Battery

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Battery: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Electric Cell, Potential Difference across Terminals of Battery Getting Discharged, Secondary Electric Battery & Determination of Internal Resistance of a Cell etc.

Important Questions on Battery

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On which of the following factors internal resistance of a cell depends:

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The reading on a high resistance voltmeter, when a cell is connected across it, is 2.0V. When the terminals of the cell are also connected to a resistance of  3 Ω  as shown in the circuit, the voltmeter reading drops to 1.5V. The internal resistance of the cell 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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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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A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connected in series with an external resistance nr . Then, the ratio of the terminal potential difference to emf is nn+α. Write the value of α.

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The terminal potential difference of a cell when short-circuited is (E=EMF of the cell)

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The terminal voltage of a cell in open circuit condition _____is its emf.

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A potential difference across the terminals of a battery is 50 V when 11 A current is drawn and 60 V when 1 A current is drawn. The emf and the internal resistance of the battery are

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A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connected in series with an external resistance nr . Then, the ratio of the terminal potential difference to emf is -

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On which of the following factors internal resistance of a cell depends:

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The potential difference V across the terminals of a battery which is getting charged is always:

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The terminal potential difference V of a battery of emf E and internal resistance r which is getting charged with electric current I flowing through it is:

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Two nonideal batteries are connected in parallel. Consider the following statemnents:
(a) The equivalent emf is smaller than either of the two emfs
(b) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller than either of the two internal resistance

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A current 2 A flows through a 2Ω resistor when connected across a battery. The same battery supplied a current 0.5 A when connected across a 9Ω resistor. The internal resistance of the battery is

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In the given circuit reading of ideal voltmeter is E2 ,then internal resistance of cell is :

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A battery has an emf 15 volt and internal resistance 1 Ω Is the terminal to terminal potential difference less than, equal to or greater than 15 volt if the current in the battery is:

(i) from -ve to +ve terminal

(ii) from +ve to -ve terminal

(iii) zero current

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The efficiency of a cell when connected to a resistance R is 60%. What will be its efficiency if the external resistance is increased to six times.

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A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 Ω is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit is 0.5 A, what is the resistance of the resistor

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If a cell is flowing current through external resistance then curve between terminal potential V and external resistance R is:

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A cell of emf ε and internal resistance r is connected in series with an external resistance nr then the ratio of the terminal potential difference to emf is: