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A galvanometer, together with an unknown resistance in series, is connected to two identical batteries each of 1.5 V. When the batteries are in series, the galvanometer registers a current of 1 ampere. When the batteries are in parallel, the current is 0.6 ampere. What is the internal resistance of battery in Ω?

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Let  R be the combined resistance of galvanometer and an unknown resistance in series and  r be the internal resistance of each battery. When the batteries, each of emf E, are connected in series, the net emf =2E and net internal resistance =2r.
Current,  I1=2ER+2r1=3R+2r
When the batteries are connected in parallel, the emf remains E and net internal resistance 
becomes r/2. Therefore, current is:

I2=ER+r20.6=1.5R+r2=32R+r
 
Solving above equations, we get,  R=73Ω,  r=13Ω

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