A circuit is as shown in the figure. Then, the current from A to B is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Applying Kirchhoff second law for a closed loop CABDC, we get
$-10 \mathrm{I}_1-\left(\mathrm{I}_1-\mathrm{I}_2\right) 10+10=0$
$-20 \mathrm{I}_1+10 \mathrm{I}_2=-10$
$2 \mathrm{I}_1-\mathrm{I}_2=1$ (i)
Again, applying Kirchhoff second law for a closed loop ABFEA, we get
$-\left(\mathrm{I}_1-\mathrm{I}_2\right) 10-5+15 \mathrm{I}_2=0$
$-10 \mathrm{I}_1+25 \mathrm{I}_2=5$
$2 \mathrm{I}_1-5 \mathrm{I}_2=-1$ (ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
$\mathrm{I}_1=\frac{3}{4} \mathrm{~A}, \mathrm{I}_2=-\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~A}$
The current flows from A to B is
$=-\mathrm{I}_1-\mathrm{I}_2=\frac{3}{4} \mathrm{~A}-\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~A}=\frac{1}{4} \mathrm{~A}=0.25 \mathrm{~A}=250 \mathrm{~mA}$