SHAKTINAGAR CENTER

CLASS - XII ELECTRIC CURRENT CPP

SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE

1. In a wire of cross section radius r, free electrons travel with drift velocity V when a current I flows through
the wire. What is the current in another wire of half the radius and of the same material when the drift
velocity is 2 V ?
(A) 2 I (B)  (C) /2 (D) /4
2. Two wires each of radius of cross section r but of different materials are connected together end to end
(i.e. in series). If the densities of charge carriers in the two wires are in the ratio 1: 4, the drift velocity
of electrons in the two wires will be in the ratio:
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
3. A constant current is passed through a uniform conductor. Any given segment of the conductor
will have:
(A) nett negative charge (B) nett positive charge
(C) nett zero charge (D) nett charge proportional to volume of segment.
4. A 150 m long metal wire connects points A and B. The electric potential at point B is 50 V less
than that at point A. If the conductivity of the metal is 60 × 10 6 mho/m, then magnitude of the current
density in the wire is equal to :
(A) 11 × 10–4 A/m 2 (B) 5.5 × 10–3 A/m 2 (C) 4 × 107 A/m 2 (D) 20 × 106 A/m 2
5. An electric current passes through non uniform cross-section wire made of homogeneous and isotropic
material. If the j A and j B be the current densities and EA and EB be the electric field intensities at
A and B respectively, then
b
a
(A) j A > j B ; EA > E B (B) jA > jB ; EA < EB A
B
(C) j A < jB ; EA > EB (D) jA < j B ; EA < EB
6. A current  flows through a cylindrical rod of uniform cross-section area A and resistivity . The electric
flux through the shaded cross-section of rod as shown in figure is : shaded cross
section

  A
(A) (B)  (C) (D)
 A 

7. The current density in a wire is 10 A/cm 2 and the electric field in the wire is 5 V/cm. If  = resistivity
of material,  = conductivity of the material then (in S.. units) :
(A)  = 5 x 103 (B)  = 200 (C)  = 5 x 103 (D)  = 200
8. A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 80 K. The resistance
of :
(A) each of the them increases (B) each of them decreases
(C) copper increases and germanium decreases(D) copper decreases and germanium increases
9. Four wires A, B, C and D are made of different materials. They each carry the same current I. Wire B has
twice the length of other wires. Wire C has twice the internal electric field of other wires. Wire D has twice the
diameter of other wires. Other than these differences, all wires share identical characteristics. Rank the
conductivities of these materials, from greatest to least.
(A) sA = sB > sC > sD (B) sA = sB = sC = sD
(C) sA = sB < sC = sD (D) sA = sB > sC = sD

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 10. Which graph best represent the relationship between conductivity and resistivity for a solid ?

Resistivity

Resistivity
Resistivity

Resistivity
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity

SUBJECTIVE TYPE
11. The current through a wire depends on time as i = i0 + t, where i0 = 10 A and  = 4 A/s. Find the charge
crossed through a section of the wire in 10 seconds, and average current for that interval.
12. A current of 0.50 ampere is passing through a CuSO 4 solution. How many Cu++ ions will be deposited
on cathode in 10 seconds ?
13. Estimate the average drift speed of conduction electrons in a copper wire of cross-sectional area
1.0 × 10–7 m 2 carrying a current of 1.5 A. Assume that each copper atom contributes roughly one
conduction electron. The density of copper is 9.0 × 103 kg m –3 and its atomic mass is 63.5 u.
14. An electron beam after being accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 500 V in vacuum is
allowed to impinge normally on a fixed surface. If the incident current is 100 A, determine
theforce exerted on the surface assuming that it brings the electrons to rest.
15. A copper wire of radius 0.1 mm and resistance 1 k is connected across a power supply of 20 V. (a)
How many electrons are transferred per second between the supply and the wire at one end? (b) Write
down the current density in the wire.
16. A wire has a length of 2.0 m and a resistance of 5.0 . Find the electric field existing inside the wire
if it carries a current of 10 A.
17. (i) A potential difference of 200 volt is applied to a coil at a temperature of 15ºC and the current
is 10 A. What will be the mean temperature of the coil when the current has fallen to 9 A, the
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applied voltage being the same as before? temperature coefficient of resistance = ºC–1.
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(ii) A platinum wire has resistance of 10 ohm at 0ºC and 20 ohm at 273 ºC. Find the value of temperature

coefficient of resistance. T1

18. The current-voltage graphs for a given metallic wire at two

different temperature T1 and T2 are shown in the figure. T2
Which one is higher, T1 or T2
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19. A long conductor of circular cross-section has radius r and lenght l as shown in the
figure. The conductivity of the material near the axis is s1. and increases linearly with
the distance from axis and becomes s2 near the surface. Find the resistance of
the conductor if the current enters from the one end and leaves from the other end.
20. A nichrome wire of uniform cross-sectional area is bent to form a rectangular loop ABCD. Another nichrome
wire of the same cross-section is connected to form the diagonal AC. Find out the ratio of the resistances
across BD and AC if AB = 0.4 m and BC = 0.3 m.

ANSWER KEYS
1. C 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A,D 8. D 9. D 10. C
0.5  10 1 25 1.5  63.5  10 3
11. 300 C, 30 A 12. 19
   1019 13. = 1.1 × 10–3 ms –1 or 1.1 mm s–1
1.6  10 2 16 1.6  6  9

. 2 2
14. 7.5 × 10-9 N 15. (a) n =  1017 = 1.25 × 1017 (b)  10 6 = 6.37 × 105 A/m2 16. 25 V/m
1. 6 
 n2 2 RBD 59
17. (i) 41ºC (ii) ºC–1 . 18. T2 > T1 19. 1  r (22 + 1) 20. 
R AC 35
273
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