What is the principle of rheostat?

A rheostat works on the principle of Ohm’s law. Ohm’s law states that the current in a circuit is inversely proportional to the resistance at the given temperature.


Related Questions

  1. What Is The Formula Of Ammeter?
  2. What is the necessary condition for a conductor to obey Ohm's Law?
  3. Why is the series arrangement not used for domestic circuits?
  4. Define: 1 volt, Potential difference
  5. The resistance R= V/I, where V=100 ± 5.0V and I = 10 ± 0.2A. What is the total error in R?
  6. Draw a circuit diagram to verify ohm’s law.
  7. Is resistance constant in Ohm's law?
  8. What are the applications of ohm's law used in daily life?
  9. State And Explain Joules Law Of Heating.
  10. Why is the curve representing Ohm's law linear?
  11. What are ohmic and non-ohmic devices? Give examples.
  12. Obtain the equation J = σE of Ohm's law on the basis of drift velocity
  13. Find the current through a resistance 2 ohm if the voltage across the resistance is 6 V.
  14. A small bulb has a resistance of 2 ohms when it is cold. It draws 0.4-ampere current from a source of4V and then starts glowing. Calculate the resistance when it is glowing
  15. Why Do We Use Ohm's Law?

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CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

  • 1.

    A circular coil of 100 turns and radius $\left(\frac{10}{\sqrt{\pi}}\right)$ cm carrying current of $5.0\,\text{A}$ is suspended vertically in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of $2.0\,\text{T}$. The field makes an angle $30^\circ$ with the normal to the coil. Calculate:

    (I) the magnetic dipole moment of the coil, and

    (II) the magnitude of the counter torque that must be applied to prevent the coil from turning.


      • 2.
        The resistance of a metal wire at \(20^\circ\text{C}\) is \(1.05\,\Omega\) and at \(100^\circ\text{C}\) is \(1.38\,\Omega\). Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of this metal.


          • 3.

            Find the ratio $\dfrac{\lambda_\alpha}{\lambda_p}$ of the de Broglie wavelength $\lambda_\alpha$ associated with an alpha particle to the de Broglie wavelength $\lambda_p$ associated with a proton if both are moving with the same velocity.


              • 4.
                A wire of length \(L\) is bent round into (i) a square coil having \(N\) turns and (ii) a circular coil having \(N\) turns. The coil in both cases is free to turn about a vertical axis coinciding with the plane of the coil, in a uniform, horizontal magnetic field and carry the same currents. Find the ratio of the maximum value of the torque acting on the square coil to that on the circular coil.


                  • 5.

                    A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single slit of width $a$ and a diffraction pattern is observed on a screen placed at distance $D$ from the slit. Explain:

                    (I) the formation of maxima and minima in the diffraction pattern, and

                    (II) why the maxima go on becoming weaker and weaker with its increasing number $n$.


                      • 6.

                        A ray of light MN is incident normally on the face corresponding with side AB of a prism with an isosceles right-angled triangular base ABC. Trace the path of the ray as it passes through the prism when the refractive index of the prism material is (i) $\sqrt{2}$, and (ii) $\sqrt{3}$.

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