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This is done to protect the appliances and circuits from any damage due to short-circuit and thus accidents like fire and fatal shocks. Earthing provides an easy and safe path to the excess current in the circuit and sends it to the ground.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The work done in moving a unit charge across two points in an electric circuit is a measure of:
(a) current
(b) potential difference
(c) resistance
(d) power
A given wire of resistance 1 Ω is stretched to double its length. What will be its new resistance?
State the relation between work, charge and potential difference for an electric circuit.
Two resistors of 4 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel. The combination is
connected across a 6 volt battery of negligible resistance. Calculate:
( i) The power supplied by the battery,
(ii) The power dissipated in each resistor.
A bulb is connected to a battery of p.d. 4 V and internal resistance 2.5 Ω . A steady current of 0.5 A flows through the circuit. Calculate:
The energy dissipated in the bulb in 10 minutes.
The SI unit for electric current is the coulomb.
Match the following:
| 1. | 1 mA | a. | series |
| 2. | 1 pA | b. | ohmmeter |
| 3. | Ammeter | c. | 10-6 ampere |
| 4. | Electrical resistivity | d. | 10-3 ampere |
