Practice mode Current Electricity

A load resistor connected to a cell is increased from a value equal to the internal resistance to a much larger value. What happens to the efficiency of power transfer?

Correct answer C. It increases towards 100%

Explanation

Efficiency = R/(R + r). As R becomes much larger than r, this ratio approaches 1, so efficiency rises towards 100% even though the power delivered falls.

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