A cell sends a current i1 through a coil of resistance R1 and a current i2 through a coil of resistance is R2. The emf of the cell is
i1=ER1+rwhere is the terminal resistance of the cellr=E−i1R1i1 or i2=ER2+rAlso E=i2R2+i2r=i2R2+i2(E+i1R1i1)Simplifying, we get E=i1i2(R2−R1)i1−i2