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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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A cell of emf 1.8 volts gives a current of 17 A when directly connected to an ammeter of resistance 0.06 Ω. Internal resistance of the cell is
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A battery of e.m.f 12 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is charged by a battery charger which supplies a 132 V d.c. supply using a series resistance of 11.5 Ω. What is the terminal voltage of the battery during charging?

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Consider an electrical conductor connected across a potential difference V. Let Δq be a small charge moving through it in time Δt. If I is the electric current through it,
(i) the kinetic energy of the charge increases by IVΔt
(ii) the electric potential energy of the charge decreases by IVΔt.
(iii) the thermal energy of the conductor increases by IVΔt.

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In the given circuit, an ideal voltmeter connected across the 10 Ω resistance reads  2 V . The internal resistance r, of each cell is:
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Two cells of the same EMF E but different internal resistances r1 and r2 are connected in series with an external resistance R as shown in the figure. The terminal potential difference across, the second cell is found to be zero. The external resistance R must then be:

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Two sources of equal emfs are connected in series. This combination is connected to an external resistance R. The internal resistances of the two sources are r1 and r2r1>r2. If the potential difference across the source of internal resistance r1 is zero then the value of R will be
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In an electric circuit, a call of certain emf provides a potential difference of 1.25 V across a load resistance of 5 Ω. However, it provides a potential difference of 1 V across a load resistance of 2 Ω.The emf of the cell is given by x10 V. Then the value of x is            .
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The combination of two identical cells, whether connected in series or parallel combination provides the same current through an external resistance of 2 Ω. The value of internal resistance of each cell is
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Two cells of internal resistances r1 and r2 and of the same emf are connected in series, across a resistor of resistance R. If the terminal potential difference across the cells of internal resistance r1 is zero, then the value of R is
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A cell of emf 4 V and internal resistance 0.2 Ω is connected with the resistance of 1.8 Ω. The voltage across the cell terminal will be
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For the circuit shown in the figure, the current I will be

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Internal resistance of a cell is independent of
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Two cells of emf 2E and E with internal resistance r1and r2 respectively are connected in series to an external resistor R (see figure). The value of R, at which the potential difference across the terminals of the first cell becomes zero is

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Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance 20 Ω. A voltmeter connected in the circuit measures 1.2 V. The internal resistance of each cell is :
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Five identical cells each of internal resistance 1 Ω and emf 5 V are connected in series and in parallel with an external resistance R. For what value of R, current in series and parallel combination will remain the same?
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Two identical cells, when connected either in parallel or in series gives same current in an external resistance 5 Ω. The internal resistance of each cell will be ______ Ω.
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Two cells are connected between points A and B as shown. Cell 1 has emf of 12 V and internal resistance of 3 Ω. Cell 2 has emf of 6 V and internal resistance of 6 Ω. An external resistor R of 4 Ω is connected across A and B. The current flowing through R will be ______ A.

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In an electrical circuit, a battery is connected to pass 20 C of charge through it in a certain given time. The potential difference between two plates of the battery is maintained at 15 V. The workdone by the battery is _______ J
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A car has a fresh storage battery of e.m.f 12 V and internal resistance 2×10-2Ω. If the starter motor draws current of 80 A. Then the terminal voltage when the starter is on is
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The variation of terminal potential difference V with current flowing through as cell is as shown

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The emf and internal resistance of the cell are