Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 215

Question: Two cells when connected in series are balanced on 8m on a potentiometer. If the cells are connected with polarities of one of the cell is reversed, they balance on 2m. The ratio of e.m.f.’s of the two cells is

Options:

A) $ 3:5 $

B) $ 5:3 $

C) $ 3:4 $

D) $ 4:3 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \frac{E _{1}}{E _{2}}=\frac{l _{1}+l _{2}}{l _{1}-l _{2}}=\frac{(8+2)}{(8-2)}=\frac{5}{3} $