In potentiometer experiment, null point is obtained at a particular point for a cell on potentiometer wire 'x' cm long. If length of potentiometer wire is increased by few cm without changing the cell, the balancing length will (Driving source is not changed)

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Let the driving cell have EMF E₀ and internal resistance r . Let the resistance per unit length of the potentiometer wire be . The current in the potentiometer wire is given by I = E₀ L + r , where L is the total length of the wire. The potential gradient k (potential drop per unit length) is: k = I = E₀ L + r When the length of the potentiometer wire L is increased, the denominator ( L + r) increases, which causes the potential gradient k to decrease. For a cell of EMF E , the balancing length l is given by the co