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Assessment: Electrical Energy, Power and Heating Effect of Electric Current

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Part A — Concept Questions

A battery has EMF 6 V and internal resistance 0.4 Ω. Find its terminal voltage when it drives 1.5 A.

Medium

A device operates at 9 V, drawing 2 A. Find its power.

Easy

Part B — Formula & Application

A current of 5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor for 20 seconds. Find the heat generated.

Medium

A heater delivers 800 W at 200 V. Find the resistance of its heating element.

Medium

Part C — Problem Solving

Four identical 2 V cells, each with internal resistance 0.1 Ω, are connected in series. Find the total internal resistance.

Medium

A battery's terminal voltage reads 11.4 V while supplying 3 A, with an EMF of 12 V. Find its internal resistance.

Hard

Part D — Real-Life Application

A fuse wire is designed to melt (breaking the circuit) when current exceeds a safe limit. Which physics principle explains this?

Medium

A power bank contains multiple lithium cells wired in parallel rather than series. What is the main benefit?

Medium

Part E — Challenge

An appliance rated at 2000 W runs for 3 hours. Find the energy used, in kWh.

Hard

Two identical heating elements, each 40 Ω, are connected in parallel and operated at 200 V. Find the total power dissipated.

Hard

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