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A potential drop per unit length along a wire is 5 × 10−3 V/m. If the emf of a cell balances against length 216 cm of this potentiometer wire, find the emf of the cell. - Physics

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A potential drop per unit length along a wire is 5 × 10−3 V/m. If the emf of a cell balances against length 216 cm of this potentiometer wire, find the emf of the cell.

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Data: K = 5 × 10-3 `"V"/"m"`, L = 216 cm = 216 × 10-2 m

E = KL

∴ E = 5 × 10-3 × 216 ×10-2

= 1080 × 10-5

= 0.01080 V

The emf of the cell is 0.01080 volL

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