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Test: Physics (2) Class 2nd Year Chapter # 13

Total Marks: 50 Passing Marks: 25 Time: 90 Mints
Q#1: Encircle the correct options: (10)
i) The resistance of the meter cube of the substance is called
a) Resistance (b) Conductance (c) Resistivity (d) Permittivity

ii) A wire of uniform area of cross-section A length L and resistance R is

cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of each part
a) Is doubled b) Remains the same c) Is halved d) Is one-forth

iii) The SI unit of Temperature co-efficient of resistivity of a material is

a) Ohm b) K c) Ohm-K d) K -1

iv) The potential difference across each resistance in series combination is

a) Same b) Different c) Infinite d) None of the above

v) The resistance of a 60 watt bulb in a 120 volt line is

a) 20 ohms b) 0.5 ohms c) 240 ohms d) 2.0 ohms

vi) The terminal potential difference of a battery is equal to its emf when its
internal resistance is
a) Zero or infinity b) Neither zero nor infinity c) Very high d) Very low

vii)- The heating effect of current is used in

a) Electric iron b) Toaster c) Electric kettle d) All

viii) Semi-conductor diode is an example of

a) Non-ohmic devices b) Ohmic devices c) Insulator d) Super conductor

ix) Kirchhoffs second rule is given in mathematical form as

a) E1 IR1 - E2 - IR2=0 b) E1 + I2R2 - E2 - I1R1 =0

c) E1 - IR1 + E2 - IR2 =0 d) E1 - I2R2 - E2 - I1R1 =0

x) If the source of emf is traversed from negative to positive terminal, the

potential change is given as
a) Negative b) Neutral c) Positive d) Zero

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 Shaheen Academy of Science, Commerce, IT & Engineering

Test: Physics (2) Class 2nd Year Chapter # 13

Total Marks: 50 Passing Marks: 25 Time: 90 Mints
Q#2: Write a short note on 10 questions: (20)
1. Do bends in a wire affect its electrical resistance?
2. Why does the resistance of a conductor rise with temperature?
3. Is the filament resistance lower or higher in a 500W, 220V light bulb than
in a 100W, 220V bulb?
4. Explain why the terminal potential difference of a battery decreases
when the current drawn from it is increased?
5. Explain the heating effect of the current?
6. Write down the characteristics of parallel combination of Resistors?
7. What is Kirchhoffs first rule also give its mathematical form?
8. What is Drift Velocity?
9. Why filament bulb doesnt obey Ohms law?
10. What is temperature coefficient of resistance also write its formulas?
11. What is the relation between Emf and Terminal potential difference also
briefly explained it?
12. When maximum power is delivered to the resistance & whats its
formula?
13. How Potentiometer is used to find the unknown emf of the source?
14. What are thermistors also write their uses?
Q#3: Do all questions each question carry equal marks: (20)

I. (A). What is Wheatstone bridge? How can it be used to determine the

unknown resistance?
(B). The resistance of an iron wire at 0oC is 1104 . What is the
resistance at 5000C if the temperature coefficient of resistance of iron is
5.2 10 -3 K-1?

II. (A). What is Rheostat & for which purposes it can be used?
(B). How many electrons pass through an electric bulb in one minute if
the 300 mA current is passing through it?

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