JEE Main 2003PhysicsCurrent ElectricityPotentiometerhardMCQ

JEE Main 2003Current Electricity Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2003

Question

The length of a wire of a potentiometer is , and the of its standard cell is volt. It is employed to measure the of a battery whose internal resistance in If the balance point is obtained at from the positive end, the of the battery is

where is the current in the potentiometer wire.

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Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
D, where i is the current in the potentiometer wire

Step-by-step explanation

Potential gradient along wire, K = volt/cm

For battery V = E' – ir, where E' is emf of battery.

or K × 30 = E' – ir, where current i is drawn from battery

or = E' + 0.5i

or E' =

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