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Multiple choice physics electrical quantities electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

how many electrons should pass through a conductor in $1$ second to constitute 1 amp current, it the charge one Eatonton is $1.6\times{10}^{-19}$

  1. $6.25\times{10}^{18}$

  2. $6.9\times{10}^{18}$

  3. $6.5\times{10}^{19}$

  4. $6.25\times{10}^{15}$
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A Correct answer
Explanation

1 ampere means 1 coulomb of charge flows per second. Since each electron carries 1.6 × 10^-19 C, the number of electrons needed is 1 ÷ (1.6 × 10^-19) = 6.25 × 10^18. Option A correctly shows this calculation.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

Four persons are saying that they carry a negative charge of a certain value.which one of these statements given by the persons is incorrect?

  1. I carry $1.90\times10^{-18}$ coulomb

  2. I carry $1.6\times10^{-18}$ coulomb

  3. I carry $1.92\times10^{-18}$ coulomb

  4. I carry $2.4\times10^{-16}$ coulomb
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Electric charge is quantized, meaning any charge must be an integer multiple of the elementary charge e = 1.6*10^-19 C. Option A (1.90*10^-18) is not a multiple of 1.6*10^-19 (1.9/0.16 = 11.875), making it physically impossible.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

What is the order of colour code for the insulation on the (a) live (b) neutral and (c) earth wire?

  1. Brown, Blue and Green.

  2. Blue, green and brown.

  3. Green, blue and brown.

  4. Green,brown and blue.
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Explanation

A 3 pin plug consists of three pins (hence the name). Each pin must be correctly connected to the three wires in the electrical cable. Each wire has its own specified color so as it can be easily identified.
The LIVE wire is RED OR BROWN. This is connected to a fuse on the live pin. The electric current uses the live wire as its route in.
The NEUTRAL wire is BLUE OR BLACK. This is the route the electric current takes when it exits an appliance; it is for this reason the neutral wire has a voltage close to zero.
The EARTH wire is GREEN OR  YELLOW and connected to the earth pin. This is used when the appliance has a metal casing to take any current away if the live wire comes in contact with the casing.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

Where the switch is connected in a circuit ? 

  1. in the ground wire.

  2. in the live wire

  3. in the neutral wire

  4. in live and neutral both.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A switch opens or closes an electrical circuit. If the circuit is open, no electricity flows. If the circuit is closed, electricity flows through the circuit. 
Example:
A light switch is commonly used. When you turn the switch on, the circuit closes and electricity flows through the light. When you turn the switch off, the circuit is opened and the flow of electricity stops, making the light go out. 
In our homes, we receive supply of electric power through a main supply (mains), either supported through overhead electric poles or by underground cables.The live wire and neutral wire, coming from the electric pole, enter a box fitted just outside our house which has a main fuse.
The live wire is connected to the switch because, the live wire carries a voltage of 220 V and the passage of this voltage can be disabled by switching of the circuit.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

The device used for producing current is called a _____.

  1. Voltmeter

  2. Ammeter

  3. Galvanometer

  4. Generator
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In electricity generation A generator is a device which uses mechanical energy to produce electrical energy which flows in form of electric current in circuits. hence Generator can produce current.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

Current in a circuit flows:

  1. in direction from high potential to low potential

  2. in direction from low potential to high potential

  3. in direction of flow of electrons

  4. in any direction.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Electric current flows from positive electrode of cell to negative electrode of cell, i.e., from high potential to low potential.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

The conventional direction of flow of current is

  1. negative terminal to positive terminal of the cell.

  2. positive terminal to negative terminal of the cell.

  3. opposite direction of electrons

  4. in direction of electrons.
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B,C Correct answer
Explanation

The current in the wire is due to the drifting of electrons inside a wire in a direction opposite to the flow of electrons. During their drifting they collide with their atoms vibrating about their mean position and lose some of kinetic energy to the vibrating atoms. 
The electrons are negatively charged particles and so, the electrons move towards the positively charged terminal from the negatively charged terminal.
Hence, the statement is true as the conventional direction of flow of current is from positive terminal to negative terminal of the cell.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

Name the physical quantity of which the unit is ampere: 

  1. Current.

  2. Capacitance

  3. Charge

  4. Voltage
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A Correct answer
Explanation

An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in a plasma.
The SI unit for measuring an electric current is the ampere, which is the flow of electric charge across a surface at the rate of one coulomb per second. Electric current is measured using a device called an ammeter.

Multiple choice physics electric current, potential difference and resistance electric potential and potential difference potential difference current in electric circuits

In an electric circuit, current starts from the-

  1. Positive terminal

  2. Either of the two terminals

  3. Negative terminal

  4. Depends upon the circuit
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The direction of an electric current is by convention the direction in which a positive charge would move. Thus, thecurrent in the external circuit is directed away from the positive terminal and toward the negative terminal of the battery. Electrons would actually move through the wires in the opposite direction.