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    The document is about electric current and its effects. It discusses reasons for electric current overflow including short circuits and overloading. It also discusses how to increase the strength of an electromagnet by increasing coil turns or current. The amount of heat produced in an electric component depends on resistance, current magnitude, and resistance factors like material, length, and thickness of the wire. Compact fluorescent lamps are preferred over electric bulbs because CFLs use less power and produce less unwanted heat. A wire carrying a current behaves like a magnet, as demonstrated by compass deflection or iron pin attraction. The amount of heat produced in two wires of different lengths or thicknesses but equal current will be different, because heat production depends on length and

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    Xavier’S HigH ScHool


    Sector 49, Gurgaon

    Chapter 14
    Electric current and its effects
    1. Explain two reasons for overflow of electric current in an electric
    circuit.
    The two reasons could be:
    i) Short circuit occurs when two wires- live and neutral wire
    come in contact with each other (due to wear and tear of
    the wire at times) and allow large flow of current to pass
    through it.
    ii) Over Loading- Connecting of too many electrical appliances
    to the same socket can draw large amount of current.

    2. How can we increase the strength of an electro magnet?


    Ans: Strength of an electro magnet can be increased by:
    i) Increasing the number of turns in a coil.
    ii) By increasing the current passing through the coil.

    3. State the factors on which the amount of heat produced in an


    electric component depends?
    Ans: The amount of heat produced depends on:
    A. Resistance of the wire: It further depends upon:
    i) Material: Better conductors produces less heat.
    Example: elements of electrical appliances are made up
    of Nichrome, which is an alloy and produces more heat
    as it resists the flow of electricity through it. Whereas
    connecting wires are made up of copper which is a
    better conductor so they don’t get heated up like an
    element.
    ii) Length: As length increases, heat produced increases.
    Example: elements are coiled in a heating device to
    increase the length.
    iii) Thickness: As thickness increases heat produced
    decreases. Example: coiled wire of electric iron or
    heater are thinner than the connecting wire which
    connects appliance to main switch. So these coiled wire
    gets heated up easily and produces heat.
    B. Magnitude of the current that passes through the wire.

    4. Why are compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) preferred over


    electric bulbs?
    Ans: CFLs are preferred over electric bulbs as the electrical
    bulbs uses more electrical power to glow and loses energy in
    form of heat produced but this is not so in CFLs.

    5. Why are compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) preferred over


    electric bulbs?
    Ans: CFLs are preferred over electric bulbs as the electrical
    bulbs uses more electrical power to glow and loses energy in
    form of heat produced but this is not so in CFLs.

    6. If the current flows through wire, does the wire behave like a
    magnet? How can you test it?
    Ans:
    When the current flows through any wire, a magnetic field is
    developed around that wire or coil and it behaves like magnet.
    It can be tested by placing a magnetic compass around the
    wire, it will show deflection of the needle. Also iron pins can be
    kept nearby that wire and if they get attracted to the coil, it
    shows the wire has become an electro magnet.

    7. Paheli took a wire of length 10 cm. Boojho took a wire of 5 cm


    of the same material and thickness both of them connected
    with wires as shown in the circuit given in figure. The current
    flowing in both the circuits is the same.
    (a) Will the heat produced in both the cases be equal? Explain.
    (b) Will the heat produced be the same, if the wires taken by
    them are of equal lengths but of different thickness? Explain.

    Ans:
    (a) No, the amount of heat produced in both the wires will be
    different because amount of heat produced in a wire on
    passing electric current depends on the length of wire and here
    length is different for both the wires. More heat will be
    produced in wire of length 10cm.
    (b) No, the amount of heat produced in the wire of same length
    but different thickness cannot be same because amount of
    heat produced in a wire also depends on the thickness of the
    wire. Thick wire produces less heat and thin wire (offers more
    resistance) produces more heat.

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