Explain the following
a) Tungsten is used in electric filament bulb
b) Heating elements are made up of alloys rather than pure metal
c) Series arrangement is not used for domestic circuits
d) Copper and Aluminium are generally used for electricity transmission
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Answer:
(a) The melting point and of Tungsten is an alloy which has very high melting point and very high resistivity so does not burn easily at a high temperature.
(b) The conductors of electric heating devices such as bread toasters and electric irons are made of alloy because resistivity of an alloy is more than that of metals which produces large amount of heat.
(c) In series circuits voltage is divided. Each component of a series circuit receives a small voltage so the amount of current decreases and the device becomes hot and does not work properly. Hence, series arrangement is not used in domestic circuits.
(d) Resistance (R) of a wire is inversely proportional to its area of cross-section (A), i.e. when area of cross section increases the resistance decreases or vice versa.
(e) Copper and aluminum are good conductors of electricity also they have low resistivity. So they are usually used for electricity transmission.