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1. A conducting wire has a resistance of 20 ohm. Its length is now stretched to increase by 2 %. Calculate the resulting value of the resistance of the wire. (Ans: 20.8 ) 2. Two resistors 15 and B are connected in parallel. This combination is connected in series to a 5 resistor and a battery of e. m. f. 5 volt. If the current through B ohm resistor is 1 3 A, find the value of B. ( Ans: 7.5 ) 3. Unknown resistance X is joined parallel to a resistance of 20 . To this combination a battery of 2 volt and resistance of 10 are joined in series. If the current passing through X is 0.05 A, find the value of X. ( Ans: 20 ) 4. A cell of e. m. f 1.5 volts is connected in parallel with two resistances of 5 and 12 . Determine the current flowing from the cell as well as the current flowing through the two resistances. ( Ans: 0.425 A , 0.3 A , 0.125 A ) 5. Find the resistance of a copper wire 30 m long and 1 mm in diameter. Resistivity of copper = 1.7 10 ohm-cm. ( Ans: 0.65 ) 6. The resistance of a wire 2.5 m long and 0.9 mm in diameter is 0.07 ohm. What is the resistivity of the material of the wire ? ( Ans: 1.8 10 ohm-cm ) 7. What equal lengths of iron wire and a constantan wire, each of 1 mm diameter must be joined in parallel to give an equivalent resistance of 2 ohm ? Resistivities of iron and constantan are 10 and 49 microohm-cm respectively. ( Ans: 18.9 m ) 8. When two resistors are connected in series, their equivalent resistance is 18 and when they are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance is 4 . Find their resistances. ( Ans: 12 , 6 ) 9. Five resistances are connected as shown in the diagram. Find the equivalent resistance between the points A and B. ( Ans: 5 )
10. In the circuit shown, when R is removed, additional resistance of 72 ohm must be inserted in series with the battery in order to keep the current in the 30 ohm resistor unaltered. Find the value of R. ( Ans: 20 )