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"Electrons alone are the current carriers in conductors". Explain whether this statement is correct or not?

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Yes, In a metallic conductor, on an average there will be one free electron available per atom.
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  2. Is Ohm's law a fundamental law?

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  3. What is a primary cell? Give an example.

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  6. What are good conductors? Give examples.

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  8. Define kilowatt hour.How is it reltated to joule?

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  9. On what conservation principles the first and the second laws of Kirch...

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  10. What is the advantage of a meter bridge over a Wheatstone bridge?

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  11. What is the principle of potentiometer?

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  12. When is the series combination of cells advantageous and why?

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  13. When is the parallel combination of cells advantageous and why?

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  14. What are the advantages of using a potentiometer?

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  16. What conclusion can you draw from the following observation on a resis...

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  17. A steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non-uniform cross-se...

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  18. Is Ohm's law universally applicable for all condcuting elements? If no...

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  19. A low voltage supply from which one needs high currents must have very...

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