A potentiometer wire of length L and a resistance r are connected in series with a battery of e.m.f. Eo and a resistance r1. An unknown e.m.f. is balanced at a length l of the potentiometer wire. The e.m.f. E will be given by

(1)EorLr1l

(2)Eorlr+r1L

(3)Eol/L

(4)EorLr+r1l

Subtopic:  Meter Bridge & Potentiometer |
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Two cities are 150 km apart. Electric power is sent from one city to another city through copper wires. The fall of potential per km is 8V and the  average resistance per km is 0.5 Ω. The power loss in the wire is

(1) 19.2W

(2) 19.2kW

(3) 19.2J

(4) 12.2kW 

Subtopic:  Heating Effects of Current |
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The resistances in the two arms of the meter bridge are 5 and R , respectively. When the resistance R is shunted with an equal resistance, the new balance point is at 1.6l1. The resistance R, is


(1)10Ω

(2)15Ω

(3)20Ω

(4)25Ω 


Subtopic:  Kirchoff's Voltage Law |
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A potentiometer circuit has been setup for finding the internal resistance of a given cell. The main battery, used across the potentiometer wire, has an emf of 2.0 V and a negligible internal resistance. The potentiometer wire itself is 4 m long. When the resistance, R, connected across the given cell, has values of

(i)infinity

(ii)9.5Ω 

the 'balancing lengths', on the potentiometer wire are found to be 3m and 2.85m, respectively. The value of internal resistance of the cell is

(1) 0.25Ω 

(2) 0.95Ω 

(3) 0.5Ω 

(4) 0.75Ω  

Subtopic:  Meter Bridge & Potentiometer |
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A wire of resistance 4Ω is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of a stretched wire would be :

(1)2Ω

(2)4Ω

(3)8Ω

(4)16Ω 

Subtopic:  Combination of Resistors |
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The internal resistance of a 2.1V cell which gives a current of 0.2A through a resistance of 10Ω is :

(1)0.2Ω

(2)0.5Ω

(3)0.8Ω

(4)1.0Ω

Subtopic:  EMF & Terminal Voltage |
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The resistances of the four arms P, Q,R and S in a Wheatstone's bridge are 10Ω ,30Ω ,30Ω and 90Ω, respectively. The emf and internal resistance of the cell are 7 V and 5 Ω respectively. If the galvanometer resistance is 50Ω, the current drawn from the cell will be

(1) 1.0A

(2) 0.2A

(3) 0.1A

(4) 2.0A



Subtopic:  Wheatstone Bridge |
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In the circuit shown the cells A and B have negligible resistances. For VA=12V, R1=500Ω and R=100Ω the galvanometer (g) shown no deflection.The value of VB is 

(a)4V                                         (b)2V

(c)12V                                       (d)6V

Subtopic:  Kirchoff's Voltage Law |
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If voltage across a bulb rated 220 V-100 W drops by 2.5% of its rated value, the percentage of the rated value by which the power would decrease is

(1)20%                                             

(2)2.5%

(3)5%                                               

(4)10%

Subtopic:  Heating Effects of Current |
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A ring is made of a wire having a resistane 

R0=12Ω. Find the points A and B, as shown

in the figure, at which a current carrying 

conductor should be connected so that the 

resistance R of the sub circuit between these

points is equal to 8/3Ω

1. l1l2=58                    2. l1l2=13

3. l1l2=38                    4. l1l2=12

 

Subtopic:  Combination of Resistors |
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