Using the concept of drift velocity of charge carriers in a conductor, deduce the relationship between current density and resistivity of the conductor.
(i) Derive an expression for drift velocity of free electrons.
(ii) How does drift velocity of electrons in a metallic conductor vary with increase in temperature ? Explain.
What is relaxation time ? Derive an expression for resistivity of a wire in terms of number density of free electrons and relaxation time.
When electrons drift in a metal from lower to higher potential, does it mean that all the free electrons of the metal are moving in the same direction ?
A 9 V battery is connected in series with a resistor. The terminal voltage is found to be 8 V. Current through the circuit is measured as 5 A. What is the internal resistance of the battery?
Define the term current density of a metallic conductor. Deduce the relation connecting current density (J) and the conductivity σ of the conductor, when an electric field E, is applied to it.
How does the random motion of free electrons in a conductor get affected when a potential difference is applied across its ends ?
(i) Three point charges q, – 4q and 2q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side ‘l’ as shown in the figure. Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the resultant electric force acting on the charge q.
Two cells of emfs E₁ & E₂ and internal resistances r₁ & r₂ respectively are connected in parallel. Obtain expressions for the equivalent.
(i) resistance and
(ii) emf of the combination
(i) Derive an expression for drift velocity of electrons in a conductor. Hence deduce Ohm’s law.
(ii) A wire whose cross-sectional area is increasing linearly from its one end to the other, is connected across a battery of V volts. Which of the following quantities remain constant in the wire ?
(a) drift speed
(b) current density
(c) electric current
(d) electric field
Justify your answer.
(i) When an ac source is connected to an ideal capacitor show that the average power supplied by the source over a complete cycle is zero.
(ii) A lamp is connected in series with a capacitor.Predict your observation when the system is connected first across a dc and then an ac source.What happens in each case if the capacitance of the capacitor is reduced ?
(i) The potential difference applied across a given resistor is altered so that the heat produced per second increases by a factor of 9. By what factor does the applied potential difference change ?
(ii) In the figure shown, an ammeter A and a resistor of 4 W are connected to the terminals of the source. The emf of the source is 12 V having an internal resistance of 2 W. Calculate the voltmeter and ammeter readings.
An inductor of 200 mH, capacitor of 400 µF and a resistor of 10 Ω are connected in series to ac source of 50 V of variable frequency. Calculate the
(a) angular frequency at which maximum power dissipation occurs in the circuit and the corresponding value of the effective current, and
(b) value of Q-factor in the circuit.
A particle, having a charge +5 µC, is initially at rest at the point x = 30 cm on the x-axis. The particle begins to move due to the presence of a charge Q that is kept fixed at the origin. Find the kinetic energy of the particle at the instant it has moved 15 cm from its initial position if
(a) Q = +15 µC and
(b) Q = – 15 µC