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Q.

A number of 110 volt lamps connected in parallel are fed by a 130 V battery having an internal resistance of 2.6 ohm. If the resistance of each lamp is 200 ohm and the resistance of conducting wires is O .40 ohm, the number of lamps which the battery can supply is

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a

5

b

1

c

12

d

15

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Let n lamps be connected in parallel The current in the main circuit
i=130[(200/n)+26+04]
Current through each lamp
in=130n[(200/n)+3]
Potential drop across each lamp is [(i / n) x.R]. Hence
130n[(200/n)+3]×200=110
Solving for n, we get n = 12

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