Question: ( b ) Figure 2 shows in potentioneter with a cell of emf 2 . 0 V and intemal resistance 0 . 4 maintaining a

(b) Figure 2 shows in potentioneter with a cell of emf 2.0 V and intemal resistance 0.4 maintaining a potential drop across the resistance wire AB. A standard cell that maintains a constant emf of 1.02 V (for very moderate currents up to a few uA) gives a balance point at 67.3 cm length of the wire. To ensure a shallow current is drawn from the standard cell, a very high resistance of 600k is put in series, which is sherted close to the balance point. The standard cell is then replaced by a cell of unknown emf(e) and the balance point found, similarly, turns out to be at 82.3 cm length of wax wuc.
i) What is the value of
ii) What purpose of the high resistance of 600k
iii) is the balance point affected by this high resistance?
iv) Is the balance point affected by the internal resistance of the driver cell?
v) Would the method work in the above situation if the driver cell of the potentiometer had an e.m.f. of 1.0V instead of 2.0 V
vi) Would the circuit work well for determining an extremely sinall c.m.f., say of the order of a few mV (such as the typical e.m.f. of a thernocouple) If not, how will you modify the circuit?
( b ) Figure 2 shows in potentioneter with a cell

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