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The charge per unit time through any cross-section of a conductor is called

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capacitance

electric power

current

potential difference

In a Milikian's oil drop experiment the charge on an oil drop is calculated to be 6.35 x 10^-19C. The number of excess electrons on the drop is

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3.9

4

4.2

6

The energy required to charge a capacitor of 5μF by connecting D.C. source of 20 KV is

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10 KJ

5 KJ

2 KJ

1 KJ

If the two charges in Coulomb's law have double distance between them, then electric force

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Becomes two-fold

Becomes four-fold

Remains the same

None of these

A wire is bent into a ring of radius R is given a charge q. The magnitude of the electrical field at the centre of the ring is

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Two

1/2

Zero

3/2

Potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter, because

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Voltmeter has a very high resistance

Voltmeter has a very low resistance

Potentiometer does not draw any current from a source of unknown potential difference

Potentiometer is sensitive

The force of repulsion between two point charges is F, when these are at a distance 0.1 m apart. Now the point charges are replaced by sphere of radii 5 cm each having the same charge as that of the respective point charges. The distance between their centre is again kept 0.1 m ; then the force of repulsion will

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Increase

Decrease

Remain F

Become 10F/9

If a 40 watt light bulb burns for 2 hours. how much heat is generated

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288 x 10³J

288 x 10⁸J

288 x 10⁵J

288 x 10⁶J

A cube of metal is given a positive charge Q. For the above system, which of the following statements is true?

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Electric potential at the surface of the cube is zero

Electric potential within the cube is zero

Electric filed is normal to the surface of the cube

Electric filed varies within the cube

If the length of the conductor is double and its cross sectional area is halved, its conductance will

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Increase four fold

Become one-fourth

Become one-half

Remains unchanged

A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10μC. What will be the electric field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 meters?

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Zero

5μC m^-2

20μC m^-2

8μC m^-2

The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its

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mass

resistivity

length

cross-sectional area

The ratio of the gravitational force F_gto the electrostatic force F_ebetween two electrons at the same distance apart is approximately

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9.8

24 x 10¹⁹

24 x 10⁴²

24 x 10^-44

In case of a parallel plate capacitor if the plate separation is doubled and plate area is halved, the capacitance becomes

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Four-fold

One-half

One-fourth

Zero

Equal charges are given to two spheres of different radii. The potential will

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Be more on the smaller sphere

Be more on the bigger sphere

Be equal on both the sphere

Depend on the nature of the material of the sphere

The electric flux is linked with a surface will be maximum when

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The surface is held parallel to the electric field

The surface is held perpendicular to the electric field

The surface makes an angle of 45° with the electric field

All of the above

The conductivity of a superconductor is

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Infinite

Very large

Very small

Zero

Resistance of a conductor depends upon

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the quantity of current passing through it

the voltage applied between its end

its dimensions, physical state and nature of its material

all of the above

Magnetic effect at a point caused due to flow a current depend upon the

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Quantity of current

Distance from current

Both the quantity of current and distance from current element

None of the all

A certain charge liberates 0.8 g of oxygen. The same charge will liberate. how many g of silver?

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108 g

10.8 g

0.8 g

108/0.8 g

The electric field intensity at a point due to a point charge

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Falls off inversely as the distance

Falls off inversely as the square of distance

Remains unchanged with distance

Increase directly as square of distance

Which one of the following is the unit of electric field intensity

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JC^-1

Vm^-1

Cm^-1

CJ^-1

A 10 F capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 50 V and is connected to another uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now the common potential difference becomes 20 volt.The capacitance of second capacitor is

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10μF

20μF

30μF

15μF

A point charge Q is placed at the mid-point of a line joining two charges. 4q and q. if the net force on charge q is zero. then Q must be equal to

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-q

+q

-2q

+4q

The electrode connected with the positive terminal of the current source is called

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cathode

anode

electrolyte

position

Three resistance 500,500 and 50 ohms are connected in series across 555 volts mains. The current flowing through them will be

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0.52 A

1 mA

0.7 mA

1.4 A

If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has potential V at a point distance 5 cm from its centre, then the potential at a point distance 15 cm from the centre will be

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1/3 V

2/3 V

3/2 V

3V

A heater coil rated at (1000 W - 200 V) is connected to 110 volt line. What will be the power consumed?

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200 W

302.5

250 W

350 W

Ohm's law states that

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The current through a resistor is directly proportional to the applied voltage

The voltage across a resistor is directly proportional to the current passing through it

Resistance is the constant of proportionality between the voltage and current

all of these

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