Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Electric Current in Conductors
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Electric Current in Conductors
A 6-volt battery with negligible internal resistance is connected...
A battery with negligible internal resistance is connected across a uniform wire of length . As shown in the figure, the positive terminal of another battery having an emf of and an internal resistance of is joined to point . Assume the potential at is zero. Determine the following:
(i) The potentials at points and .
(ii) The distance from to the point on the wire where the potential equals the potential at .
(iii) The current through a wire if points and are connected by it.
(iv) The answers to (i) and (ii) if the battery is replaced by a battery.

(i) The potentials at points and .
(ii) The distance from to the point on the wire where the potential equals the potential at .
(iii) The current through a wire if points and are connected by it.
(iv) The answers to (i) and (ii) if the battery is replaced by a battery.
Options
- A(i) , ; (ii) ; (iii) ; (iv) , ,
- B(i) , ; (ii) ; (iii) zero; (iv) , , no such point exists
- C(i) , ; (ii) ; (iii) zero; (iv) , , no such point exists
- D(i) , ; (ii) ; (iii) ; (iv) , ,
Correct answer
C. (i) , ; (ii) ; (iii) zero; (iv) , , no such point exists
Step-by-step solution
Given . The battery is connected across the wire with its positive terminal at .
In the lower branch, the battery has its positive terminal at . Since the circuit is open at , no current flows through the resistor, meaning there is no voltage drop across it.
Let be at a distance from . The potential gradient along the wire of length is:
The potential at is given by:
We require :
If points and are connected, the potential difference between them is zero (). Therefore, the current through the connecting wire will be zero.
If the battery is replaced by a battery, the new potential at becomes:
The potential on the wire ranges from at to at . Since is outside this range, no such point exists on the wire.
In the lower branch, the battery has its positive terminal at . Since the circuit is open at , no current flows through the resistor, meaning there is no voltage drop across it.
Let be at a distance from . The potential gradient along the wire of length is:
The potential at is given by:
We require :
If points and are connected, the potential difference between them is zero (). Therefore, the current through the connecting wire will be zero.
If the battery is replaced by a battery, the new potential at becomes:
The potential on the wire ranges from at to at . Since is outside this range, no such point exists on the wire.