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Aliun [14]
3 years ago
12

A solar cell generates a potential difference of 0.25 V when a 550 Ω resistor is connected across it, and a potential difference

of 0.31 V when a 1000 Ω resistor is substituted. What are the (a) internal resistance and (b) emf of the solar cell? (c) The area of the cell is 4.0 cm2 and the rate per unit area at which it receives energy from light is 5.5 mW/cm2. What is the efficiency of the cell for converting light energy to thermal energy in the 1000 Ω external resistor?
Physics
1 answer:
Andre45 [30]3 years ago
7 0

a) 400 \Omega

b) 0.43 V

c) 0.44 %

Explanation:

a)

For a battery with internal resistance, the relationship between emf of the battery and the terminal voltage (the voltage provided) is

V=E-Ir (1)

where

V is the terminal voltage

E is the emf of the battery

I is the current

r is the internal resistance

In this problem, we have two situations:

1) when R_1=550 \Omega, V_1=0.25 V

Using Ohm's Law, the current is:

I_1=\frac{V_1}{R_1}=\frac{0.25}{550}=4.5\cdot 10^{-4} A

2) when R_2=1000 \Omega, V_2=0.31 V

Using Ohm's Law, the current is:

I_2=\frac{V_2}{R_2}=\frac{0.31}{1000}=3.1\cdot 10^{-4} A

Now we can rewrite eq.(1) in two forms:

V_1 = E-I_1 r

V_2=E-I_2 r

And we can solve this system of equations to find r, the internal resistance. We do it by substracting eq.(2) from eq(1), we find:

V_1-V_2=r(I_2-I_1)\\r=\frac{V_1-V_2}{I_2-I_1}=\frac{0.25-0.31}{3.1\cdot 10^{-4}-4.5\cdot 10^{-4}}=400 \Omega

b)

To find the electromotive force (emf) of the solar cell, we simply use the equation used in part a)

V=E-Ir

where

V is the terminal voltage

E is the emf of the battery

I is the current

r is the internal resistance

Using the first set of data,

V=0.25 V is the voltage

I=4.5\cdot 10^{-4}A is the current

r=400\Omega is the internal resistance

Solving for E,

E=V+Ir=0.25+(4.5\cdot 10^{-4})(400)=0.43 V

c)

In this part, we are told that the area of the cell is

A=4.0 cm^2

While the intensity of incoming radiation (the energy received per unit area) is

Int.=5.5 mW/cm^2

This means that the power of the incoming radiation is:

P=Int.\cdot A=(5.5)(4.0)=22 mW = 0.022 W

This is the power in input to the resistor.

The power in output to the resistor can be found by using

P'=I^2R

where:

R=1000 \Omega is the resistance of the resistor

I=3.1\cdot 10^{-4} A is the current on the resistor (found in part A)

Susbtituting,

P'=(3.1\cdot 10^{-4})^2(1000)=9.61\cdot 10^{-5} W

Therefore, the efficiency of the cell in converting light energy to thermal energy is:

\epsilon = \frac{P'}{P}\cdot 100 = \frac{9.6\cdot 10^{-5}}{0.022}=0.0044\cdot 100 = 0.44\%

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