Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 463

Question: Two identical batteries, each of e.m.f. 2 volt and internal resistance 1.0 ohm are available to produce heat in an external resistance $ R=0.5 $ ohm by passing a current through it. The maximum Joulean power that can be developed across R using these batteries is

[CBSE PMT 1990; BHU 1997]

Options:

A) 1.28 watt

B) 2.0 watt

C) $ \frac{8}{9},watt $

D) 3.2 watt

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ {P _{\max }}=n,( \frac{E^{2}}{4,r} )=2,( \frac{2\times 2}{4\times 1} )=2,W $