Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 638

Question: The emf of a battery is 2 V and its internal resistance is 0.5 W. The maximum power which it can deliver to any external circuit will be

[AMU (Med.) 2002]

Options:

A) 8 Watt

B) 4 Watt

C) 2 Watt

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ {P _{\text{max}}}=\frac{E^{2}}{4r}=\frac{{{(2)}^{2}}}{4\times 0.5}=2,W $