CHAPTER 11: INERNAL RESISTANCE

WORKED SOLUTIONS
(These answers might differ slightly from those given in original questions due to
rounding off of numbers)

Question 1:

Start by drawing a labelled diagram of the circuit, as shown below

question 1

With a terminal voltage (UL) of 5 V across the 5- load, the load current, I, can be
calculated:
U 5
I = L = =1A
R 5

Now, we can determine the internal resistance (r)of the battery:

E UL 6 5 1
r= = = = 1 (Answer)
I 1 1

Question 5:

Start by drawing a labelled diagram of the circuit, as shown below

question 5

Start by determining the internal voltage drop (Ui) of the battery:

U i = Ir = 2 0.25 = 0.5 V
Now we can determine the terminal voltage, UL, across the load:
U L = E U i = 6.4 0.5 = 5.9 V

Finally, we can determine the resistance of the load (RL):

U 5.9
RL = L = = 2.95 (Answer)
I 2