Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 648

Question: Two batteries, one of emf 18 volts and internal resistance $ 2\Omega $ and the other of emf 12 volt and internal resistance $ 1\Omega $ , are connected as shown. The voltmeter $ V $ will record a reading of

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Options:

A) 15 volt

B) 30 volt

C) 14 volt

D) 18 volt

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Reading of voltmeter $ =E _{eq}=\frac{E _{1}r _{2}+E _{2}r _{1}}{r _{1}+r _{2}}=\frac{18\times 1+12\times 2}{1+2}=14V $