A potentiometer circuit has been set up for finding the internal resistance of a given cell. The main battery, used across the potentiometer wire, has an emf of $2.0 \mathrm{~V}$ and a negligible internal resistance. The potentiometer wire itself is $4 \mathrm{~m}$ long, when the resistance R, connected across the given cell, has values of
(i) Infinity
(ii) $9.5 \Omega$
The balancing lengths’, on the potentiometer wire are found to be $3 \mathrm{~m}$ and $2.85 \mathrm{~m}$, respectively. The value of internal resistance of the cell is.
Option A $\quad 0.25 \Omega$
Option B $\quad 0.95 \Omega$
Option C $\quad 0.5 \Omega$
Option D $\quad 0.75 \Omega$
A potentiometer circuit has been set up for finding the internal resistance of a given cell. The main battery, used across the potentiometer wire, has an emf of $2.0 \mathrm{~V}$ and a negligible internal resistance. The potentiometer wire itself is $4 \mathrm{~m}$ long, when the resistance R, connected across the given cell, has values of
(i) Infinity
(ii) $9.5 \Omega$
The balancing lengths’, on the potentiometer wire are found to be $3 \mathrm{~m}$ and $2.85 \mathrm{~m}$, respectively. The value of internal resistance of the cell is.
Option A $\quad 0.25 \Omega$
Option B $\quad 0.95 \Omega$
Option C $\quad 0.5 \Omega$
Option D $\quad 0.75 \Omega$

The correct option is C

Internal resistance,

$\mathrm{r}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{E}-\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{V}}\right) \mathrm{R}=\left(\frac{\ell_{2}-\ell_{1}}{\ell_{2}}\right) \mathrm{R}$

$=\left(\frac{0.15}{2.85}\right)(9.5) \Omega=0.5 \Omega$