Question 1 - Past Year - 5 Mark Questions - Chapter 12 Class 10 - Electricity

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(i) Name an instrument that measures electric current in a circuit. Define unit of electric current.

Answer

An instrument that measures electric current in a circuit is an Ammeter.

The current is said to be one ampere if 1 coulomb of charge flows through a cross section of conductor per second.  

(ii) What are the following symbols mean in an electric circuit.

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Answer

  1. Rheostat 
  2. Closed plug key

(iii) Draw a closed circuit diagram consisting of 0.5 m long nichrome wire XY, an ammeter, a voltmeter, four cells of 1.5 V and a plug key.

Answer

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