Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 512

Question: A battery of e.m.f. 10 V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm is connected across a variable resistance R. The value of R for which the power delivered in it is maximum is given by

[BHU 1998; JIPMER 2001, 02; CBSE PMT 2001]

Options:

A) 2.0 ohm

B) 0.25 ohm

C) 1.0 ohm

D) 0.5 ohm

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

For maximum power r = R