| External Resistance (in ohm) |
Potential Difference (in volt) |
Current (in A) |
Power (in W) |
|---|
This increases (green curve) as the external resistance increases. (If you see the sum of the potential differences of R and r as E and that the individual potential differences should be in the ratio R:r, it would be obvious that V across R should increase as R increases) Current through it is
This decreases (yellow curve) with increase in external resistance. Power dissipated across the external resistance
and this increases (cyan curve) as R increases reaching a maximum value when R= r and then decreases.The maximum value of power is
A plot of i, V and P as R is varied are shown in the graph and the values of these quantities are indicated in the tabular form. You should be able to relate to these relations easily.