1.On what factors does the resistance of a conductor depend ?
2. Will current flow more easily through a thick wire or a thin wire of the same material ,when connected to the same source ? Why ?
3. Let the resistance of an electrical component remains constant while the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half of its former value. What change will occur in the current through it ?
4. Why are coils of electric toaster sand electricirons made of analloy rather than a pure metal ?
5. Use the data in Table 12.2 to answer the following –
(a) Which among iron and mercury is a better conductor ?
(b) Which material is the best conductor ?
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Explanation:
1. The resistance of a conductor depends on the cross sectional area of the conductor, the length of the conductor, and its resistivity.
2. The current will flow more easily through the thick wire than the thin wire. It is because the resistance of a conductor is inversely proportional to its area of cross-section. If the thicker the wire, the less is resistance and hence more easily the current flows.
3. Let the resistance of an electrical component remains constant while the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half of its former value. What change will occur in the current through it? Therefore, the amount of current flowing through the electrical component is reduced by half.
4. Coils of electric toasters and electric irons made of an alloy rather than a pure metal due to the following reasons: The resistivity of an alloy is higher than the pure metal. At high temperatures, the alloys do not oxidize. Alloy does not melt readily and get deformed.
5. (a) In the said table we can see that the resistivity of mercury is more than that of iron. Therefore iron is a better conductor than mercury.
(b) In the said table we can see that the resistivity of silver is the lowest among the all materials. Hence, it is the best conductor.
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