Current Electricity
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3.1The storage battery of a car has an emf of . If the internal resistance of the battery is , what is the maximum current that can be drawn from the battery?Show solution
- EMF of battery,
- Internal resistance,
Concept: The current drawn from a battery is maximum when the external resistance (short circuit condition).
Formula:
Calculation:
Answer: The maximum current that can be drawn from the battery is .
3.2A battery of emf and internal resistance is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit is , what is the resistance of the resistor? What is the terminal voltage of the battery when the circuit is closed?Show solution
- EMF,
- Internal resistance,
- Current,
Part (i): Finding the external resistance
Using the formula:
Part (ii): Terminal voltage of the battery
The terminal voltage is the voltage across the external resistor:
Alternatively: ✓
Answer: Resistance of the resistor ; Terminal voltage .
3.3At room temperature the resistance of a heating element is . What is the temperature of the element if the resistance is found to be , given that the temperature coefficient of the material of the resistor is ?Show solution
- Temperature
- Resistance at :
- Resistance at :
- Temperature coefficient,
Formula:
Calculation:
Answer: The temperature of the heating element is .
3.4A negligibly small current is passed through a wire of length and uniform cross-section , and its resistance is measured to be . What is the resistivity of the material at the temperature of the experiment?Show solution
- Length of wire,
- Cross-sectional area,
- Resistance,
Formula:
Calculation:
Answer: The resistivity of the material is .
3.5A silver wire has a resistance of at , and a resistance of at . Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of silver.Show solution
- at
- at
Formula:
Solving for :
Answer: The temperature coefficient of resistivity of silver is .
3.6A heating element using nichrome connected to a supply draws an initial current of which settles after a few seconds to a steady value of . What is the steady temperature of the heating element if the room temperature is ? Temperature coefficient of resistance of nichrome averaged over the temperature range involved is .Show solution
- Supply voltage,
- Initial current (at room temperature),
- Steady current,
- Room temperature,
-
Step 1: Find initial and steady resistances.
Since voltage is constant:
Step 2: Use the temperature-resistance relation.
Step 3: Find steady temperature.
Answer: The steady temperature of the heating element is approximately .
3.7Determine the current in each branch of the network shown in Fig. 3.20.Show solution
Applying Kirchhoff's Laws:
Let:
- = current through (10 Ω)
- = current through (5 Ω)
- = current through (10 Ω)
- Current through =
- Current through =
At junction B: current in = , current out = ✓
Loop ABDA (clockwise):
Loop BCDB (clockwise):
Loop ADCEA (main outer loop):
Solving equations (1) and (2):
From (1):
Substitute into (2):
Substitute (4) into (1):
Substitute (5) into (3):
From (4):
From (5):
Currents in each branch:
- Current through (10 Ω):
- Current through (5 Ω):
- Current through (10 Ω): (i.e., in the direction opposite to assumed)
- Current through (5 Ω):
- Current through (10 Ω):
- Total current from battery:
Answer: , , , , , Total current .
3.8A storage battery of emf and internal resistance is being charged by a dc supply using a series resistor of . What is the terminal voltage of the battery during charging? What is the purpose of having a series resistor in the charging circuit?Show solution
- EMF of battery being charged,
- Internal resistance of battery,
- DC supply voltage,
- Series resistance,
Step 1: Find the charging current.
During charging, the battery's emf opposes the supply voltage:
Step 2: Find the terminal voltage of the battery during charging.
During charging, current flows into the positive terminal of the battery, so:
Purpose of series resistor:
The series resistor limits the charging current to a safe value. Without it, the current would be excessively large (since the net voltage would drive current through only the small internal resistance , giving ), which could damage the battery and the supply.
Answer: Terminal voltage during charging . The series resistor limits the charging current to a safe value.
3.9The number density of free electrons in a copper conductor estimated in Example 3.1 is . How long does an electron take to drift from one end of a wire long to its other end? The area of cross-section of the wire is and it is carrying a current of .Show solution
- Number density of free electrons,
- Length of wire,
- Area of cross-section,
- Current,
- Charge of electron,
Step 1: Find the drift velocity.
Using :
Step 2: Find the time to drift the full length.
Answer: An electron takes approximately (about 7.5 hours) to drift from one end of the wire to the other.
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