800 A over the entire globe. If
there were no mechanism of sustaining atmospheric electric field, how much time (roughly)
would be required to neutralize the earth’s surface? (This never happens in practice because
there is a mechanism to replenish electric charges, namely the continual thunderstorms and
lightning in different parts of the globe). (Radius of earth = 66.37 10 m .)
Solution 14:
Surface charge density of the earth, 9 210 Cm
Current over the entire globe, 1800AI
Radius of the earth, 66.37 10 mr
Surface area of the earth, 24A r
2
64 6.37 10
14 25.09 10 m
Charge on the earth surface,
q A
9 1410 5.09 10 55.09 10 C
Time taken to neutralize the earth’s surface t
Current, q
It
qt
I
55.09 10282.77s
1800
Therefore, the time taken to neutralize the earth’s surface is 282.77 s.
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Question 15:
(a) Six lead-acid type of secondary cells each of emf 2.0 V and internal resistance 0.015 are
joined in series to provide a supply to a resistance of 8.5 . What are the current drawn from
the supply and its terminal voltage?
(b) A secondary cell after long use has an emf of 1.9 V and a large internal resistance of
380 . What maximum current can be drawn from the cell? Could the cell drive the starting
motor of a car?
Solution 15:
(a) Number of secondary cells, 6n
Emf of each secondary cell, 2.0VE
Internal resistance of each cell, 0.015r
Series resistor is connected to the combination of cells.
Resistance of the resistor, 8.5R
Current drawn from the supply I , which is given by the relation,
nEI
R nr
6 2
8.5 6 0.015
121.39A
8.59
Terminal voltage, 1.39 8.5 11.87V IR Volt
Therefore, the current drawn from the supply is 1.39 A and terminal voltage is 11.87 V.
(b) After a long use, emf of the secondary cell, E = 1.9 V
Internal resistance of the cell, 380r
Hence, maximum current 1.9
0.005A380
E
r
Therefore, the maximum current drawn from the cell is 0.005 A. Since a large current is
required to start the motor of a car, the cell cannot be used to start a motor.
Question 16:
Two wires of equal length, one of aluminium and the other of copper have the same resistance.
Which of the two wires is lighter? Hence explain why aluminium wires are preferred for
overhead power cables.
8 82.63 10 m, 1.72 10 m, Relativedensityof 2.7, of 8.9Al Cu Al Cu