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Moving Charges And Magnetism

Question
CBSEENPH12039704

In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing with a cell is at length 240 cm. On shunting, the cell with a resistance of 2Ω the balancing length becomes 120 cm. The internal resistance of the cell is

  • 1 Ω

  • 0.5 Ω

  • 3 Ω

  • 2Ω

Solution

D.

2Ω

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