12.
A heating coil is labelled $$100\,W,220\,V.$$ The coil is cut in two equal halves and the two pieces are joined in parallel to the same source. The energy now liberated per second is
When heating coil is cut into two equal parts and these parts are joined in parallel, then the resistance of the coil is reduced to $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of the previous value. As $$\left( {H \propto \frac{1}{R}} \right)$$ for constant voltage so, energy liberated per second becomes 4 times, i.e. $$4 \times 100 = 400\,J.$$
13.
A wire has a resistance $$12\,\Omega .$$ It is bent in the form of a circle. The effective resistance between two points on any diameter is
Resistance of the wire of a semicircle $$ = \frac{{12}}{2} = 6\,\Omega $$
For equivalent resistance between two points on any diameter, $$6\,\Omega $$ and $$6\,\Omega $$ are in parallel.
14.
Two voltameters, one of copper and another of silver, are joined in parallel. When a total charge $$q$$ flows through the voltameters, equal amount of metals are deposited. If the electrochemical equivalents of copper and silver are $${Z_1}$$ and $${Z_2}$$ respectively the charge which flows through the silver voltameter is
The distribution of currents in the circuit is shown in the Fig. (a). Due to symmetry, current in arm $$AE$$ is equal to current in the arm $$EB.$$ Since, current in the arm $$CE$$ is equal to the current in the arm $$ED,$$ therefore the resistance of network will not change, if the wires $$CED$$ and $$AEB$$ are disconnected at $$E,$$ as shown in Fig. (b).
Now, resistance of path $$AEB = r + r = 2r$$
Resistance of path $$ACDB = r + \frac{{\left( {2r} \right) \times r}}{{\left( {2r} \right) + r}} + r$$
$$ = \frac{{8r}}{3}$$
The paths $$AEB$$ and $$ACDB$$ are in parallel, therefore the effective resistance between $$A$$ and $$B$$ will be
$$\eqalign{
& \frac{1}{R} = \frac{1}{{2r}} + \frac{3}{{8r}} = \frac{{4 + 3}}{{8r}} = \frac{7}{{8r}} \cr
& {\text{or}}\,\,R = \frac{{8r}}{7} \cr
& {\text{But}}\,\,r = 1\,\Omega , \cr
& {\text{Therefore,}}\,\,R = \frac{{8 \times 1}}{7} = \frac{8}{7}\,\Omega \cr} $$
16.
In the circuit of figure, the current in $$4\,\Omega $$ resistance is $$1.2\,A,$$ what is the potential difference between $$B$$ and $$C$$ ?
As $$R \propto \frac{{{V^2}}}{P}$$ or $$R \propto \frac{1}{P},$$ so resistance of heater is less than that of fan.
19.
The resistances of the four arms $$P,Q,R$$ and $$S$$ in a Wheatstone bridge are $$10\,\Omega ,30\,\Omega ,30\,\Omega $$ and $$90\,\Omega ,$$ respectively. The emf and internal resistance of the cell are $$7\,V$$ and $$5\,\Omega $$ respectively. If the galvanometer resistance is $$50\,\Omega ,$$ the current drawn from the cell will be
20.
All wires have same resistance and equivalent resistance between $$A$$ and $$B$$ is $${R_0}.$$ Now keys are closed, then the equivalent resistance will become
If each resistor is $$r,$$ then
$${R_0} = 3r\,\,{\text{or}}\,\,r = \frac{{{R_0}}}{3}$$
When keys are closed, then
$${R_{{\text{eq}}}} = 7\frac{r}{3} = \frac{{7\,{R_0}}}{9}$$