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Why is a potentiometer preferred over a voltmeter in measuring the emf of a cell?

Important Questions on DC Circuits and Measurements

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A 10 m long potentiometer wire carries a steady current. A standard cell of emf 1.018 V is balanced against a length of 254.5 cm of the wire. What is the potential gradient across the potentiometer wire?
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In a potentiometer experiment, balancing length is found to be 120 cm for a cell E1 of emf 2 V What will be the balancing length for another cell E2 of emf 1.5 V? (No other changes are made in the experiment).
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Name the device used for measuring the internal resistance of a secondary cell.
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The figure show parts of electrical circuits. Compute I in each case.

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The figure show parts of electrical circuits. Compute I in each case.

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A wire of uniform cross-section and length l has a resistance of 16Ω. It is cut into four equal parts. Each part is stretched uniformly to length / and all the four stretched parts are connected in parallel. Calculate the total resistance of this combination.
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4Ω resistance wire is bent in the form of a circle. Find the effective resistance between the ends of a diameter.
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The figure shows the variation of potential difference V with length l of the wire for two potentiometers X and Y. Which one will you prefer for comparing emfs of two cells and why?

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