K C PUBLIC SCHOOL
Class X Worksheet Subject: Physics
Chapter : Electricity
1. Identify the circuit in which the electrical components have been properly connected.
2. A student carries out an experiment and plots the I‒ V graph of three samplesof nichrome
wire with resistances R1, R2 and R3 respectively as shown in figure.Which of the following
is true?
(a) R1 = R2 = R3 (b) R1 > R2 > R3
(c) R3 > R2 > R1 (d) R2 > R3 > R1
3. What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 Ω?
a. 1/5 Ω b) 1 Ω c) 2 Ω d) 0.5 Ω
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In the following Questions, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the
statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
• (a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
• (b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
• (c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
• (d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
i) Assertion - Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices .
Reason – Alloys do not get oxidized at high temperatures.
ii) Assertion : Longer wires have greater resistance and the smaller wires have lesser
resistance.
Reason : Resistance is inversely proportional to the length of the wire.
iii) Assertion : When the resistances are connected end- to-end consecutively, they are said
to be in series.
Reason : In case the total resistance is to be increased, then the individual resistances
are connected in series.
iv) Assertion : When a resistance wire is stretched so as to make its length double, its
resistance becomes 4 times of its original value.
Reason : Resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its length and inversely
proportional to its cross section area.
Numericals
1. a) Calculate the energy transferred when 2 A current flows through a 10 Ω resistor for 30
minutes.
b) Calculate the amount of charge that would flow in one hour through the element of an
electric iron drawing a current of 0.4 amps
3. Two resistances of 4 Ω and 8 Ω are connected in parallel. What would be the combined
resistance of the system? If the combination is connected to a 10 Volt Source calculate the
total power dissipated.
4. Two identical resistors each of resistance 2 Ohm are connected in turn (1) in series (2)in
parallel to a battery of 12 V. Calculate the ratio of power consumed in two cases.
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5. (i) A 100 W electric bulb is connected to 220 V mains power supply. Calculate the strength
of the electric current passing through the bulb.
(ii) If the same bulb is taken to a place where the main power supply is 110 V, how much
electric current will pass through the bulb when connected to mains?
6. Calculate the resistance of 2 km long copper wire of radius 2 mm. (Resistivity of copper=
1.72 x 10-8)
8. Two electric lamps of 100W and 25W respectively are connected in parallel to a supply
voltage of 200V. Calculate the total current flowing through the circuit.
9. A cylindrical conductor of length 1 and uniform area of cross section A has resistance R.
Another conductor of the same material and resistance R has length 21. What will be its area
of cross section?
10. A current of 5A passes through a 2 ohm resistor for 30 minutes. Calculate the electrical
energy transferred.
11. Draw a circuit diagram of an electric circuit containing a cell, a key, an ammeter, and a
resistor of 2 Ω in series with a combination of two resistors (4 Ω each) in parallel and a
voltmeter across the parallel combination. Will the potential difference across the 2 Ω resistors
be the same as that across the parallel combination of 4 Ω resistors? Give reason.
12. In the circuit given below if the current reading in the ammeter A is 2 A, what would be
the value of R1?
13. Calculate a ) the total resistance and b) the total current in the circuit below.
