The power dissipated in the transmission cables carrying current I and voltage V is inversely proportional to
V
V2
B.
V2
By power dissipated across a resistance
Loss in transmission = I2R
So, loss in transmission is inversely proportional to V2.
In the network shown below, if potential across XY is 4 V, then the input potential across AB is
16 V
20 V
8 V
12 V
If the ammeter A shows a zero reading in the circuit shown below, the value of resistance R is
500 Ω
125 Ω
100 Ω
41.5 Ω
Resistance of 12 Ω and X Ω are connected in parallel in the left gap and resistances of 9 Ω and 7 Ω are connected in series in the right gap of the meter bridge. If the balancing length is 36 cm, then the value of resistance X is
72 Ω
54 Ω
36 Ω
64 Ω
Ten identical batteries each of emf 2 V are connected in series to a 8 Ω resistor. If the current in the circuit is 2 A, then the internal resistance of each battery is
0.2 Ω
0.3 Ω
0.4 Ω
0.5 Ω
In a potentiometer of wire length l, a cell of emf V is balanced at a length from the positive of the wire. For another cell of emf 1.5 V, the balancing length becomes
The smallest resistance that can be obtained by combining 10 resistors each of resistance 10 Ω is
10 Ω
0.5 Ω
1 Ω
20 Ω
Pick out the wrong statement from the following
The SI unit of conductance is mho
Conductance of a conductor decreases with increase in temperature
The relation between voltage and current for a non-ohmic conductor is linear
If the length of the metallic wire is doubled, its resistivity remains unchanged
A given resistor has the following colour code of the various strips on it : Brown, black, green and silver. The value of its resistance in ohm is
1.0 × 104 ± 10 %
1.0 × 107 ± 5 %
1.0 × 106 ± 10 %
1.0 × 105 ± 5 %
If an ideal junction diode is connected as shown, then the value of the current i is
0.013 A
0.02 A
0.01 A
0.1 A