Model a torch battery of length $l$ to be made up of a thin cylindrical bar of radius $'a'$ and a concentric thin cylindrical shell of radius ' $b$ ' fille in between with an electrolyte of resistivity $\rho$ (see figure). If the battery is connected to a resistance of value $R ,$ the maximum Joule heating in $R$ will take place for
JEE MAIN 2020, Diffcult
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Maximum power in external resistance is generated when it is equal to internal resistance of battery.
$P_{R}$ is max. when $r=R$
$\int dr =\int_{2}^{b} \frac{\rho dr }{2 \pi r l} \Rightarrow r =\frac{\rho}{2 \pi l} l n \frac{ b }{ a }$
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