Class 12 Physics
CBSE and UP Board
Current Electricity
NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics Chapter 3
Chapter-3 Exercise 3.5
At room temperature (27.0 °C) the resistance of a heating element is 100 Ω. What is the temperature of the element if the resistance is found to be 117 Ω, given that the temperature coefficient of the material of the resistor is 1.70 × 10⁻⁴ °C⁻¹.
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Room temperature, T = 27°C
Resistance of the heating element at T, R = 100Ω
Let T₁ is the increased temperature of the filament.
Resistance of the heating element at T₁, R₁ = 117 Ω
Temperature co-efficient of the material of the filament,
α= 1.70 x 10⁻⁴ °C-1
α is given by the relation ,α =(R₁-R)/R (T₁-T)
Therefore , T₁-T = (R₁-R )/R α
T₁-27= (117-100 )/100(α 1.70 x 10⁻⁴)
T₁- 27 = 1000
T₁ = 1000+27 = 1027 °C
Therefore, at 1027°C, the resistance of the element is 117 Ω.