Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 257

Question: For a cell of e.m.f. 2V, a balance is obtained for 50 cm of the potentiometer wire. If the cell is shunted by a $ 2,\Omega $ resistor and the balance is obtained across 40 cm of the wire, then the internal resistance of the cell is

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Options:

A) $ 0.25,\Omega $

B) $ 0.50\Omega $

C) $ 0.80,\Omega $

D) $ 1.00,\Omega $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ r=( \frac{l _{1}-l _{2}}{l _{1}} )R=0.5,\Omega $ .