
A cell of emf and internal resistance is connected in series with an external resistance then the ratio of the terminal potential difference to emf is:

Important Questions on Current Electricity
The figure shows a part of a closed circuit. If the current flowing through it is then is _______



The variation of terminal potential difference with current flowing through as cell is as shown
The and internal resistance of the cell are




Explain the working of Daniel cell with a neat diagram.


A battery of e.m.f and internal resistance is charged by a battery charger which supplies a d.c. supply using a series resistance of . What is the terminal voltage of the battery during charging?






In case two cells are identical, each of emf and internal resistance , calculate the voltage across the external resistance

Two cells of emf and with internal resistance and respectively are connected in series to an external resistor (see figure). The value of at which the potential difference across the terminals of the first cell becomes zero is

Consider an electrical conductor connected across a potential difference Let be a small charge moving through it in time . If is the electric current through it,
(i) the kinetic energy of the charge increases by
(ii) the electric potential energy of the charge decreases by .
(iii) the thermal energy of the conductor increases by .
Then the correct statements is/are

Two cells of the same EMF but different internal resistances and are connected in series with an external resistance as shown in the figure. The terminal potential difference across, the second cell is found to be zero. The external resistance must then be:


