Physics Syllabus (JEE Main)
Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are 5Ω, 15Ω, 10Ω, and R, what is the value of R for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
7.5Ω
B.
10Ω
C.
12.5Ω
D.
15Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we find R = (R2 * R3) / R1 = (15 * 10) / 5 = 30Ω.
Correct Answer: C — 12.5Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are equal, what is the current through the galvanometer?
A.
Zero
B.
Maximum
C.
Minimum
D.
Depends on the voltage
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Solution
If all resistances are equal, the bridge is balanced and the current through the galvanometer is zero.
Correct Answer: A — Zero
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are equal, what is the potential difference across the galvanometer?
A.
Zero
B.
Equal to the supply voltage
C.
Half of the supply voltage
D.
Depends on the resistances
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Solution
If the resistances are equal, the potential difference across the galvanometer is zero.
Correct Answer: A — Zero
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are P = 10Ω, Q = 15Ω, R = 5Ω, and S = xΩ, what is the value of x for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
7.5Ω
B.
10Ω
C.
12.5Ω
D.
15Ω
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Solution
For balance, P/Q = R/S => 10/15 = 5/x => x = 7.5Ω.
Correct Answer: C — 12.5Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are P = 3Ω, Q = 6Ω, R = 1.5Ω, and S = 3Ω, is the bridge balanced?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Cannot be determined
D.
Only if P = R
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Solution
The bridge is not balanced because P/Q ≠ R/S.
Correct Answer: B — No
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 15Ω, R3 = 5Ω, and R4 = xΩ, what value of x will balance the bridge?
A.
7.5Ω
B.
10Ω
C.
12.5Ω
D.
15Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we have 10/15 = 5/x, solving gives x = 7.5Ω.
Correct Answer: A — 7.5Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 15Ω, R3 = 5Ω, and R4 = 7.5Ω, is the bridge balanced?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Depends on the voltage
D.
Not enough information
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Solution
The bridge is balanced if R1/R2 = R3/R4. Here, 10/15 = 5/7.5, which simplifies to 2/3 = 2/3, confirming the bridge is balanced.
Correct Answer: A — Yes
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 15Ω, R3 = 5Ω, what is the value of R4 for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
7.5Ω
B.
10Ω
C.
12.5Ω
D.
15Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we have 10/15 = 5/R4. Solving gives R4 = 7.5Ω.
Correct Answer: C — 12.5Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 15Ω, R3 = 5Ω, what should R4 be for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
7.5Ω
B.
10Ω
C.
12.5Ω
D.
15Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we find R4 = (R2 * R3) / R1 = (15 * 5) / 10 = 7.5Ω.
Correct Answer: C — 12.5Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 20Ω, R3 = 15Ω, what is the value of R4 for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
30Ω
B.
20Ω
C.
15Ω
D.
10Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we find R4 = (R2 * R3) / R1 = (20 * 15) / 10 = 30Ω.
Correct Answer: B — 20Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 20Ω, R3 = 15Ω, what should R4 be for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
30Ω
B.
15Ω
C.
20Ω
D.
10Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we find R4 = (R2 * R3) / R1 = (20 * 15) / 10 = 30Ω.
Correct Answer: B — 15Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1 = 20Ω, R2 = 30Ω, and R3 = 10Ω, what is the value of R4 for the bridge to be balanced?
A.
15Ω
B.
20Ω
C.
25Ω
D.
30Ω
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Solution
Using the balance condition R1/R2 = R3/R4, we have 20/30 = 10/x, solving gives x = 20Ω.
Correct Answer: B — 20Ω
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Q. If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are R1, R2, R3, and R4, what is the condition for balance?
A.
R1/R2 = R3/R4
B.
R1 + R2 = R3 + R4
C.
R1 * R4 = R2 * R3
D.
R1 - R2 = R3 - R4
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Solution
The condition for balance in a Wheatstone bridge is R1/R2 = R3/R4.
Correct Answer: A — R1/R2 = R3/R4
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is 1.5 x 10^-8 Ω·m, what is the resistance of a 3 m long wire with a cross-sectional area of 0.5 mm²?
A.
0.09 Ω
B.
0.18 Ω
C.
0.27 Ω
D.
0.36 Ω
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Solution
Resistance R = ρ(L/A) = (1.5 x 10^-8)(3)/(0.5 x 10^-6) = 0.09 Ω.
Correct Answer: B — 0.18 Ω
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is 2 x 10^-8 Ω·m and the wire has a length of 3 m and a cross-sectional area of 0.5 mm², what is the resistance?
A.
0.12 Ω
B.
0.15 Ω
C.
0.18 Ω
D.
0.20 Ω
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Solution
Resistance R = ρ * (L / A) = 2 x 10^-8 * (3 / 0.5 x 10^-6) = 0.12 Ω.
Correct Answer: A — 0.12 Ω
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is doubled, what happens to the resistance of a wire of fixed length and cross-sectional area?
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Resistance R is directly proportional to resistivity; if resistivity doubles, resistance also doubles.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is doubled, what happens to the resistance of a wire of constant length and cross-sectional area?
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Resistance R is directly proportional to resistivity ρ, so if ρ is doubled, R also doubles.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is halved, what happens to the resistance of a wire of fixed length and cross-sectional area?
A.
Halved
B.
Doubled
C.
Remains the same
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
Resistance is directly proportional to resistivity; halving resistivity halves the resistance.
Correct Answer: A — Halved
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is halved, what happens to the resistance of a uniform wire of that material?
A.
Halved
B.
Doubled
C.
Remains the same
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
Resistance is directly proportional to resistivity; halving resistivity halves the resistance.
Correct Answer: A — Halved
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Q. If the resistivity of a material is halved, what will happen to the resistance of a wire of fixed length and cross-sectional area?
A.
Halved
B.
Doubled
C.
Remains the same
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
Resistance is directly proportional to resistivity; halving resistivity halves the resistance.
Correct Answer: A — Halved
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Q. If the resistivity of a superconductor is zero, what can be said about its resistance?
A.
Infinite
B.
Zero
C.
Depends on temperature
D.
Undefined
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Solution
A superconductor has zero resistivity, which means it has zero resistance.
Correct Answer: B — Zero
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Q. If the resistivity of copper is 1.68 x 10^-8 Ω·m, what is the resistance of a copper wire of length 100 m and diameter 1 mm?
A.
0.168 Ω
B.
0.168 kΩ
C.
1.68 Ω
D.
1.68 kΩ
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Solution
Resistance R = ρ * (L / A) = 1.68 x 10^-8 * (100 / (π * (0.5 x 10^-3)²)) = 0.168 Ω.
Correct Answer: A — 0.168 Ω
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 250 m/s, what is the temperature if the molar mass is 0.028 kg/mol?
A.
100 K
B.
200 K
C.
300 K
D.
400 K
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Solution
Using v_rms = sqrt(3RT/M), we can rearrange to find T = (v_rms^2 * M) / (3R) = 300 K.
Correct Answer: C — 300 K
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 300 m/s and its molar mass is 28 g/mol, what is the temperature of the gas?
A.
300 K
B.
600 K
C.
900 K
D.
1200 K
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Solution
Using the formula v_rms = sqrt((3RT)/M), we can rearrange to find T = (v_rms^2 * M)/(3R). Plugging in the values gives T = 600 K.
Correct Answer: B — 600 K
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 300 m/s at 300 K, what will be its RMS speed at 600 K?
A.
300 m/s
B.
600 m/s
C.
300√2 m/s
D.
600√2 m/s
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Solution
The RMS speed is proportional to the square root of the temperature. Therefore, at 600 K, the RMS speed will be 300 * sqrt(2) m/s.
Correct Answer: C — 300√2 m/s
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 300 m/s at 400 K, what will be the RMS speed at 200 K?
A.
150 m/s
B.
300 m/s
C.
600 m/s
D.
100 m/s
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Solution
The RMS speed is proportional to the square root of the temperature. Therefore, at 200 K, the RMS speed will be 300 * sqrt(200/400) = 150 m/s.
Correct Answer: A — 150 m/s
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 300 m/s at 400 K, what will be the RMS speed at 800 K?
A.
300 m/s
B.
600 m/s
C.
424 m/s
D.
848 m/s
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Solution
RMS speed is proportional to the square root of temperature. v_rms at 800 K = 300 * sqrt(800/400) = 300 * sqrt(2) = 600 m/s.
Correct Answer: B — 600 m/s
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 300 m/s, what is the kinetic energy per molecule?
A.
0.5 * m * (300)^2
B.
0.5 * m * (150)^2
C.
0.5 * m * (600)^2
D.
0.5 * m * (100)^2
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Solution
The kinetic energy per molecule is given by KE = 0.5 * m * v^2. Substituting v = 300 m/s gives the correct expression.
Correct Answer: A — 0.5 * m * (300)^2
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 300 m/s, what is the RMS speed of the same gas at double the temperature?
A.
300 m/s
B.
600 m/s
C.
300√2 m/s
D.
600√2 m/s
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Solution
The RMS speed is proportional to the square root of the temperature. If the temperature is doubled, the RMS speed increases by a factor of sqrt(2). Therefore, the new RMS speed will be 300 * sqrt(2), which is approximately 600 m/s.
Correct Answer: B — 600 m/s
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Q. If the RMS speed of a gas is 400 m/s and its molar mass is 16 g/mol, what is the temperature of the gas?
A.
200 K
B.
400 K
C.
800 K
D.
1600 K
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Solution
Using the formula v_rms = sqrt((3RT)/M), we can rearrange to find T: T = (M * v_rms^2) / (3R). Substituting M = 0.016 kg/mol and v_rms = 400 m/s gives T = 400 K.
Correct Answer: B — 400 K
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