Four identical cells each of EMF 2 volt are joined in parallel providing supply of current to external circuit , consisting of 2 resistors of joined in parallel combination and the terminal voltage of the cell is 1.6 Volt.
Find internal resistance of each cell.
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Let the internal resistance of each cell be R .
The E M F across A B = 2 V and Terminal voltage difference ( V ) across A B = 1 . 6 V .
The equivalent resistance ( R eq ) of all the internal resistances = 4 R .
So current ( i ) going through 1 5 ∣ ∣ 1 5 = 1 5 + 1 5 1 5 × 1 5 = 2 1 5 is 2 1 5 1 . 6 = 7 5 1 6 A .
Now,
E M F 2 0 . 4 R = V + i R eq = 1 . 6 + 7 5 1 6 ⋅ 4 R = 7 5 4 R = 7 . 5