ICSE Class 10 Physics 2020 Solved Paper

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The diagram above shows three resistors connected across a cell of e.m.f. 1.8V and internal resistance r. Calculate:
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Question : 53
Total: 67
The internal resistance r.
Solution:  
In the given diagram, 3 and 1.5 resistor are in parallel.
1
Rp
=
1
3
+
1
15

1
Rp
=
1+2
3
=
3
3

Rp=1
Now Rp and 4 resistances are in series
Rs=1+4=5
So net external resistance of the circuit =5
We know, I=
E
Rext+r

03=
18
(5+r)

0.3(5+r)=1.8
(5+r)=6
r=65
r=1
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