Current Electricity 2 Question 25
25. Find the and internal resistance of a single battery which is equivalent to a parallel combination of two batteries of emfs and and internal resistances and respectively, with polarities as shown in figure
(1997C, 5M)
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Solution:
- (a) Equivalent emf
of the battery
PD across the terminals of the battery is equal to its emf when current drawn from the battery is zero. In the given circuit,
Current in the internal circuit,
Therefore, potential difference between
So, the equivalent emf of the battery is
Note that if
If
(b) Internal resistance (