Unit-2.

CURRENT ELECTRICITY Total number of one mark questions from this chapter 1 Hint Normally
less chance from Text book self evaluation. 1. Book Questions: (Refer Page No.74-75)
1. A charge of 60 C passes through an electric lamp in 2 minutes.Then the current in the lamp is 0.5 A
2. The material through which electric charge can flow easily isCopper (Oct 07)
3. The current flowing in a conductor is proportional to driftvelocity
4. A toaster operating at 240V has a resistance of 120. The power is 480 W (June 10)
5. If the length of a copper wire has a certain resistance R, then on doubling the length is specific
resistance will remain the same (Oct 06, June 08, Oct 09, Mar 10, oct 11, mar 11)
6. When two 2 resistances are in parallel, the effective is 1 (Oct-08, june 11)
7. In the case of insulators, as the temperature decreases, resistivity increases (Mar 08 & 09)
8. If the resistance of a coil is 2 at 0C and = 0.004/C, then its resistance at 100C is 2.8
9. According to Faradays law of electrolysis, when a current is passed, the moss of ions deposited at the
cathode is independent of resistance
10. When n resistors of equal resistance (R) are connected in series, the effective resistance is nR.
2. Additional Questions: Note: Prepare one mark from Drift velocity, current density, super
conductivity, combination of resistors, temperature dependence of a resistance, internal resistance of a cell,
Wheatstone bridge, metrebridge, potentiometer, Faradays law, electric cell, and prepare unit based questions
for current, mobility, current density, mresistance, conductance, specific resistance, electric energy,
electrochemical equivalence etc..
1. Expression for current density is J = 1/ A
2. The unit of conductance is mho
3. Transition temperature of mercury is 4.2 K. (June 09) 4. The unit of conductivity is mho m -1 (June 07)
5. Resistance of metal wire of length 10cm is 2. If the wire is stretched uniformly to 50cm the resistance is 50
(Mar 06)
6. The colour code on a carbon resister is red red black. The resistance of the resistor is 22 (June 06)
7. The brown ring at one end of a carbon resistor indicates a tolerance of 1% (Mar 07)
8. Drift Velocity in metals is the order of 0.1 cms-1
9. Unit of current density is Am-2.
10. The cell which supplies intermittent current is Leclanche cell.
11. The e.m.f of Leclanche cell is 1.5 V
12. The e.m.f of freshly charged lead acid accumulator is 2.2 V
13. The internal resistance of a secondary cell is low.
14. Ohms law is true for Conductors only.
15. The relation between current and drift velocity is I=nAVde (O 10)
16. Unit of mobility is m2V-1s-1
17. Unit of electrochemical equivalent is Kgc-1
18. The core of a caron resistor is made of ceramic
19. The tolerance of carbon resistors without a colour ring is 20%
20. A material with negative temperature coefficient of resistance is called thermistor.
21. Due to ageing, the internal resistance of a cell increases
22. The temperature coefficient o manganin is low.
23. The electrodes used in voltaic cell are cu,zn.
24. Electrolyte used in lead-acid accumulator is dilH2SO4.
UNIT 2. CURRENT CLECTRICITY To Write 33, 34 and 35
Note: One Question chance from book back and one Problem. Refer Page No. 75-76.
1. State Ohms law. Page No.48 (Mar 10,06, Oct 07 & 09)
2. Mention any 3 application of super conductor? Page No.51 (Oct 06 & 07,June 06 & 07)
3. Distinguish between electromotive force and potential difference. Page No.62 (June 07,Oct 08, June 11)
4. State Kirchhoffs voltage law and current law? Page No.55,56 (June 06, Mar 07 & 08, June 11)
5. Define drift velocity. Give its unit Page No.47 (Mar 10,07, Oct 08 & 10, June 09, Oct 11, Mar 11)
6. Define mobility of electrons. Give its units. Page No.47 (Oct 06,10, Mar 08 & 09)
7. State Faradays laws of electrolysis. Page No.63 (Mar 06, Jun 10, Oct 10)
8. Define temperature co-efficient of resistance. Page No.54(June 08, Mar 11)
9. What are the advantages of secondary cells? Page No.68 (Oct 08, 11)

10. State Kirchhoffs laws and mention the sign convention. Page No.55,56
11. What is called current density? Is it scalar or vector? What is its unit? Page No.47
12. What is called super conductivity? Page No.50
13. Define electric resistivity of a material. Page No.49
14. Why is copper wire not suitable for potentiometer?
15. Why automobile batteries have low internal resistance?
16. The colour of a carbon resistor is yellow, violet and orange. What is the value of resistance resistor?
17. What is the difference between primary cells and secondary cells? Page No.66.67
18. Distinguish between electric power and electric energy. Page No.62 (June 08 & 09)
19. State Kirchhoffs second law for electric network. Page No.56 (Mar 09)
20. Define electro chemical equivalent of a substance. Page No.63
21. What are the changes observed at transition temperature when the conductor becomes a super conductor?
(June 2010) Page No.51
22. What is called primary cells? Page No.66
23. List the changes that occur at transition temperature. Page No.51.
24. Define Transition temperature. Page No.51
25. What is the principle of potentiometer? Page no.60
26. What is meant by charging of secondary cell? Page no.67
27. Problems: from text book example, Page No.69 - 74
2.1(Mar 10, June 11), 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 (June 07 & 09, Oct 07,10, Mar 08, Oct 11) 2.6 (Mar 07, Mar09), 2.8, 2-9
(June 08) 2-10 (Oct 06) 2-13.
28. Problems: from Book Back, page no 76 to 77. 2.30 2.31, 2.32(Jun 06), 2.34 (Oct 09), 2.38 (M 07, J 10)
2.39, 2.40. 2.41, 2.42, 2.43
5 MARK Unit-2. CURRENT ELECTRICITY To write 52 and 53 Total Questions: 19 Note: Chance for one
question and one problem. Compulsory problem is given in (Mar 07, June 10, Oct 10) - 3 Times, from this
chapter. 1. Explain the working of a Leclanche cell with a diagram. Page No.66-67 (June 07)
2. How will you compare the e.m.f.s of 2 cells using potentiometer? Page No.61, 62 (Mar 07, Oct 10 & Oct 11)
3. Obtain the condition for bridge balance in wheat stones bridge Page No.57-58 (Mar 06 & 08, June 06 & 09,
Oct 06, Mar 10)
4. If two or more resistors are connected in parallel derive an expression for the effective resistance. Page
No.53 (Oct 06)
5. Write any five applications of super conductors. Page.No.51 (Oct 08, Mar 09, June 11)
6. Explain how Metre Bridge is used to find the resistance of the wire. Page No.59
7. Define mobility. Establish a relation between drift velocity and current. Page No.47-48 (Mar 06)
8. State and verify Faradays second law of electrolysis. How is it verified experimentally? Page No.63, 64 (June
06, Mar 08, Mar 11)
9. State and explain Kirchhoffs second law for electrical network. Page No.56 (June 07)
10. Explain the principle of potentiometer. Page No.60, 61 (Oct 07)
11. Explain the action of lead acid accumulator. Page No.68(Oct 07)
12. Explain the determination of the internal resistance of a cell using voltmeter. Page No.54, 55 (June 08, Oct
09, June 11)
13. State the Faradays first law of electrolysis and describe the experimental verification. Page No.63 (June 08,
Oct 09)
14. Explain the construction and working of Daniel cell. Page No.66 (Oct 08, June 09, June 10, Mar 11)
15. State Ohms law. Derive the relation between the current and potential difference. Page No.48-49
16. Define resistivity of a material. How are materials classified based on resistivity? Page No.49
17. Distinguish between electric power and electric energy.
18. Problems from text book examples. Page No.69-74 2.2 (Mar 09), 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 (C.P. in June 10),
2.11 (C.P in Oct 10), 2.12 (C.P. in Mar 07)
19. Problems from book-back. Page No.76-78. 2.30 (C.P. in June 10), 2.33 (Oct 11, Mar 10, C.P. in Mar 07),
2.34, 2.35, 2.36, 2.42, 2.44, (C.P. in Oct 10), 2.45, 2.46