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Derive an expression for the effective EMF and effective internal resistance of two cells connected in parallel.

Important Questions on Current Electricity

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In the given circuit, an ideal voltmeter connected across the 10 Ω resistance reads  2 V . The internal resistance r, of each cell is:
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Which of the following are true, when the cells are connected in series?
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Assertion: When cells are connected in parallel to the external load, the effective e.m.f. increases.

Reason: All the cells will be sending the current to the external load in the same direction.
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The figure shows a circuit with known resistances R1 . Neglect the internal resistance of the sources of current and resistance of the connecting wire. The magnitude of electromotive force E1 such that the resistance R is zero will be
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Two batteries, one of emf 18 volt and internal 
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resistance 2 Ω and other of emf 12 volt and internal resistance 1 Ω, are connected as shown. The voltmeter V will record a reading of
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A battery is made by connecting six cells each having capacity 5 Ah at 1.5 V. The battery will have a capacity equal to
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Assertion: When cells are connected in series to the external load the effective e.m.f. increases.

Reason: The cells help each other in sending the current to the external load.
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In the circuit shown in figure, reading of ammeter will: 

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Eels can generate current with biological cells called electroplaques. The electroplaques in an eel are arranged in 100 rows, each row stretching horizontally along the body of the fish containing 5000 electroplaques. The arrangement is suggestively shown below. Each electroplaque has an emf of 0.15 V and internal resistance of 0.25 Ω. What is the value of current through 500 Ω in given circuit?

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Three similar cells, each of e.m.f. 2 V and internal resistance sends the same current through an external resistance of 2 Ω, when connected in series or parallel. The strength of the current flowing through the external resistance is
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Which of the following are true, when the cells are connected in series?
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24 identical cells, each of internal resistance 0.5 Ω, are arranged in a parallel combination of n rows, each row containing m cells in series. The combination is connected across a resistor of 3 Ω. In order to send maximum current through the resistor, we should have
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n identical cells, each of emf E and internal resistance r, are connected in series to a cell A which is joined with reverse polarity. The potential difference across each cell, except A, is
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Assertion: When cells are connected in parallel to the external load, the effective e.m.f increases.

Reason: Because the effective internal resistance of the cells decreases.
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Two identical cells whether connected in parallel or in series gives the same current when connected to an external resistance 1.5Ω. Find the value of internal resistance of each cell.
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Two batteries, one of E.M.F. 18 V and internal resistance 2 Ω and other of E.M.F. 12 V and internal resistance 1 Ω, are connected as shown. The voltmeter V will record a reading of
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Two identical cells connected in series send 1.0 A current through a 5 Ω resistor. When they are connected in parallel, they send 0.8 A current through the same resistor. What is the internal resistance of the cell?
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A. 50 V battery is connected across a 10 Ω resistor. The current obtained is 4.5 A. The internal resistance of the battery is _____ Ω.
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A battery consists a variable number (n) of identical cells, each having an internal resistance r connected in series. The terminals of the battery are short-circuited. A graph of current versus the number of cells will be as shown in the figure, 
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Five cells, each of internal resistances 0.2 Ω and e.m.f. 2 V are connected in series with a resistance of 4 Ω. The current through the external resistance is