Effect of Temperature on Resistance

Chapter-3|Current Electricity| NCERT 12th Physics: Effect of Temperature on Resistance: Experimentally it was observed that on increasing temperature from T to T+dT, Resistance changes from R₀ to R₀+dR, then   For metals the value of α is positive, therefore resistance of the metal increases with rise in temperature. For insulators and semiconductors the value of α is negative, therefore […]

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Ohm’s Law

Chapter-3|Current Electricity| NCERT 12th Physics: Ohm’s Law: It is stated that the current I flowing through a conductor is always directly proportional to the potential difference V across the ends of the conductor, provided that the physical conditions (temperature, mechanical strain, etc) are kept constant. Note:  The value of a resistance of a conductor depend

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Electric Current in Conductors

Chapter-3|Current Electricity| NCERT 12th Physics: Electric Current in Conductors: The electrical conductivity of a solid substance depends upon the number of free electron in it. In metals, this number is quite large (nearly 10²⁹/m³). Hence metal are good conductors of electricity. In metals, the electric conduction occurs by the movement of negative charge Carriers (electrons)

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Current Density

Chapter-3|Current Electricity| NCERT 12th Physics: Current Density: The current density at any point inside a conductor is defined as the amount of charge flowing per second through a unit area held normal to the direction of the flow of charge at that point. It is a vector quantity having the same direction as that of

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Electric Current

Chapter-3|Current Electricity| NCERT 12th Physics: Electric Current: If two bodies charged to different potentials are connected together by means of conducting wire, charges begin to flow from one body to another. The charges continue to flow till the potential of the two bodies become equal. The flow of electric charges through a conductor constitutes an

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Energy Stored in a Capacitor

Chapter-2|Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance| NCERT 12th Physics: Energy Stored in a Capacitor: The energy of a charged capacitor is measured by the total work done in charging the capacitor to a given potential. The work done in charging the capacitor is stored as its electrical potential energy. Let we consider a capacitor of capacitance C.

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Combination of Capacitors

Chapter-2|Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance| NCERT 12th Physics: Combination of Capacitors: When there is a combination of capacitors in a circuit, we can sometime replace that combination with an equivalent capacitor. The two basic combinations of capacitors which can be replaced by single equivalent capacitor, are Capacitors in Series: When negative plate of one capacitor is

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Effect of Dielectric on Parallel Plate Capacitor

Chapter-2|Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance| NCERT 12th Physics: Effect of Dielectric on Parallel Plate Capacitor: Let a dielectric is inserted between the plates fully occupying the intervening reason. The dielectric is polarized by the electric field due to two metallic positive and negative plates. Since, the direction of Eᵢ (Induced electric field) and E₀ (External electric

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Parallel Plate Capacitor

Chapter-2|Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance| NCERT 12th Physics: Parallel Plate Capacitor: The simplest and the most widely used capacitor is the parallel plate capacitor. It consists of two large plane parallel conducting plates, separated by a small distance.   Electric field due to infinite plane sheet X away from positive charge   If q is the

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Capacitors and Capacitance

Chapter-2|Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance| NCERT 12th Physics: Capacitors and Capacitance: A capacitor is an arrangement of two conductors separated by an insulating medium that is used to store electric charge and electric energy.   Capacitance of Capacitor:  A capacitor consists of two conductor having charges +Q and -Q. The potential difference between them is V=V₁

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