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CHAPTER 4 BATTERIES AND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF

ENERGY
EXERCISE 16, Page 35

1. Twelve cells, each with an internal resistance of 0.24  and an e.m.f. of 1.5 V are connected (a)
in series, (b) in parallel. Determine the e.m.f. and internal resistance of the batteries so formed.

(a) Total e.m.f. in series = 12  1.5 = 18 V

Total internal resistance in series = 12  0.24 = 2.88 

(b) Total e.m.f. in parallel = 1.5 V


1
Total internal resistance in parallel =  0.24 = 0.02 
12

2. A cell has an internal resistance of 0.03  and an e.m.f. of 2.2 V. Calculate its terminal p.d. if it
delivers (a) 1 A, (b) 20 A, (c) 50 A.

(a) Terminal p.d., V = E – Ir = 2.2 – (1)(0.03) = 2.17 V

(b) Terminal p.d., V = E – Ir = 2.2 – (20)(0.03) = 2.2 – 0.6 = 1.6 V

(c) Terminal p.d., V = E – Ir = 2.2 – (50)(0.03) = 2.2 – 1.5 = 0.7 V

3. The p.d. at the terminals of a battery is 16 V when no load is connected and 14 V when a load taking

8 A is connected. Determine the internal resistance of the battery.

When no load is connected the e.m.f. of the battery, E, is equal to the terminal p.d., V, i.e. E = 16 V

When current I = 8 A and terminal p.d. V = 14 V, then V = E - Ir

i.e. 14 = 16 - (8)r

Hence, rearranging, gives 8r = 16 - 14 = 2

2
and the internal resistance, r = = 0.25 
8

4. A battery of e.m.f. 20 V and internal resistance 0.2  supplies a load taking 10 A. Determine the
p.d. at the battery terminals and the resistance of the load.

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P.d. at battery terminals, V = E – Ir = 20 – 10(0.2) = 18 V

V 18
Load resistance, R L   = 1.8 
I 10

5. Ten 2.2 V cells, each having an internal resistance of 0.1  are connected in series to a load of
21 . Determine (a) the current flowing in the circuit, and (b) the p.d. at the battery terminals.

E.m.f., E = 10  2.2 = 22V, and internal resistance, r = 10  0.1 = 1 

E 22
(a) Current, I =  =1A
r  R L 1  21

(b) P.d. at the battery terminals, V = E – Ir = 22 – (1)(1) = 21 V (or V = I R L  (1)(21) = 21 V)

6. For the circuits shown below the resistors represent the internal resistance of the batteries. Find,

in each case: (i) the total e.m.f. across PQ

(ii) the total equivalent internal resistances of the batteries.

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(i)(a) Total e.m.f., E = 4 + 5 – 3 = 6 V

(b) Total e.m.f., E = 2 V

(ii)(a) Total equivalent internal resistance = 1 + 2 + 1 = 4 Ω

(b) Total equivalent internal resistance R T is given by:

1 1 1 1 1
    4 from which, R T = 0.25 Ω
RT 1 1 1 1

7. The voltage at the terminals of a battery is 52 V when no load is connected and 48.8 V when a
load taking 80 A is connected. Find the internal resistance of the battery. What would be the
terminal voltage when a load taking 20 A is connected?

V = E – Ir, hence 48.8 = 52 – 80 r

from which, 80 r = 52 – 48.8 = 3.2


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3.2
and internal resistance, r = = 0.04 
80

When I = 20 A, terminal voltage, V = 52 – 20(0.04) = 52 – 0.8 = 51.2 V

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