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Three materials AB and C have electrical conductivities σ2σ and 2σ respectively. Their number densities of free electrons are n, 2n and n respectively. For which material, is the average collision time of free electrons maximum?

Important Questions on Current Electricity

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A battery of emf ε and internal resistance r sends currents I1 and I2, when connected to external resistances R1 and R2 respectively. Find the emf and the internal resistance of the battery.
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Two identical storage batteries, each having emf e and internal resistance r, are connected, as shown in Fig. Determine the potential difference set up between the points A and B.

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A battery of emf e and internal resistance r is connected to a variable external resistance R. Find the value of R for which current in the circuit is maximum.
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A battery of emf e and internal resistance r is connected to a variable external resistance R. Find the value of R for which terminal p.d. across the battery is maximum. Also, find the maximum value of current in case (i) and maximum terminal p.d. in case (ii).
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Under what conditions will the strength of current in a wire be the same for connections in series and in parallel of identical cells?
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Why is the use of a potentiometer preferred over that of a voltmeter for measurement of emf of a cell or in comparing the emfs of two cell?
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The variation of potential difference V with length l in case of two potentiometers A and B is as shown. Which of these two will you prefer for finding the emf of a cell or for comparing emfs of two primary cells? Or, which of the two potentiometers, A and B, is more sensitive?

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Answer the following question:

What is the order of magnitude of the resistance of a (dry) human body?