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JEE Main 2020Current Electricity Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot

Question

The series combination of two batteries, both of the same emf 10 V, but different internal resistance of 20 and 5, is connected to the parallel combination of two resistors 30 and R . The voltage difference across the battery of internal resistance 20 is zero, the value of R (in ) is : _______

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Correct answer
30

Step-by-step explanation

JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot Physics - Current Electricity Question 233 English Explanation

10 – I × 20 = 0

I = 0.5A

Also,

I =

=

40 = 25 +

15 =

30 + R = 2R

R = 30

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