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A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance 'C'. It is discharged through a small coil of resistance wire embedded in a thermally insulated block of specific heat capacity 's' and mass 'm'. If the temperature of the block is raised by 'DeltaT', the potential difference 'V' across the capacitance is

A

`sqrt((2mCDeltaT)/(s))`

B

`(mCDeltaT)/(s)`

C

`(msDeltaT)/(C)`

D

`sqrt((2msDeltaT)/(C))`

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The correct Answer is:
D
Heat `=(1)/(2)CV^(2)=ms DeltaT`
`V=sqrt((2mSDeltaT)/(C ))`
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