Current Electricity - Result Question 50

53. A cell can be balanced against 110cm and 100 cm of potentiometer wire, respectively with and without being short circuited through a resistance of 10Ω. Its internal resistance is

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(a) 1.0ohm

(b) 0.5ohm

(c) 2.0ohm

(d) zero

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 53. (a)

Solution:

  1. (a) Here E>ERR+r, hence the lengths 110cm and 100cm are interchanged.

Without being short-circuited through R, only the battery E is balanced.

E=VL×l1=VL×110..(i)

When R is connected across E, Ri=VL×l2

or, R(ER+r)=VL×100.

Dividing (i) by (ii), we get

R+rR=110100

or, 100R+100r=110R

or, 10R=100r

r=10R100=10×10100(R=10Ω)

r=1Ω.



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