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JEE Main 2021Current Electricity Question with Solution

JEE Main 2021 (25 Jul Shift 2)

Question

In the given potentiometer circuit arrangement, the balancing length AC is measured to be 250 cm. When the galvanometer connection is shifted from point (1) to point (2) in the given diagram, the balancing length becomes 400 cm. The ratio of the emf of two cells ε1ε2 is:

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Correct answer
A53

Step-by-step explanation

E1=k1 (1)

E1+E2=k2 (2)

E1E1+E2=12=250400=58

8E1=5E1+5E2

3E1=5E2

E1E2=53

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