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Find the current in a 5 Ω resistor connected to a battery with an internal resistance of 3 Ω if the emf of the battery is 9 V.4.85 A3.00 A1.13 A1.80 A

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Given,

The resistor is R=5 ohm

The internal resistor is r=3 ohm

The voltage is V=9 volt.

Now the current is given by:


\begin{gathered} I=(V)/(R+r) \\ \Rightarrow I=(9)/(5+3) \\ \Rightarrow I=1.13A \end{gathered}

Thus the answer is 1.13 A

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