Q. The length of a wire of a potentiometer is $100 \, cm$ , and the emf of its primary cell is $E \, volt$ . It is employed to measure the emf of a battery whose internal resistance is $0.5 \, $ $\Omega$ . If the balance point is obtained at $l=30 \, cm$ from the positive end, the emf of the battery is

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Solution:

$V∝l$
$⇒ \, \, \, \frac{V}{E}=\frac{l}{L}$
Where, $l$ = balance point
L= length of potentiometer wire.
Or $V=\frac{l}{L}E$
$or \, \, V=\frac{30 \times E}{100}=\frac{30}{100}E$