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A 10 m long potentiometery wire has a resistance of `20 Omega` it is connected to a battery of emf 6 V and internal resistance `4 Omega` find the potential gradient along the wire.

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To solve the problem step by step, we need to find the potential gradient along the potentiometer wire. Here's how we can do it: ### Step 1: Understand the Circuit We have a potentiometer wire of length 10 m and resistance 20 Ω connected to a battery with an emf of 6 V and an internal resistance of 4 Ω. ### Step 2: Calculate Total Resistance in the Circuit The total resistance \( R_{total} \) in the circuit is the sum of the internal resistance of the battery and the resistance of the potentiometer wire: \[ ...
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