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Under what condition, current passing through the resistance R can be increased by short circuiting the battery of emf E2? The internal resistances of the two batteries are r1 and r2 respectively

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a

E2r1>E1R+r2

b

E2r2>E1R+r2

c

E1r1>E2R+r1

d

E1r2>E2R+r1

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Initially I1=E1+E2R+r1+r2. 

After short circuiting the second cell, I2=E1R+r1

The condition required is I2>I1

E1R+r1>E1+E2R+r1+r2

E1R+E1r1+E1r2>E1R+E1r1+E2R+E2r1

E1r2>E2R+r1

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Under what condition, current passing through the resistance R can be increased by short circuiting the battery of emf E2? The internal resistances of the two batteries are r1 and r2 respectively