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A battery of e.m.f. 5.0 V and internal resistance 2.0Ω is connected to an 8.0Ω resistor. Draw a circuit diagram and calculate the current in the circuit.

Important Questions on Practical Circuits

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(b) Calculate also the potential difference across the internal resistance for each cell, and the terminal p.d.

(i) 

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(b) Calculate also the potential difference across the internal resistance for each cell, and the terminal p.d.

(ii)

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Four identical cells, each of e.m.f. 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.10Ω, are connected in series. A lamp of resistance 2.0Ω is connected across the four cells. Calculate the current in the lamp.
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The results of an experiment to determine the e.m.f. E and internal resistance r of a power supply are shown in Table. Plot a suitable graph and use it to find E and r.

V / V 1.43 1.33 1.18 1.10 0.98
I / A 0.10 0.30 0.60 0.75 1.00

 

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A car battery has an e.m.f. of 12 V and an internal resistance of 0.04Ω. The starter motor draws a current of 100 A.

Calculate the terminal p.d. of the battery when the starter motor is in operation.

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Design a circuit using the thermistor in Figure that uses a cell of 10 V and produces an output voltage of 5 V at 50°C. Explain whether the voltage output of your circuit increases or decreases as the temperature rises.

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Variation of resistance with temperature.

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To make a potentiometer, a driver cell of e.m.f. 4.0 V is connected across a 1.00 m length of resistance wire.

(a) What is the potential difference across each 1 cm length of the wire? What length of wire has a p.d. of 1.0 V across it?