1103148603

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Consider a simple circuit in which a battery of electromotive force Ue and internal resistance Ri drives a current I through an external resistor of resistance R (see figure). The external resistor could be for example an electric light, an electric heating element, or, maybe, an electric motor. The basic purpose of the circuit is to transfer energy from the battery to the external resistor, where it actually does something useful for us (e.g. lighting a light bulb, or lifting a weight). The power P transferred to the external resistor is described by the formula P=UeIRiI2. What maximum power can be transferred to the external resistor if we have the source with Ri=0.25Ω and Ue=20V?
400W
80W
40W
790W