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AP Physics C: E&M
11.5 Compound Direct Current Circuits
11.2 Simple Circuits
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Circuit diagram containing a nonideal battery, a resistor \(R\), and a voltmeter.
Circuit diagram containing a nonideal battery, a resistor \(R\), and a voltmeter.
A real battery with electromotive force \(\mathcal{E}\) and internal resistance \(r\) is connected to an ideal high-resistance digital voltmeter. When only the voltmeter is connected across the battery terminals, the reading is \(12\text{ V}\). When a resistor with resistance \(R = 5.0\text{ }\Omega\) is connected in parallel across the terminals, the voltmeter reading drops to \(10\text{ V}\). What is the internal resistance \(r\) of the battery?

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