wheatstone bridge
Very short answer questions
- On what conservation principle is the Kirchhoff's first law based?
- On what conservation principle is the Kirchhoff's second law based?
- Can Kirchhoff's be applied to both a.c. and d.c. circuits?
- Name the device which is used to measure emf of a cell.
- When is wheatstone bridge most sensitive?
- When is a wheatstone bridge said to be balanced?
- Write the dimensional formula of electrical conductivity.
- State Kirchhoff's first law.
- State Kirchhoff's second law.
- Write the vector form of Ohm's law.
- What is current density? Write its S.I. unit and dimensional formula.
- Write the relation between electric current and drift velocity.
- Define drift velocity.
- Write the expression of drift velocity.
- How many electrons constitute one coulomb charge ?
- Write the relation between current density and drift velocity.
- How much is the resistance of air gap ?
- Do bends in a wire affect its resistance?
- A potential difference V is applied across a conductor of length l. How is the drift velocity affected when V is doubled and l is halved?
- If potential difference V across applied across a conductor is increased to 2V,how will the drift velocity of the electrons change?
- Name two parameters which determine the resistivity of a material.
- Give the order of magnitude of thermal velocity and drift velocity of free electrons in a conductor carrying current at room temperature.
Ans:- 10⁵ ms⁻¹ , 1mms⁻¹ - Draw a graph to show the variation of resistance of a metal wire as a function of its diameter, keeping length and temperature constant.
- Sketch a graph showing the variation of resistivity of carbon with temperature.
- Write the expression for internal resistance of a cell.
- Write an expression for terminal P.D. in terms of emf and internal resistance of a cell.
- There are two conductors A and B of the same material, having lengths l and 2l ; and having radii r and r/2 respectively. What is the ratio of their resistances?
- Write the relation between a coulomb and an ampere.
- How many joules are there in 1kWh?Two wires of equal cross sectional area, one of copper and other of manganin have the same resistance . Which one will be longer?
- Which metal has the lowest resistivity?