The storage battery of a car has an emf of 12 V. If the internal resistance of the battery is 0.4 Ω, what is the maximum current that can be drawn from the battery?
The storage battery of a car has an emf of 12 V. If the internal resistance of the battery is 0.4 Ω, what is the maximum current that can be drawn from the battery?

Answer –

We are given,

The EMF of the battery, E = 12 V

The internal resistance of the batter, R = 0.4 Ω

The amount of maximum current drawn from the battery  = I

We know that, according to Ohm’s law,

E = IR

Upon rearranging, we get –

I = E/R

Upon substituting values in above equation, we get

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    \[I=\frac{12}{0.4}=30A\]

Hence, the maximum current drawn from the given battery is 30 A.