A Battery Has an Internal Resistance

question 51

Multiple Choice

A battery has an internal resistance . Connecting a wire of negligible resistance between the terminals of the battery draws the maximum current from this battery. If instead a resistor is connected between the terminals, a smaller current is produced. What value resistor placed across the terminals would result in the current produced to be half of ?

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Marginal Cost

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