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106. A galvanometer having a resistance G and current 110. In a potentiometer experiment when terminals of
ia flowing in it, produces full scale deflection. If the cell are connected at distance of 52 cm on the
S1 is the value of shunt which converts it into an wire, then no current flows through it. When 5 W
ammeter of range 0 – i and S 2 is the value of the shunt resistance is connected across the cell the
S1 balancing length is 40 cm. The internal resistance
shunt for the range 0 – 2i. Then the ratio of the cell (in W) is :–
S2
will be :-
200 52
(1) 1 (2) 2 (1) 5 (2) (3) (4) 1·5
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1 æ i - ia ö æ 2i - i a ö 111. A potentiometer wire has a resistance 40 W and
(3) 2 ç 2i - i ÷ (4) ç i - i ÷
è a ø è a ø its length is 10 m. It is connected to a resistance
107. If the rheostat slider were to move from the of 760 W in series. If emf of battery is 2 V then
extreme right to the far left, How will the reading potential gradient is :–
of voltmeter V1 change? (1) 0·5 × 10–6 V/m (2) 1 × 10–6 V/m

(3) 1 × 10–2 V/m (4) 2 × 10–6 V/m

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112. A 6 volts battery is connected to the terminals of
V a three metres long wire of uniform thickness and
100 ohm resistance. The potential difference

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between two points on the wire separated by a
rheostat distance of 50 cm will be :–
V1
E (1) 3 volts (2) 1 volt

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(1) First increase and then decrease

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(3) 1.5 volts (4) 2 volts
(2) First decrease and then increase
(3) Increase continuously 113. Potentiometer is used for measuring :
(4) Decrease continuously
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(1) potential difference (2) current
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108. It is observed in a potentiometer experiment that
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114. Length of a potentiometer wire is kept long and
no current passes through the galvanometer,
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uniform to achive :–
when the terminals of a cell are connected across
a certain length of the potentiometer wire. On (1) uniform and more potential gradient
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shunting the cell by a 2 W resistance, the balancing

length is reduced to half. The internal resistance (2) non-uniform and more potential gradient
of the cell is :-
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(3) uniform and less potential gradient

(1) 4 W (2) 2 W
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(4) non-uniform and less potential gradient

(3) 9 W (4) 18 W
109. In the potentiometer circuit shown in the figure, the 115. In figure battery E is balanced over a 55 cm length of
potentiometer wire but when a resistance of 10 W is
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balancing length AJ = 60 cm when switch S is open.

When switch S is closed and the value of connected in parallel with the battery then it
R = 5 W, the balancing length AJ' = 50 cm . The balances over a 50 cm length of the potentiometer
internal resistance of the cell C' is :- wire then internal resistance r of the battery is :–

2V
J' J 1m
A B
C' A
C B
E r

R S
(1) 1.2 W (2) 1.0 W (3) 0.8 W (4) 0.6 W (1) 1 W (2) 3 W (3) 10 W (4) 5 W
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116. The following diagram shows the circuit for the
comparison of e.m.f. of two cells. The circuit can be
corrected by :-
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119. In the following diagram, the deflection in the
galvanometer in a potentiometer circuit is zero,
then :-

+ –
E Rh E Rh
A B
E1 E1

G
E2 E2 G
G

(1) reversing the terminals of E (1) E1 > E2 (2) E2 > E1

(2) reversing the terminals of E1 (3) E1 = E2 (4) E1 + E2 = E

(3) reversing the terminals of E2 120. A resistance of 4 W and a wire of length 5 m

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and resistance 5 W are joined in series and
(4) reversing the current in Rh. connected to a cell of e.m.f. 10 V and internal
resistance 1 W. A Parallel combination of two

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117. AB is a potentiometer wire of length 100 cm and identical cells is balanced across 300 cm length
resistance 10 ohms. It is connected in series with of the wire. The e.m.f. E of each cell is :
a resistance R = 40 ohms and a battery of e.m.f.
E
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2 V and negligible internal resistance. If a source 4W 10 V,1 W

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of unknown e.m.f. E is balanced by 40 cm length
3m
of the potentiometer wire, the value of E is :-
E 5 W,5 m

R 2V
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40 cm
A B
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E (1) 1.5 V (2) 3.0 V
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(3) 0.67 V (4) 1.33 V

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(1) 0.8 V (2) 1.6 V

121. The emf of a standard cell is balanced over a
150 cm length of a potentiometer wire. When this
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(3) 0.08 V (4) 0.16 V

cell is shunted by a 2 W resistance, the null point
A

118. In the following circuit, the reading of the voltmeter is obtained at 100 cm. The value of internal
will be :- (in volts) resistance of the cell is :-

(1) 0.1 ohms (2) 1 ohms

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+ –
V
Rh (3) 2 ohms (4) 0.5 ohms
V
40 cm 60 cm 122. The sensitivity of a potentiometer is increased by

4.8 V G (1) increasing the emf of the cell.

+ –
(2) increasing the length of the potentiometer wire

(1) 7.2 (2) 4.8 (3) decreasing the length of the potentiometer wire

(3) 6 (4) 4 (4) none of the above.

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123. A potential gradient is established in the wire by a 125. The correct circuit for the determination of internal
standard cell for the comparison of emf's of two cells resistance of a battery by using potentiometer is :
in a potentiometer experiment. Which possibility + .
( )
of the following will lead to the failure of the
experiment ?
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(1) the emf of the standard cell is higher than that (1) G

of the other cells.

R .
( )

(2) the diameter of the wire is equal along its length + –

( )

(3) the number of wires is ten.

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(4) the emf of the standard cell is less than that (2) G
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of either cells
R ( )

124. Potentiometer wire length is 10 m, having a total + –

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resistance of 10 W. If a battery of emf 2 volts ( ).
(of negligible internal resistance) and a rheostat
are connected to it then the potential gradient

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R
is 20 mV/m; find the resistance imparted (3)
through the rheostat :-
E + –E .
( ) G

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(1) 90 W (2) 990 W

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( ).
(3) 40 W (4) 190 W

(4)
+
20
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