Q. In a potentiometer experiment, if the known voltage is increased, what effect does it have on the balance point?
A.Balance point moves towards the positive terminal
B.Balance point moves towards the negative terminal
C.Balance point remains unchanged
D.Balance point becomes unstable
Solution
Increasing the known voltage will cause the balance point to move towards the positive terminal, as a higher voltage requires a longer length of wire to achieve balance.
Correct Answer: A — Balance point moves towards the positive terminal
Q. In a potentiometer experiment, if the known voltage is increased, what happens to the balance point?
A.It moves towards the positive terminal.
B.It moves towards the negative terminal.
C.It remains unchanged.
D.It becomes unstable.
Solution
Increasing the known voltage will cause the balance point to move towards the positive terminal, as a higher voltage requires a longer length of wire to balance.
Correct Answer: A — It moves towards the positive terminal.
Q. In a potentiometer experiment, if the null point is found at 75cm with a known emf of 1.5V, what is the potential gradient if the total length of the wire is 150cm?
A.1 V/m
B.2 V/m
C.3 V/m
D.4 V/m
Solution
The potential gradient is V/L = 1.5V/0.75m = 2 V/m.
Q. In a potentiometer experiment, if the wire is made of a material with higher resistivity, what will be the effect on the potential gradient?
A.It will increase
B.It will decrease
C.It will remain the same
D.It will become zero
Solution
If the wire is made of a material with higher resistivity, the potential gradient will decrease because the resistance increases, leading to a lower current for the same voltage.
Q. In a potentiometer setup, if the known voltage is 6V and the unknown voltage is balanced at 30 cm, what is the potential gradient if the total length of the wire is 120 cm?
A.2 V/m
B.1.5 V/m
C.3 V/m
D.4 V/m
Solution
The potential gradient is V/L = 6V/0.3m = 20 V/m, but since the total length is 1.2m, the gradient is 5 V/m.
Q. In a potentiometer setup, if the known voltage is increased while keeping the length of the wire constant, what happens to the balance point?
A.It moves towards the positive terminal
B.It moves towards the negative terminal
C.It remains unchanged
D.It becomes unstable
Solution
If the known voltage is increased, the balance point will move towards the positive terminal, as a higher voltage will require a longer length of wire to achieve balance.
Correct Answer: A — It moves towards the positive terminal
Q. In a potentiometer setup, if the known voltage is increased, what happens to the length of the wire required to balance the unknown voltage?
A.It increases
B.It decreases
C.It remains the same
D.It becomes zero
Solution
If the known voltage is increased, a longer length of wire will be required to balance the unknown voltage, as the potential gradient remains constant.
Q. In a potentiometer setup, if the wire has a resistance of 10 ohms and a current of 0.5 A flows through it, what is the potential drop across the wire?
A.2.5 V
B.5 V
C.10 V
D.15 V
Solution
The potential drop is calculated using Ohm's law: V = IR = 0.5 A * 10 ohms = 5 V.
Q. In a potentiometer setup, if the wire is made of a material with higher resistivity, what will be the effect on the measurement?
A.Measurements will be more accurate
B.Measurements will be less accurate
C.There will be no effect
D.It will not work
Solution
Higher resistivity increases the resistance of the wire, which can lead to a larger voltage drop along the wire, potentially affecting the accuracy of the measurements.
Correct Answer: B — Measurements will be less accurate
Q. In a practical Wheatstone bridge, what is the effect of temperature on resistance measurements?
A.Temperature has no effect
B.Resistance increases with temperature
C.Resistance decreases with temperature
D.It depends on the material
Solution
The effect of temperature on resistance measurements in a Wheatstone bridge depends on the material of the resistors, as different materials have different temperature coefficients.
Q. In a prism, if the angle of the prism is 60 degrees, what is the minimum angle of deviation for light passing through it?
A.30 degrees
B.60 degrees
C.90 degrees
D.45 degrees
Solution
The minimum angle of deviation (D) for a prism is given by D = A, where A is the angle of the prism. Therefore, for a 60-degree prism, the minimum angle of deviation is 30 degrees.