CBSE Class 10 Science 2023 Delhi Set 1

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Question : 36
Total: 39
(i) How is electric current related to the potential difference across the terminals of a conductor
Draw a labelled circuit diagram to verify this relationship.
(ii) Why should an ammeter have low resistance?
(iii) Two V-I graphs A and B for series and parallel combinations of two resistors are as shown. Giving reason state which graph shows (a) series, (b) parallel combination of the resistors.
Solution:  
(i) V=IR, where V is potential difference, I is current and R is constant for a given resistor as its resistance. Hence, current I is directly proportional to V.
(ii) An ammeter have low resistance, so that it does not hinder and alter the flow of electric current and easily allow all the current to flow through the circuit without energy wastage due to heat losses.
(iii) We know that V=IR or
1
R
=
I
V
=
slope of graph given. Lower the slope, higher is the resistance. Clearly, graph B has higher slope than A. Therefore resistance of B is lower than that of A. We know that combined series resistance is always higher than the combined parallel resistance. Hence, A is series combination and B is parallel combination.
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