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JIPMER 2017
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Current Electricity

JIPMER 2017 · Physics · Current Electricity

You are given resistance wire of length 50 cm and a battery of...

You are given resistance wire of length 50 cm and a battery of negligible resistance. In which of the following cases is largest amount of heat generated?

Options

  1. AWhen the wire is connected to the battery directly
  2. BWhen the wire is divided into two parts and both the parts are connected to the battery in parallel.
  3. CWhen the wire is divided into four parts and all the four parts are connected to the battery in parallel.
  4. DWhen only half of the wire is connected to the battery.

Correct answer

C. When the wire is divided into four parts and all the four parts are connected to the battery in parallel.

Step-by-step solution

Let RR be the resistance of the wire (a) H1=V2tRH_1=\frac{V^2 t}{R} (b) Resistance of each part will be RR / 2. When they are connected in parallel, the resistance will be R/4R / 4. Hence, H2=4v2tRH_2=\frac{4 v^2 t}{R} (c) In case of four wires connected in parallel, the resistance will be RR / 8 ∴H3=8V2tR\therefore H_3=\frac{8 V^2 t}{R} (d) H4=V2t[R/2]=2V2⋅tRH_4=\frac{V^2 t}{[R / 2]}=\frac{2 V^2 \cdot t}{R} Hence, largest amount of heat will be generated in case of four parts connected in parallel.
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