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    Grade 10 ELECTRICITY

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    1. The document provides examples and explanations of concepts related to electricity, including: - Calculating the length of a copper wire with a given resistance, resistivity, and diameter. - Plotting a voltage-current graph and calculating resistance from the slope. - Calculating currents in series and parallel resistor circuits. 2. Domestic circuits do not use series arrangements because a defect in one appliance would disable the entire circuit. 3. A wire's resistance is inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area - increasing area decreases resistance by providing more space for electron flow.

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    1. The document provides examples and explanations of concepts related to electricity, including: - Calculating the length of a copper wire with a given resistance, resistivity, and diameter. - Plotting a voltage-current graph and calculating resistance from the slope. - Calculating currents in series and parallel resistor circuits. 2. Domestic circuits do not use series arrangements because a defect in one appliance would disable the entire circuit. 3. A wire's resistance is inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area - increasing area decreases resistance by providing more space for electron flow.

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    Grade:- X

    Chapter:- Electricity
    Exercises
    1. A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 × 10−8 Ω m. What will be the
    length of this wire to make its resistance 10 Ω? How much does the resistance change if the
    diameter is doubled?
    Sol:-Resistance (R) of a copper wire of length l and cross-section A is given by the expression,

    Where, Resistivity of copper,

    Area of cross-section of the wire, A =


    Diameter= 0.5 mm = 0.0005 m
    Resistance, R = 10 Ω

    Hence, length of the wire,


    If the diameter of the wire is doubled, new diameter
    Therefore, resistance

    Therefore, the length of the wire is 122.7 m and the new resistance is

    2. The values of current I flowing in a given resistor for the corresponding values of potential
    difference V across the resistor are given below −
    I (amperes ) 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
    V (volts) 1.6 3.4 6.7 10.2 13.2
    Plot a graph between V and I and calculate the resistance of that resistor.
    Sol:-The plot between voltage and current is called IV characteristic. The voltage is plotted on x-axis
    and current is plotted on y-axis. The values of the current for different values of the voltage are shown in
    the given table.
    V (volts) 1.6 3.4 6.7 10.2 13.2
    I (amperes ) 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

    1
    The IV characteristic of the given resistor is plotted in the following figure.

    The slope of the line gives the value of resistance (R) as,

    Therefore, the resistance of the resistor is .

    3. A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B,
    each of 24 Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the
    currents in the three cases?
    Sol:-(i) When the two coils A and B are used separately. R = 24 Ω, V = 220 V

    (ii) When the two coils are connected in series,

    (iii) When the two coils are connected in parallel.

    4. Why is the series arrangement not used for domestic circuits?


    Ans:- The series arrangement is not used for domestic circuits because in series circuit, if one electrical
    appliance stops working due to some defect, than all other appliances also stop working because the
    whole circuit is broken.
    5. How does the resistance of a wire vary with its area of cross-section?
    Ans:- The resistance of a wire is inversely proportional to its area of cross-section, i.e., Resistance R ∝ (1/πr2).
    If the area of cross section of a conductor of fixed length is increased, then resistance decreases because there
    are more free electrons for movement in conductor.

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