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Assertion: A potential difference measured across cell with a voltmeter is always less than emf of cell.
Reason: Potentiometer is used for emf measurement.

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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The figure shows a part of a closed circuit. If the current flowing through it is 2 A then VB-VA is _______

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A cell of emf 1.8 volts gives a current of 17 A when directly connected to an ammeter of resistance 0.06 Ω. Internal resistance of the cell is
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The variation of terminal potential difference V with current flowing through as cell is as shown

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The emf and internal resistance of the cell are

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A battery of e.m.f 12 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is charged by a battery charger which supplies a 132 V d.c. supply using a series resistance of 11.5 Ω. What is the terminal voltage of the battery during charging?

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Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance 20 Ω. A voltmeter connected in the circuit measures 1.2 V. The internal resistance of each cell is :
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Consider an electrical conductor connected across a potential difference V. Let Δq be a small charge moving through it in time Δt. If I is the electric current through it,
(i) the kinetic energy of the charge increases by IVΔt
(ii) the electric potential energy of the charge decreases by IVΔt.
(iii) the thermal energy of the conductor increases by IVΔt.

Then the correct statements is/are

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Two cells of the same EMF E but different internal resistances r1 and r2 are connected in series with an external resistance R as shown in the figure. The terminal potential difference across, the second cell is found to be zero. The external resistance R must then be:

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Internal resistance of a cell is independent of