Notes of chapter Electricity of class 10 ? ✔
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1.�� Positive and negative charges: The charge acquired by a glass rod when rubbed with silk is
called positive charge and the charge acquired by an ebonite rod when rubbed with wool is called negative charge.
2.�� Coulomb: It is the S.I. unit of charge. One coulomb is defined as that amount of charge which repels an equal and similar charge with a force of 9 x 109 N when placed in vacuum at a distance of 1 meter from it.
Charge on an electron = -1.6 x 10-19 coulomb.
3.�� Static and current electricities: Static electricity deals with the electric charges at rest while the current electricity deals with the electric charges in motion.
4.�� Conductor: A substance which allows passage of electric charges through it easily is called a
?conductor�. A conductor offers very low resistance to the flow of current. For example copper,silver, aluminium etc.
5.�� Insulator: A substance that has infinitely high resistance does not allow electric current to flow through it. It is called an ?insulator�. For example rubber, glass, plastic, ebonite etc.
6.�� Electric current: The flow of electric charges across a cross-section of a conductor constitutes an electric current. It is defined as the rate of flow of the electric charge through any section of a conductor.���� Electric currentharge/Time or I = Q/t Electric current is a scalar quantity.
7.�� Ampere: It is the S.I. unit of current. If one coulomb of charge flows through any section of a conductor in one second, then current through it is said to be one ampere.
1 ampere = 1 coulomb/1 second��� or����� 1 A = 1C/1s = 1Cs-1
1 milliampere =� �1 mA = 10-3 A
1 microampere = 1�A = 10-6 A
8.�� Electric circuit: The closed path along which electric current flows is called an ?electric circuit�.
9.�� Conventional current: Conventionally, the direction of motion of positive charges is taken as the direction of current. The direction of conventional current is opposite to that of the negatively charged electrons.
10. Electric field: It is the region around a charged body within which its influence can be experienced.
11. Electrostatic potential: Electrostatic potential at any point in an electric field is defined as the amount of work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinity to that point. Its unit is volt. Positive charges move from higher to lower potential regions. Electrons, being negatively charged, move from lower to higher potential regions.
12. Potential difference between two points: The Potential difference between two points in an electric field is the amount of work done in bringing a unit positive charge from one to another. Potential difference = Work done/Charge �or�� V = W/Q
13. One volt potential difference: The Potential difference between two points in an electric field is said to one volt if one joule of work has to be done in bringing a positive charge of one coulomb from one point to another. 1 volt = 1 joule/1 coulomb� or �1 V = 1J/1C
14. Galvanometer: It is device to detect current in an electric circuit.
15. Ammeter: It is device to measure current in a circuit. It is always connected in series in a circuit.
16. Voltmeter: It is a device to measure potential difference. It is always connected in parallel to the component across which the potential difference is to be measured.
17. Ohm�s law: This law states that the current passing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference cross its ends, provided the physical conditions like temperature, density etc. remains unchanged. V ? I �or �V = RI
18. Resistance: It is a property of a conductor by virtue of which it opposes the flow of current through it. It is equal to the ratio of the potential difference applied across its ends and the current flowing through it. Resistance = Potential difference/Current or��� R = V/I
19. Ohm: It is the S.I. unit of resistance. A conductor has a resistance of one ohm if a current of one ampere flows through it on applying a potential difference of one volt across its ends.
1 ohm = 1 volt/1 ampere��or� 1? = 1V/1A
20. Factors on which resistance of a conductor depends: �The resistance R of a conductor depends
i) Directly on its length L i.e. R ? L.
ii) inversely on its area of cross-section A i.e. R ? 1/A
iii) on the nature of material of the conductor on. On combining the above factors, we get
R ? L/A
R = ? �L/A��
The proportionality constant ? is called resistivity of conductor.
21. Resistivity: It is defined as the resistance offered by a cube of a material of side 1 m when current flows perpendicular to its opposite faces. Its S.I. unit is ohm-meter (?m). Resistivity, ? = RA/L
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