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PHYSICS ONE LINER

ELECTRICITY

1. Atomic power station of tamilnadu is at ____ 15. When two or more cells are combined together, they make a

___
2. In thermal power stations, the thermal energy generated

by_____ 16. A cell is a single unit that converts ____energy into electrical

energy
3. In hydel power stations, the turbine is made to rotate by the

____ from dams to produce electricity 17. two or more bulbs are connected in parallel in a circuit, then

that type of circuit is called _____

4. In thermal power station ___energy is converted into electrical

energy 18. ____ circuits are used in homes

5. In Hydel power station ____ Energy is converted into electrical 19. The flow of electric charge in a circuit is called ____

energy
20. ____ is a kind of fish which is able to produce electric current

6. In atomic power station __energy is used to boil water

21. ____ is an instrument used in electric circuits to find the

7. In atomic power station nuclear energy is converted into quantity of current flwoing through the circuits.

____to produce electricity

22. Ammeter is to be connected in ____

8. A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy is

23. The materials which allow electric charges to pass through
called a__
them are called_____

9. A chemical solution which produces positive and negative ions

24. wood ,plastic,glass are example of ____
is used as____

25. The materials which do not allow electric charges to pass

10. Two different metal plates are inserted into electrolyte as

___to form a cell through them are called _____

26. Copper , aluminium is an example of ___

11. Primary cells ____ be recharged

12. ___ cells used in clocks and watches 27. The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited

commissioned the first thermal power plant in India on___

13. A cell that can be recharged many times is called ____

28. all materials are made up of small particles called ____

14. ___ cells are used in phones and laptops

29. the centre of the atom is called __

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30. The nucleus consists of ___ and __ 49. potential difference between two points is measured by using

a device called____
31. ____are positive charge

50. The electric current flow from the ____potential level to the
32. ___ have no charge ___potential level

33. Electric charge is measured in a unit called___ 51. _____of a component is the ratio of the potential difference

across it to the current flowing through it.

34. One unit of coulomb is charge of approximately ___protons or

electrons
52. The S.I unit of resistance is ___

35. Electrical charges are generally denoted by the letter ___ 53. Greater the ratio of V to I, the greater is___

36. An electric current is measured by the ____moving per unit 54. ____is the measure of a material's ability to conduct an
time at any point in the circuit
electric current

37. The conventional symbol for current is __ 55. Electrical conductivity is commonly represented by the Greek

letter___
38. The SI unit for measuring an electric current is the __

56. The S.I Unit of electrical conductivity is _____

39. Ampere is which is the flow of electric charge across a surface

at the rate of ____

57.___ is a fundamental property of a material that quantifies

how strongly that material opposes the flow of electric current

40. The movement of positive charges is called____

58. The SI unit of electrical resistivity is the___

41. electron flow actually takes place from the ____terminal to

the terminal of the battery

59. Resistivity of copper is ___

42. Conventional current is in the direction ___to electron flow 60. Resisitivy of Aluminium is ___

43. Instruments used to measure smaller current ____

61. Resistivity (ρ) (Ω m) at 20°C of silver is ___

44. Led bulbs that radiates___colours

62. Conductivity (σ) (S/m) at 20°C of silver ___

45. 1 microampere (μA) = ________ 63. Conductivity (σ) (S/m) at 20°C of copper __

46. An electric current can flow only when there is a___

64. Conductivity (σ) (S/m) at 20°C of Aluminium ___

47. The ____between any two points in the circuit is the amount
65. Alkaline cells are ___cell
of energy needed to move one unit of electric charge from one

point to the other 66. Lithium cylindrical cells are ___ cell

48. The SI unit of potential difference is___ 67. The ____commonly used in torches

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68. ____are used in automobiles and generators 86. In 1819, ____discovered the electricity that has a magnetic

effect
69.Dry cell was developed in 1887 by___ of Japan

87. ____are also used to remove splinters of steel or iron in

70. A dry cell is a portable form of a____
hospitals dealing with eye injuries

71. The Zinc vessel contains a moist paste of saw dust saturated
88. Who inevented an advanced instrument Gramphone in 1877
with a solution of _____

89. Edison used a platinum wire coil in a vacuum glass and

72. The ammonium chloride acts as an ___
discovdred the first electric bulb in ___

73. ____are substances that become ions in solution and acquire

90. Commercially viable electric bulb was exhibited in ____
the capacity to conduct electricity

91. By extending ___ Edison made first talkie film in 1891

74. the first battery, was discovered by ____, in 1800

92. Each element is made up of ____which is the smallest unit

75. The invention of the modern battery is often attributed
to____ 93. Electrons revolve around the nucleus in different paths called

____
76. ______Connects electrical components to one another

94. In an atom, the number of protons and the number of

77. ___Controls the flow of electric current
electrons will be___

78.particles that are not held to any particular atom but are free

to wander around randomly in the metal are called ____ 95. ____is the basic property of matter that causes objects to

attract or repel each other.

79. ____is simply a low resistance connection between the two

conductors supplying electrical power to any circuit 96. ____can neither be created nor be destroyed

80. ____is a common example of the practical application of the 97. A neutral object can become positively charged when

heating due to a short circuit. electrons get transferred to another object, not by receiving extra

__charge
81. The chip which are used in SIM Cards, Computers, and ATM

cards are made up of semiconductors namely___ 98. The method of transferring charges from one body to other
body is called ___

82. Rubber is an ___

99. An ____is a scientific instrument used to detect the presence

83. Wires made of copper, an electrical conductor, have very___ of electric charge on a body

84. Generation of heat due to electric current is known as the 100. In the year 1600, British physician ___invented the first

____ of electricity. electroscope.

85. ____is a safety device which is used in household wiring and 101. The first electroscope developed in 1600 by William Gilbert

in many appliances was called ____

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102. The gold-leaf electroscope was developed in 1787 by a British 116. The process of depositing a layer of one metal over the

scientist named____ surface of another metal by passing electric current in called ___

103. __ and ___are used in electroscope because they are the best 117. a coating of ____is deposited on iron to protect it from

conductors of electric current corrosion and formation of rust

104. ___ is produced by discharge of electricity from cloud to 118. ____wire is used in the filaments of the bulbs

cloud or from cloud to ground

119. __wire is used as a heating element in household heating

105. Lightning's extreme heat will ___the water inside a tree, appliances

creating steam that may burn out the tree.

120. ___is a strip of alloy wire which is made up of lead and tin

106. A safety measure devised to prevent people from getting with a very low melting point

shocked if the insulation inside electrical devices fails is

121. The charge of an electron (represented as e) is the
called____
fundamental unit with a charge equal to ___

107. ___is a device used to protect buildings from the effects of

122. We need __ to get a negative or positive ions
lightning

123. The force existing between the charges is called as ___

108. ____is the mechanism that is used to start, stop and regulate

the electric current

124. Electrostatic forces between two point charges obey ___law

109. ___circuit is one that has more than one resistor (bulb) but
125. the lines representing the electric field are called ___
only one path through which the electrons can travel

126. The electric lines of force are ___paths along which a unit
110. ____circuit, there is more than one resistor (bulb) and they
positive charge tends to move in the electric field
are arranged on many paths

127. Electric lines of force are ____line

111. In series circuit, ____of current flows through all the

components.
128. Electric field at a point is a measure of force acting on a unit

____charge placed at that point

112. In____Circuit ,if one component breaks down, the whole

circuit will burn out

129. ____is a measure of the work done on unit positive charge

to bring it to that point against all electrical forces

113. In parallel circuit , The current flowing through each

component combines to form the ____

130. ____is the rate at which charges flow past a point on a circuit.

114. In ___ Circuit , Other components will function even if

131. The standard SI unit for current is ampere with the symbol__
one component breaks down

132. The ‘pumping’ action of the electrical energy source is made

115. The most general use of electrolyte is ___
possible by the___

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133. The chemical compounds of LED bulb are __ and __ 148. Domestic supply is in the form of ___

134. The SI unit of e.m.f is___ 149. The device used to convert ac to dc is called____

135. The ___refers to the voltage developed across the terminals 150. The device used to convert dc in to ac is called____

of an electrical source when it does not produce current in the

circuit 151. ____effect of current is common to both direct and

alternating current

136. _____refers to the voltage developed between any two

152. The voltage of ac can be varied easily using a device
points (even across electrical devices) in an electric circuit when
called____
there is current in the circuit

153. Electricity can be stored only in the form of ___

137. __is the resistance of a component when the potential

difference of one volt applied across the component drives a

154. In India, the voltage and frequency of ac used for domestic
current of one ampere through it
purpose is___

138. ____law states that electric potential difference across two

155. Resistance of a dry human body is about ___
points in an electrical circuit is directly proportional to the current

passing through it
156. a normal human body is a ___conductor of electricity

139. Ohm’s law is written as __

157.____ is an electromechanical device which does not allow a

current beyond a particular value by automatically switching off

140.____, is a well-known German physicist who discovered the

relation between potential diff erence, current and resistance the connection

141. A larger unit of power, which is more commonly used is___ 158. ___is Used to select the magnitude of the current through a

circuit.
142. An ____bulb is a semiconductor device that emits visible light

when an electric current passes through it 159._____is Used to indicate the direction of current.

143. Extremely weak electric current is produced in the human 160. Horse power______

body by the movement of charged particles are called ____

161. Nichrome is a conductor with highest resistivity equal to___

144. signals are produced by ___process.

162. The reciprocal of electrical resistivity of a material is called

145. ____is one of the sources for dc current. its______

146. direction of the current in a resistor or in any other element 163. Electrical conductivity unit is___

changes its direction alternately, the current is called an__

164. The ___is a unit in the foot-pound-second (fps) or English

147. ____is the number of complete cycle of variation, gone system, sometimes used to express the electric power
through by the ac in one second

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Answers: 28. Atom

1. Kalpakkam and koodankulam 29. Nucleus

2. Burning coal 30. Protons and neutrons

3. Flows of water 31. Protons

4. Heat 32. Neutrons

5. Kinetic 33. Coulomb

6. Nuclear energy 34. 6.242×1018

7. Mechanical energy
35. `q`

8. Cell
36. Amount of electric charge

9. Electrolyte
37. I

10. Electrodes
38. Ampere

11. Cannot
39. One coulomb per second.

12. Primary cell

40. Conventional current

13. Secondary cell

41. Negative , positive

14. Secondary
42. Opposite

15. Battery
43. Milli ammeters or micro ammeters

16. Chemical
44. Red ,green , yellow and orange

17. Parallel circuit. 45. 10-6 ampere

18. Parallel 46. Potential difference

19. Electric current 47. Potential difference

20. Electric Eel 48. Volt (V)

21. Ammeter 49. Voltmeter

22. Series 50. Higher , lower

23. Conductors.
51. Resisitance

24. Insulators 52. Ohm

25. Insulators or non-conductors 53. The resistance

26. Conductors 54. Electrical conductivity or specific conductance

27. 17 April 189 55. Σ (sigma)

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56. Siemens/meter(S/m) 83. Low resistance

57. Electrical resistivity 84. Heating effect

58. Ohm-metre (Ω.m) 85. Electric fuse

59. 1.68x10-8 86. Hans Christian Oersted

60. 1.72x10-8 87. Electromagnets

61. 1.59x10-8 88. Thomas Alva Edison

62. 6.30x107 89. 1879

63. 5.98x107 90. 1897

64. 3.5x107 91. Kinetoscope

65. Secondary 92. Atoms

66. Primary 93. Orbits.

67. Dry cell 94. Equal

68. Secondary cells 95. Charge or electric charge

69. Yei Sakizo 96. Charges

70. Leclanche cell. 97. Positive

71. Ammonium chloride and zinc chloride 98. Transfer by conduction.

72. Electrolyte 99. Electroscope

73. Electrolytes 100. William Gilbert

74. The voltaic pile 101. Versorium

75. Alessandro Volta 102. Abraham Bennet

76. Wires 103. Gold and silver

77. Switch 104. Lightning

78. Free charge 105. Vaporize

79. Short circuit 106. Earthing.

80. Arc welding 107. Lightning arrestor

81. Silicon and germanium 108. Control (key)

82. Insulator 109. Series

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110. Parallel 138. Ohm’s law

111. Same amount 139. V = R I (or) V = I R

112. Series 140. Georg Simon Ohm

113. Current flow 141. Kilowatt.

114. Parallel 142. LED

115. Electroplating 143. Synaptic signals

116. Electroplating 144. Electro-chemical

117. Zinc 145. Battery

118. Tungsten 146. Alternating current

119. Nichrome 147. Frequency

120. Fuse
148. Ac.

121. 1.6 x 10-19 C

149. Rectifier

122. Electrons
150. Inverter

123. ‘electric force

151. Joule’s heating

124. Newton’s third

152. Transformer.

125. ‘electric lines of force

153. Dc

126. Straight or curved

154. 220V and 50Hz

127. Imaginary
155. 1,00,000 ohm

128. Positive & Negaative

156. Good
129. Electric potential
157. Triple switch
130. Current
158. Rheostat
131. A
159. Galvanometer
132. ‘electromotive force, (e.m.f).
160. 746 watt
133. Gallium Arsenide and Gallium Phosphide

161. 1.5 × 10–6 Ω m

134. Joules per coulomb (JC -1 ) or volt (V)

135. E.m.f 162. Electrical conductivity

136. Potential difference 163. Ohm–1 metre

137. One ohm 164. Horse power (hp)

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