CE 1
1. When the current i is flowing through a conductor, the drift velocity is v . If 2i current is flowed
through the same metal but having double the area of cross-section, then the drift velocity will be
(a) v / 4 (b) v / 2 (c) v (d) 4 v
2. If a 0.1 % increase in length due to stretching, the percentage increase in its resistance will be
(a) 0.2 % (b) 2 % (c) 1 % (d) 0.1 %
3. The temperature coefficient of resistance for a wire is 0 .00125 / C . At 300K its resistance is 1 ohm.
The temperature at which the resistance becomes 2 ohm is
(a) 1154 K (b) 1100 K (c) 1400 K (d) 1127 K
4. The specific resistance of a wire is , its volume is 3 m and its resistance is 3 ohms, then its length
3
will be
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 1 3 (d)
1
3
5. A wire of length 5 m and radius 1 mm has a resistance of 1 ohm. What length of the wire of the same
material at the same temperature and of radius 2 mm will also have a resistance of 1 ohm
(a) 1.25 m (b) 2.5 m (c) 10 m (d) 20 m
6. A metallic block has no potential difference applied across it, then the mean velocity of free
electrons is T = absolute temperature of the block)
(a) Proportional to T (b) Proportional to T
(c) Zero (d) Finite but independent of temperature
7. There is a current of 1.344 amp in a copper wire whose area of cross-section normal to the length of
the wire is 1 mm 2 . If the number of free electrons per cm 3 is 8 .4 10 22 , then the drift velocity would
be
(a) 1.0 mm / sec (b) 1.0 m / sec (c) 0.1 mm / sec (d) 0.01 mm / sec
8. Resistance of tungsten wire at 150 C is 133 . Its resistance temperature coefficient is 0 .0045 / C . The
resistance of this wire at 500 C will be
(a) 180 (b) 225 (c) 258 (d) 317
9. A copper wire of length 1 m and radius 1 mm is joined in series with an iron wire of length 2 m and
radius 3 mm and a current is passed through the wires. The ratio of the current density in the copper
and iron wires is
(a) 18 : 1 (b) 9 : 1 (c) 6 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
10. Two rods of same material and length have their electric resistance in ratio 1 : 2 . When both rods are
dipped in water, the correct statement will be
(a) A has more loss of weight (b) B has more loss of weight
(c) Both have same loss of weight (d) Loss of weight will be in the ratio 1 : 2
11. We are able to obtain fairly large currents in a conductor because
(a) The electron drift speed is usually very large
(b) The number density of free electrons is very high and this can compensate for the low values of
the electron drift speed and the very small magnitude of the electron charge
(c) The number density of free electrons as well as the electron drift speeds are very large and these
compensate for the very small magnitude of the electron charge
(d) The very small magnitude of the electron charge has to be divided by the still smaller product of
the number density and drift speed to get the electric current
12. Masses of three wires of copper are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1 .
The ratio of their electrical resistances are
(a) 1 : 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 3 : 1 (c) 1 : 15 : 125 (d) 125 : 15 : 1
13. A current I is passing through a wire having two sections P and Q of uniform diameters d and d/2
respectively. If the mean drift velocity of electrons in sections P and Q is denoted by v P and vQ
respectively, then
1 1
(a) vP = vQ (b) vP = vQ (c) vP = vQ (d) vP = 2 vQ
2 4
14. The resistance of a conductor is 5 ohm at 50oC and 6 ohm at 100oC. Its resistance at 0oC is
(a) 1 ohm (b) 2 ohm (c) 3 ohm (d) 4 ohm
15. A source of e.m.f. E = 15 V and having negligible internal resistance is connected to a variable
resistance so that the current in the circuit increases with time as i = 1.2 t + 3. Then, the total charge
that will flow in first five second will be
(a) 10 C (b) 20 C (c) 30 C (d) 40 C
16. Masses of 3 wires of same metal are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their lengths are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1.
The electrical resistances are in ratio
(a) 1 : 4 : 9 (b) 9 : 4 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 : 3 (d) 27 : 6 : 1
17. We have two wires A and B of same mass and same material. The diameter of the wire A is half of
that B. If the resistance of wire A is 24 ohm then the resistance of wire B will be
(a) 12 Ohm (b) 3.0 Ohm (c)1.5 Ohm (d) None of the above
SOLUTIONS
J
1. (c) vd vd J (current density)
ne
i 2i i
J1 and J2 J1 ; (v d )1 (v d )2 v
A 2A A
2. (a) R l2
R 2 l
R 0 % 2 0 . 1 0 . 2 %
R l R
1 (1 t1 ) 1 (1 0 .00125 27 )
3. (d) t 854 C T 1127 K
2 (1 t 2 ) 2 (1 0 .00125 t)
3 l l l 2 9 3
4. (b) Volume Al 3 A Now R 3 l2
l A 3 /l 3
2
l R1 l r2 1 5 2
5. (d) R 1 22 l 2 20 m
r2 R 2 l 2 r1 1 l2 1
6. (b) In the absence of external electric field mean velocity of free electron (V rms)
3 KT
Vrms Vrms T
m
i 1 . 344 1 . 344
7. (c) vd 0 . 01 cm / s 0 . 1mm / s
nAe 10 6 1 . 6 10 19 8 . 4 10 22 10 1 . 6 8 . 4
R150 [1 (150 )]
8. (c) . Putting R 150 133 and 0 .0045 / C, we get R 500 258
R 500 [1 (500 )]
i i J1 i1 r22
9. (b) Current density J
A r 2 J 2 i2 r12
J1 r22
But the wires are in series, so they have the same current, hence i1 i2 . So 9 :1
J 2 r12
l R A A R
10. (a) R 1 2 ( , L constant) 1 2 2
A R2 A1 A2 R1
Now, when a body dipped in water, loss of weight V L g AL L g
(Loss of weight) 1 A
So, 1 2; so A has more loss of weight.
(Loss of wight) 2 A2
11. (b)
2 2 2
l2 l l l3 25 9 1 1
12. (d) R R1 : R 2 : R 3 1 : 2 :
m
: : 25 : 3 : 125 : 15 : 1 .
m m1 m 2 3 1 3 5 5
2 2
dQ
i 1 1 v d /2 1 1
13. (c) Drift velocity vd v d or v d 2 P v P vQ .
neA A d vQ d P d 4 4
R1 (1 t1 ) 5 (1 50 ) 1
14. (d) per o C
R2 (1 t2 ) 6 (1 100 ) 200
1
Again by Rt R0 (1 t) 5 R0 1 50 R0 4 .
200
5
1 .2 t 2
15. (c) i dQ dQ idt Q tt12 i dt 05(1 .2 t 3) dt 3 t 30 C
dt 2 0
l2 l2 l2 l2 9 4 1
16. (d) R R1 : R 2 : R 3 1 : 2 : 3 R1 : R 2 : R 3 : : 27 : 6 : 1 .
m m1 m 2 m 3 1 2 3
17. (c) Same mass, same material i.e. volume is same or Al = constant
2 4 4
l1 A2 A2 d2 d
Also, R
l
R1 24 16 R2 1. 5 .
A R2 l2 A1 A1 d
1
R2 d /2
