Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, we set up a simple circuit to investigate the behaviour of a cell, exploring how current and potential difference change with resistance. This setup can be used to determine the EMF and internal resistance of the cell using a straight-line graph.

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0:00 Setting Up the Circuit
0:48 Measuring Terminal Potential Difference
2:21 Internal Resistance and EMF Explained
2:57 Plotting and Interpreting the Graph
4:17 Summary

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