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A cell can be balanced against 110 cm and 100 cm of potentiometer wire, respectively with and without being short-circuited through a resistance of 10 Ω. Its internal resistance is
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Options:
  • A 1 Ω
  • B 0.5 Ω
  • C 2 Ω
  • D Zero
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 1 Ω
In potentiometer experiment in which we find internal resistance of a cell, let E be the emf of the cell and V the terminal potential difference, then

    EV=l1l2

Where l1 and l2 are lengths of potentiometer wire with and without short circuited through a resistance.

Since,

EV=R+rR    E=IR+rand V=IR

    R+rR=l1l2

or    1+rR=110100 or  rR=10100

or   r=110×10=Ω

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