Sarthak Chhetri

Four identical cells each of EMF 2 volt are joined in parallel providing supply of current to external circuit , consisting of 2 resistors of 15 Ω 15\Omega joined in parallel combination and the terminal voltage of the cell is 1.6 Volt.

Find internal resistance of each cell.


The answer is 7.5.

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1 solution

Akshat Sharda
Jan 24, 2016

Let the internal resistance of each cell be R R .

The E M F EMF across A B = 2 V AB=2V and Terminal voltage difference ( V ) (V) across A B = 1.6 V AB=1.6V .

The equivalent resistance ( R eq ) (R_{\text{eq}}) of all the internal resistances = R 4 =\frac{R}{4} .

So current ( i ) (i) going through 15 15 = 15 × 15 15 + 15 = 15 2 15 || 15= \frac{15×15}{15+15}=\frac{15}{2} is 1.6 15 2 = 16 75 A \dfrac{1.6}{\frac{15}{2}}=\frac{16}{75} A .

Now,

E M F = V + i R eq 2 = 1.6 + 16 75 R 4 0.4 = 4 75 R R = 7.5 \begin{aligned} EMF & =V+iR_{\text{eq}} \\ 2 & =1.6+\frac{16}{75}\cdot \frac{R}{4} \\ 0.4 & = \frac{4}{75} R \\ R & =\boxed{7.5} \end{aligned}

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