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A potentiometer circuit has been set up for finding the internal resistance of a given cell. The main battery, used across the potentiometer wire, has an emf of 2 V and a negligible internal resistance. The potentiometer wire is 4 m long. When the resistance R=9.5 Ω is connected across a secondary cell the balancing length on the potentiometer wire was found to be 2.85 m. If the balancing length for the emf of the secondary cell is 3 m, the value of internal resistance of the cell is

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0.5 Ω
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0.95 Ω
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0.25 Ω
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0.75 Ω
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Solution

The correct option is A 0.5 Ω
Given:
l1=3 m, l2=2.85 m
R=9.5 Ω

Using the relation,

r=(l1l21)×R

r=(32.851)×9.5

r=0.152.85×9.5=0.5 Ω

Therefore, option (A) is correct.

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