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A bulb is connected to a battery having a potential difference of 6 V A voltmeter is connected across the bulb What is the reading on the voltmeter when the bulb burns out?
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∙ 14y ago
Assuming you're referring to a simple incandescent bulb . . .
When the bulb burns out, the filament is open, and it is electrically no longer there.
The voltmeter is then across the battery, which is open circuited, i.e. without a load.
The meter measures the open-circuit voltage of the battery, nominally 6 V.
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A battery has emf of 6 v and an internal resistance of 4 ohm it is connected to a 2.6 ohm resistor a switch when switch is open the potential difference between the terminals of a battery is?
6 volts
When a battery is connected with a capacitor the potential difference will?
Charge the capacitor. Potential difference is a scientific term for what is more commonly called voltage. ANSWER: If big enough the battery will see a short initially and then proceed to charge the capacitor at a rate of 63% of the voltage in one time constant defined as RC For engineering purposes after 5 time the time constant the battery will and the capacitor zero potential different. The proper term should be virtual no difference.
What is the PD across two resistors connected parallel to a battery of emf 6V?
The potential difference across two resistors connected in parallel to a battery with a potential difference of 6 volts is 6 volts. Kirchoff's Voltage Law: The signed sum of the voltage drops in a series circuit is zero. This means that that the two series circuits involving the battery and each resistor have the same voltage across each other, and the series circuit involving the two resistors have the same voltage across each other.
Why the unit of potential difference and electromotive force is the same?
Because an electromotive force is a potential difference (voltage) -specifically, an electromotive force is the open-circuit or no-load potential difference of a source such as a battery or generator.
Why does each plate receive charge of exactly same magnitude?
the plates of capacitor are connected to the same battery so same potential difference will develop across the plates of capacitors, as a result charges of same magnitude will be stored, as the charges are being supplied by the same battery.
How do you connect a voltmeter to a battery?
To measure the total emf simply connect the battery and voltmeter with the right terminals , but to measure the terminal potential difference which is less than the emf the voltmeter is connected in parallel with the battery
How do you measure electric potential?
A voltmeter is an instrument used to measure electric potential difference. The voltmeter have two electrodes, reference electrode and test electrode, the electrodes are put in two different places where you want to find the potential difference. For instance, if the test electrode is placed on the positive pole and the reference electrode on the negative pole of a 3V battery, the voltmeter would read '+3 volts'.
Why the dc average voltage is having negative value?
Voltage is synonymous with 'potential difference', and cannot have a positive or negative value (in the sense of charge). So what you are describing is 'potential', which can. So, for example, a battery whose positive terminal is earthed or grounded will indicate a negative potential if a voltmeter is connected between earth and its negative terminal.
Under what circumstances can the terminal potential difference of a battery exceed its emf?
"The potential difference between the terminals of a battery will equal the emf of the battery when there is no current in the battery. At this time, the current though, and hence the potential drop across the internal resistance is zero. This only happens when there is no load placed on the battery-that includes measuring the potential difference with a voltmeter! The terminal voltage will exceed the emf of the battery when current is driven backward through the battery, in at its positive terminal and out at its negative terminal." Raheel Ahmed Quaid i Azam University Islamabd Physics Dept
What is terminal PD?
A terminal potential difference is the potential difference appearing across the terminals of a voltage source, such as a battery or a generator, which varies according to the load supplied.When the battery or generator is off load (i.e. no load is connected to it), the terminal potential difference is equal to the electromotive force of that battery or generator.The terminal potential difference tends to decrease as the load current increases, due to a corresponding increase in the internal voltage drop of the battery or generator.
A voltmeter is connected to the terminals of a battery that has emf 12.0V and internal resistance 3.00 ohms The battery is not connected to any other external circuitry What is the vmeter's reading?
The voltmeter would read 12 volts. An ammeter connected to to battery would only read 4 amps (12 volts divided by 3 ohms =4)
When you connected a voltmeter across a battery it read 6 volts When a connected a motor to the battery and switched on the reading dropped a lot Why?
i think it is because some energy is being lost throug the motor's consumption.
Explain how potential difference in a battery is similar to a staircase?
The potential difference in a battery is like the height of the stairs. The amount of charge separated in a battery is like the mass moved up the stairs. The potential energy in the battery is due to both the potential difference (volts) and the amount of charge that has been separated (coulombs).
What generates electrical energy from chemical energy?
A battery stores chemical energy creating a voltage or potential difference that is the potential to do work.When a battery is connected to an electrical device, current flow and is so the conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy.
A battery has emf of 6 v and an internal resistance of 4 ohm it is connected to a 2.6 ohm resistor a switch when switch is open the potential difference between the terminals of a battery is?
6 volts
When a battery is connected with a capacitor the potential difference will?
Charge the capacitor. Potential difference is a scientific term for what is more commonly called voltage. ANSWER: If big enough the battery will see a short initially and then proceed to charge the capacitor at a rate of 63% of the voltage in one time constant defined as RC For engineering purposes after 5 time the time constant the battery will and the capacitor zero potential different. The proper term should be virtual no difference.
Can current flow in a circuit without potential difference?
A current cannot exist without voltage but voltage can exist without current.Simple example is battery. A battery has votlage even though it is not connected elsewhere.
