Q96 / 180 · JIPMER 2018 · Physics
Find current (i) in circuit shown in figure.


- Correct answerA$0.5 A$
- B$0.2 A$
- C$1 A$
- D$2 A$
Solution
Above circuit is satisfied, the Wheatstone bridge condition, so no current is flow in the branch BC and it behaves like an open circuit.
So, circuit becomes as shown below
Now, in the above circuit
$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{ABD}}=5+10=15 \Omega \\ & \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{ACD}}=10+20=30 \Omega\end{aligned}$
Resistance, $\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{ABD}}$ and $\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{ACD}}$ in parallel, so
$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{R}_{\text {net }} & =\frac{15 \times 30}{30+15}=\frac{450}{45}=10 \Omega \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{i} & =\frac{\mathrm{E}}{\mathrm{R}_{\text {net }}}=\frac{5}{10} \\ & =0.5 \mathrm{~A}\end{aligned}$Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.