Distinguish between emf (E) and terminal voltage (V) of a cell having internal resistance r. Draw a plot showing the variation of terminal voltage (V) Vs. the current (I) drawn from the cell. Using this plot, how does one determine the internal resistance of the cell ?
As per the relation V = E – IR, between V and I, the emf is shown by the intercept on vertical axis. From the plot, the internal resistance is given by the line slope.
The figure shows a plot of terminal voltage ‘V’ versus the current ‘i’ of a given cell. Calculate from the graph
(i) emf of the cell and (ii) internal resistance of the cell.
A 9 V battery is connected in series with a resistor. The terminal voltage is found to be 8 V. Current through the circuit is measured as 5 A. What is the internal resistance of the battery?
The plot of the variation of potential difference across a combination of three identical cells in series, versus current is shown below. What is the emf and internal resistance of each cell ?
Two cells of emfs 1.5 V and 2.0 V having internal resistances 0.2Ω and 0.3Ω respectively are connected in parallel. Calculate the emf and internal resistance of the equivalent cell.
A battery of emf E and internal resistance, r, when connected with an external resistance of 12Ω produces a current of 0.5 A. When connected across a resistance of 25Ω, it produces a current of 0.25 A. Determine
(i) the emf and (ii) the internal resistance of the cell.
A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 ohm is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit is 0.5 A, find :
(i) the resistance of the resistor;
(ii) the terminal voltage of the battery.
Two identical cells, each of emf E, having negligible internal resistance, are connected in parallel with each other across an external resistance R. What is the current through this resistance ?
Draw a graph showing variation of resistivity with temperature for nichrome. Which property of nichrome is used to make standard resistance coils ?
The figure shows a series LCR circuit connected to a variable frequency of 200 V source with L = 50 mH, C = 80 µF and R = 40 Ω find.
(i) the source frequency which drives the circuit in resonance;
(ii) the quality factor (Q) of the circuit.
Two cells of emf and have internal resistance and . Deduce an expression for equivalent emf of their parallel combination.
A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 ohm is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit is 0.5 A, find :
(i) the resistance of the resistor;
(ii) the terminal voltage of the battery.
Five charges, q each are placed at the corners of a regular pentagon of side a.
(i) What will be the electric field at O if the charge from one of the corners (say A) is removed ?
(ii) What will be the electric field at O if the charge q at A is replaced by - q ?
Draw a plot showing the variation of (i) electric field (E) and (ii) electric potential (V) with distance r due to a point charge Q.
An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field with its dipole moment parallel to the field. Find
(i) the work done in turning the dipole till its dipole moment points in the direction opposite to .
(ii) the orientation of the dipole for which the torque acting on it becomes maximum.