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2019 · 11 Jan · Shift 1 · Q52
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Current Electricity question

2019 · 11 Jan · Shift 1 · Q52

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The resistance of the meter bridge AB in given figure is 4 Ω\OmegaΩ. With a cell of emf ε\varepsilonε= 0.5 V and rheostat resistance Rh = 2 Ω\OmegaΩ the null point is obtained at some point J. When the cell is replaced by another one of emf ε\varepsilonε=ε\varepsilonε 2 the same null point J is found for Rh = 6 Ω\OmegaΩ. The emf ε\varepsilonε 2 is, : JEE Main 2019 (Online) 11th January Morning Slot Physics - Current Electricity Question 270 English
  1. A
    0.3 V
  2. B
    0.6 V
  3. C
    0.5 V
  4. D
    0.4 V
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Correct answer: 0.83 V

  1. Key idea: condition for same null point
    In a potentiometer/meter bridge wire, the null point depends on the potential gradient along the wire.
    If the null point remains the same for two different cells, then the potential gradient along the wire must remain the same in both cases.

  2. Resistance of potentiometer wire
    The resistance of wire ABABAB is given as RAB=4 ΩR_{AB}=4\,\OmegaRAB​=4Ω The rheostat is in series with this wire.

So total series resistance is: Rtotal=RAB+RhR_{\text{total}}=R_{AB}+R_hRtotal​=RAB​+Rh​

  1. Current in first case
    For the first cell, ε1=0.5 V,Rh=2 Ω\varepsilon_1=0.5\,\text{V}, \qquad R_h=2\,\Omegaε1​=0.5V,Rh​=2Ω Hence total resistance is R1=4+2=6 ΩR_1=4+2=6\,\OmegaR1​=4+2=6Ω So current through the potentiometer wire is I1=ε1R1=0.56I_1=\frac{\varepsilon_1}{R_1}=\frac{0.5}{6}I1​=R1​ε1​​=60.5​

  2. Current in second case
    For the second cell, ε2=?,Rh=6 Ω\varepsilon_2=? , \qquad R_h=6\,\Omegaε2​=?,Rh​=6Ω Hence total resistance is R2=4+6=10 ΩR_2=4+6=10\,\OmegaR2​=4+6=10Ω So current is I2=ε210I_2=\frac{\varepsilon_2}{10}I2​=10ε2​​

  3. Same null point implies same potential gradient
    Potential gradient along the wire is proportional to current through the wire.
    Since the same null point is obtained, I1=I2I_1=I_2I1​=I2​ Therefore, 0.56=ε210\frac{0.5}{6}=\frac{\varepsilon_2}{10}60.5​=10ε2​​

  4. Solve for ε2\varepsilon_2ε2​ ε2=10⋅0.56=56≈0.833 V\varepsilon_2=10\cdot \frac{0.5}{6}=\frac{5}{6}\approx 0.833\,\text{V}ε2​=10⋅60.5​=65​≈0.833V

Thus, ε2≈0.83 V\boxed{\varepsilon_2\approx 0.83\,\text{V}}ε2​≈0.83V​

  1. Compare with options
    Given options are:
  • A: 0.30.30.3 V
  • B: 0.60.60.6 V
  • C: 0.50.50.5 V
  • D: 0.40.40.4 V

None of these matches 0.830.830.83 V.

So the given stored answer 0.30.30.3 V is not consistent with the stated data.

  1. Likely issue
    Either the figure contains additional resistances not described in the text, or there is a typo in the problem statement/options. Based on the information provided, the correct value should be 0.83 V\boxed{0.83\,\text{V}}0.83V​
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