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# Question
1

Mention four types of energy losses suffered by a transformer.


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2

Why choke coil is preferred over resistance to control alternating current?


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3

Identify two difficulties which would arise when two straight wires are used to transmit
electricity direct from the source to the city station.


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4

Explain what could be done to light a 30 V bulb from a 220 volt A.C. supply?


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5

A series LCR circuit with inductance, ​L=0.12 H, capacitance, C=480​nF and resistance,
R=23Ω is connected to a 230V variable frequency supply. Determine the:

(i) Maximum current flowing in the circuit.
(ii) Source frequency for which the current is maximum.


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6

What is the advantage of using a greater length of potentiometer wire?


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7

Why is a Wheatstone bridge not suitable for measuring very high resistance?


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8

Study the circuit diagram in Figure1 then answer the questions that follow:

Study the circuit diagram in Figure 1 then answer the questions that follow:

If the value of R​1​=R​2​=R3​=R​4​=1.0Ω, R​5​=2Ω, E2​=E​3​=4V, E​1​=2.0V, calculate the;
(i) Current flowing through the circuit.
(ii) Potential difference, V​ab​.


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9

List two factors on which the resistivity of a material depends.


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10

A wire of resistivity ρ is stretched to double its length, what will be its new resistivity?
Give reason for your answer.


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