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JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 2, Physics Q53

Question 53 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 23 of 30, Section B.

A potentiometer wire of length 10 m and resistance 20

\Omega

is connected in series with a 25 V battery and an external resistance 30

\Omega

. A cell of emf E in secondary circuit is balanced by 250 cm long potentiometer wire. The value of E (in volt) is

\frac{x}{10}

. The value of

x

is ______.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Current Electricity
Topic: Potentiometer
Idea tested: Potential Gradient Calculation

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Asked 5× in all

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