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(i) State the law that explains the heating effect of current with respect to the measurable properties in an electrical circuit.

(ii) List the factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends.

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(i) Joules law of heating states that the heat dissipated across a resistor is directly proportional to

  1. the square of the current flowing through it
  2. resistance of the conductor
  3. duration of flow of current

i.e., H = I2Rt

(ii) Resistance of conductor depends on —

  1. length of the conductor — the resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to the length of the conductor.
    R ∝ l
  2. area of cross section — the resistance of a conductor is inversely proportional to it's area of cross section (a) normal to the direction of flow of current.
    R ∝ 1a\dfrac{1}{a}
  3. temperature of the conductor — the resistance of conductor increases with an increase in it's temperature.
  4. nature of material.

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