Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 597

Question: A cell whose e.m.f. is 2 V and internal resistance is $ 0.1,\Omega $ , is connected with a resistance of $ 3.9,\Omega $ . The voltage across the cell terminal will be

[CPMT 1990; MP PET 1993; CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 1999; Pb. PMT 2000; AIIMS 2001]

Options:

A) $ 0.50,V $

B) $ 1.90,V $

C) $ 1.95,V $

D) $ 2.00,V $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

The voltage across cell terminal will be given by $ =\frac{E}{R+r}\times R $

$ =\frac{2}{(3.9+0.1)}\times 3.9=1.95V $