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Mercury cell consists of zinc – mercury amalgam as cathode.

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Important Questions on Electrochemistry

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1.3 V battery has an internal resistance of 0.2 Ω. What will be the measured voltage across its terminals if a 5 Ω resistance is connected as a load?
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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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The figure shows a part of a closed circuit. If the current flowing through it is 2 A then VB-VA is _______

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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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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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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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Two cells of emf 6V and 3V of internal resistances 1Ω and 2Ω respectively are connected in parallel with their positive terminals together and similarly the negative terminals together. The equivalent emf of the combination would be
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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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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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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, 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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Internal resistance of a cell is independent of
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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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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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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

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Two identical cells connected in series send 1.0 A current through a 5 Ω resistor. When they are connected in parallel, they send 0.8 A current through the same resistor. What is the internal resistance of the cell?
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Two cells with the same emf E and different internal resistances r1 and r2 are connected in series to an external resistance R. The value of  R so that, the potential difference across the first cell be zero is,
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Three similar cells, each of e.m.f. 2 V and internal resistance sends the same current through an external resistance of 2 Ω, when connected in series or parallel. The strength of the current flowing through the external resistance is
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The figure shows a circuit with known resistances R1 . Neglect the internal resistance of the sources of current and resistance of the connecting wire. The magnitude of electromotive force E1 such that the resistance R is zero will be
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A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 Ω is connected to an external resistor. The current in the circuit is 0.5 A. The terminal voltage of the battery when the circuit is close is