Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 616

Question: Two non-ideal identical batteries are connected in parallel. Consider the following statements [MP PMT 1999] (i) The equivalent e.m.f. is smaller than either of the two e.m.f.s (ii) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller than either of the two internal resistances

Options:

A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct

B) (i) is correct but (ii) is wrong

C) (ii) is correct but (i) is wrong

D) Both (i) and (ii) are wrong

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Because $ E _{eq}=E $ and $ r _{eq}=\frac{r}{2} $