Potentiometer: comparing emfs with the cells aiding and opposing (sum and difference method)
This type of question, asked 9 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2024 S1, 12 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S2, 22 Apr 2025 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 9 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2 May 2023 S2
17When a cell of E.M.F. 'E' is connected to a potentiometer wire, the balancing length is . Another cell of E.M.F. 'E' () is connected so that the two cells oppose each other, then the balancing length is . The ratio isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
10 May 2023 S1
32In potentiometer experiment, cells of e.m.f. and are connected in series , the balancing length is 80 cm of the wire. If the polarity of is reversed, the balancing length becomes 20 cm. The ratio isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
11 May 2024 S1
38In potentiometer experiments, two cells of e.m.f. and are connected in series , the balancing length is 64 cm of the wire. If the polarity of is reversed, the balancing length becomes 32 cm. The ratio isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
12 May 2024 S1
47A potentiometer wire has length of 5 m and resistance of . The driving cell has an e.m.f. of 5 V and an internal resistance of . When the two cells of e.m.f.s 1.3 V and 1.1 V are connected so as to assist each other and then oppose each other, the balancing lengths are respectivelyTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
14 May 2024 S2
49In potentiometer experiment, the balancing length is 8 m when two cells and are joined in series. When two cells are connected in opposition the balancing length is 4 m. The ratio of the e.m.f. of the two cells isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
22 Apr 2025 S2
16When cell of e.m.f. '' is connected to potentiometer wire, the balancing length is ''. Another cell of e.m.f. '' is connected so that two cells oppose each other, the balancing length is ''. The ratio isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
18 Apr 2026 S2
129When cell of E.M.F. '' is connected to potentiometer wire the balancing length is ''. Another cell of E.M.F. '' is connected along with so as two cells oppose each other, the balancing length is ''. The ratio isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
19 Apr 2026 S1
128In a potentiometer circuit when two cells of e.m.f. volt and volt are connected to assist each other, balancing length is cm. What will be the balancing length in cm when these two cells are connected in opposition?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
19 May 2026 S2
129In a potentiometer circuit when two cells of emf V and V are connected to assist each other, the balancing length is cm. What will be the balancing length in cm when these two cells are connected in opposition?Tap an option to check your answer.