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1) What is the main disadvantage of an incandescent lamp.

Answer : In incandescent lamp a major portion of electrical energy used is lost as heat.

 2The potential difference between two points will be one volt if _____________joule of work is done in moving one coulomb of charge from one point to the other. (4.2J, 1J, 10J, 3.2J)

Answer : 1J

3) A Tungsten wire Is stretched to double its length. How many times more the quantity of  heat produced due to current flow than the former length? (double, half, four times, f/4)

Answer : 1/4

4) 2A current is passed through a conductor. What will be the amount of electric charge produced in 2 second?(2C, 1C, 4C, 3C)

Answer : 4C

5) The connecting wires of a soldering iron does not heat. Choose the correct statement relating to this.
a. The flow of current through it is zero.
b. Specific heat capacity of copper is high.
c. Having low voltage
d. Copper has low resistance

Answer: Copper has low resistance

6) Which one is the correct statement relating to the heating coil of an electric heating appliances.
a) Low resistivity
b) High resistivity 
c) Low melting point

Answer: High resistivity

7) Safety fuse is a device that works on the heating effect of electric current. From the following, choose the wrong statement relating to fuse wire.
a) It is an alloy of suitable metals.
b) Low melting point.
c) In each circuit, a fuse wire of suitable amperage is used.
d) High melting point

Answer : High melting point

8) Write the name of an electronic appliance which works on the lighting effect of electric current.

Answer : LED lamp

9) Which color of light produced from sodium vapor lamp.(Green, Blue, Red, Yellow)

Answer : Yellow

10) Arrange the following statements in suitable order relating to the working of a safety fuse.
    a) Melting of fuse wire.
    b) 
High electric current in the circuit due to short circuit and over loading.
    c) 
Circuit is broken and current through the circuit stops.
    d) 
More heat is produced in the fuse wire.

Answer : 2, 4, 1, 3

11) Write an example of a discharge lamp.

Answer : Fluorescent lamp

12) Choose the wrong statement from the following. If wrong correct them.

    a) Fuse wire is connected to the circuit in parallel.

    b) Copper wire is used as fuse wire.

    c) Fuse wire possess appropriate amperaqe.

    d) Fuse wire has hiqh meltinq point.

Answer : a) False - Fuse wire is connected to the circuit in series.

13) What happens if the interior of the bulb is not evacuated?

Answer : Filament gets oxidized and burst off.

14) If the electric current throuqh a conductor increases, what will happened to the heat produced.(increases, decreases)

Answer : Increases

15) Which metal is used as the filament in incandescent lamp?

Answer : Tungsten

16) In discharge lamp heating coil coated with thorium oxide. Why?

Answer : To increase the emitting power of the heating coil.

17) When there is no change in resistance the power becomes If the voltage is halved.
    a)Decreases to 1/4
    b)Decreases to 1/16
    c)Doubled 1

Answer : Decreases to 1/4

18) Discharge lamps are in various color's. Why?

Answer : The color of light depends on the gas inside the discharge lamp.

19) In which type of lamp contain mercury vapor which is detrimental to environment.

Answer : Fluorescent lamp and CF lamp.

20) Write one main advantage of LED lamp?

Answer : It requires only a small quantity of power.

21) An electric heater marked 800 W,400 V. What is the meaning of this statement.

Answer : If it works in 400 V - get 500 W power

22) Which are the circumstances that cause high electric current in the circuit?

Answer : Short circuiting and over loading.

2323) Which type of lamp used In search lights and film shooting.

Answer : Arc lamps

24) The amount of work done by an electrical appliance in unit time.

Answer : Power

25) Unit of power

Answer : Watt

26) Which type of lamp is used paultry farms ?

Answer : Filament lamps

27) An appliance which produce heat without heating coil

Answer : Induction cooker

28) In which type of electric lamp more electrical energy is converted into heat.

Answer : Incandescent lamp

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1 mark Questions 

Complete the below with the similar functionality.

a) Washing machine : Mechanical effect

Safety fuse : Heating effect

b) Resistance is halved : Electric current is doubled

Current in the circuit doubles : Heat generated becomes four times

c) Electric heater : Heating effect

Fridge: Mechanical effect

d) Power  = Work / Time

Amperage = Wattage / Voltage

e) Effective resistance decreases: Parallel connection

Effective resistance Increases : Series connection

f) Hydrogen: Blue

Chlorine: Green

g) Same voltage for all appliances: Parallel connection

Same current is passed through all appliances : Series connection

h) The part from which light comes out of the bulb : Diffuser cup

Metal plate that fixes the heat sink to the holder : LED chip board

i) Electric stove : Heating effect

Electric Bulb: Lighting effect

j) Tungsten - Filament lamp

Nichrome Electric iron

k) Heating coil: Nichrome

Filament : Tungsten

l) Low melting point : Fuse wire

High melting point : Heating coil

m)  I2Rt: H

l2R = P 

Identify the Odd one. Justify your answer

a) Tungsten filament, Heating coil, Fuse wire.

Fuse wire. It has a relatively low melting point. Tungsten filament and heating coil have high melting points.

b) Electric heater, Induction cooker, safety fuse, Discharge lamp.

Discharge lampLight energy is created from electrical energy. Others convert electrical energy into heat energy.

c) Inert gas, Tungston, Glass bulb, Nichrome.

Nichrome - Others are the parts of filament lamp.

d) Soldering iron, multimeter, Diffuser cup, Tester.

Diffuser cup. This belongs to the LED light bulb. The other items are repair equipment for LED bulbs.

e) Fluorescent substance, mercury, ultraviolet rays, nitrogen.

Nitrogen - Nitrogen is filled in discharge lamps. Others are the components of fluorescent lamp.

f) Base unit, LED chip board, Heat sink compound, Diffuser cup.

Heat sink compoundOne of the supplementary tools to construct an LED bulb. Others are parts of LED bulb

g) Fluorescent lamp, LED lamp, CFL lamp.

LED lamp. Since there is no mercury in it, it is not harmful to environment. Others have mercury in them.

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