A real power supply can be modeled as an ideal EMF of 60 Volts in series with an internal resistance. The voltage across the terminals is 40 Volts when the current is 4 Amps. What is the internal resistance?

5 ohms

Explanation:

Given:

EMF of the ideal battery (E) = 60 V

Voltage across the terminals of the battery (V) = 40 V

Current across the terminals (I) = 4 A

Let the internal resistance be 'r'.

Now, we know that, the voltage drop in the battery is given as:

Therefore, the voltage across the terminals of the battery is given as:

Now, rewriting in terms of 'r', we get:

Plug in the given values and solve for 'r'. This gives,

Therefore, the internal resistance of the battery is 5 ohms.

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the answer is ampere

the ampere is used to measure electricity. an ampere is a unit of electric current equal. a unit of measure for the flow of current in a circuit. one ampere is the amount of current flow provided when one volt of electrical pressure is applied against one ohm of resistance.