Class 10 Science English Medium

Chapter 12: Electricity

Topics: Electric current, unit of current, potential and potential difference, prevailing symbols of useful equipments in electrical circuits, ohm’s law, resistance, dependence of resistance on length and cross-sectional area, resistivity, combination of resistances.

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1. The S.I. unit of Potential Difference is:

ohm

ampere

coulomb

volt

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2. 1 kWh is the unit of ..............

electric charge

power

electric energy

electric current

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3. In an electric circuit voltmeter is always connected in......

series

parallel

both of the above

none of the above

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4. The SI unit of resistivity is

volt

ohm

ampere

ohm-metre

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5. The rate of doing work is called ..............

potential difference

electric current

power

electric charge

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6. The length of a conductor is halved. Its conductance will be ..............

halved

unchanged

doubled

quadrupled

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7. Which of the following term does not represent electrical power in the circuit?

$I^2R$

$I^2/R$

$VI$

$V^2/R$

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8. The resistance of an electric conductor of depends on -

length of the conductor

area of cross-section of conductor

nature of material of conductor

all of the above

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9. 1 Kilowatt hour is equal to

$3.6\times {10}^4\ J$

$3.6\times {10}^6\ J$

$3.6\times {10}^2\ J$

3.6 J

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10. The S.I. unit of electric current is:

ohm

ampere

coulomb

volt

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11. The charge on an electron is........

$1.6\times {10}^{19}C$

$3.6\times {10}^{-6}C$

$3.6\times {10}^6C$

$1.6\times {10}^{-19}C$

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12. If the length of a conductor is reduced to half (without cutting), its resistivity becomes:

half

doubled

remains same

quadrupled (four times)

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13. Which of the device does not depend on thermal effect of current

Heater

Eclectic iron

Toaster

Refrigerator

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14. If the cross-sectional area of an aluminium wire is doubled and length remaining same, its resistivity will ......

remain same

doubled

halved

none of the above

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15. 2 coulomb charge passes through an electrical circuit in 0.5 second. Find the value of electric current in ampere.

1 ampere

4 ampere

1.5 ampere

10 ampere

Important Points : Electricity

Clas 10 Science MCQs of this chapter based on the following topic take a brief revision of the cahpter Electirc Current.

Electric Current:

Rate of flow of charge is called current. Its direction is always taken from positive to negative and it is measured in amperes.

Electric Resistance:

Restriction in the flow of charge is called resistance. It depends upon lenght, cross section area, temperature and the material.

Ohm's Law:

When physical states of aconductor are constant then the potential difference produced across the conductor is proportional to the current flowing through it. It is called Ohm's law.

V = IR

Where R is a constant and is known as resistance of conductor.

Measurement of Electric Current and Potential Difference:

Ammeter measures current in the circuit and is used in series in the circuit.
Voltmeter measures the potential difference across the conductor and is placed parallel to it in a circuit.

Specific Resistance:

Resistance of a conducting wire of 1 meter length and 1 square meter cross sectional area is called specific resistance of the material of the wire. Its unit is ohm $\Omega m$ i.e. ohm-metre. It does not depend on length or cross-sectional area of the wire but depends on the material of the wire.

Equivalent resistance in series combination

$$ \mathrm{R}=\mathrm{R}_{1}+\mathrm{R}_{2}+\mathrm{R}_{3} \ldots \ldots $$

Equivalent resistance in parallel combination

$$ \frac{1}{\mathrm{R}}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{R}_{1}}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{R}_{2}}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{R}_{3}}+\ldots . . $$

A pure resistor is connected to an electric source. The energy given to the pure resistor by electric source $(\mathrm{W}=\mathrm{VIt})$ fully transforms into heat energy.