Getting down of battery in ideal situation

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the behavior of a battery in an ideal short circuit scenario, particularly focusing on whether the battery "gets down" or loses charge when connected in such a manner. The conversation touches on theoretical implications and interpretations of battery behavior under ideal conditions.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant asserts that in an ideal short circuit with zero resistance, the battery does not deliver power, raising the question of whether it "gets down" or not.
  • Another participant expresses confusion about the original question and requests clarification.
  • A third participant references a teacher's claim that an ideal short circuit causes the battery to "get down quickly," questioning the correctness of this statement given that no energy is supplied in an ideal scenario.
  • A later reply interprets "get down quickly" as losing charge quickly and agrees that all power would be lost inside the battery.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the implications of an ideal short circuit on battery behavior, with no consensus reached regarding whether the battery "gets down" or loses charge in this scenario.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved assumptions regarding the definitions of "ideal short circuit" and "get down," as well as the implications of energy loss in such a situation.

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In Ideal Short circuit i.e the resistance of the medium is zero,there is no power delivered by the source(batterey which involve chemical reactions and have no internal resistance i.e ideal).Then is the source Get down or not.If yes then why?
 
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waqarrashid33 said:
Then is the source Get down or not.

I don't understand this question. Can you repeat it using different words?
 
our teacher says that when there is an ideal short circuit whic connecting the two terminal of the battery then the battey will get down quickly.
Is this is correct when in ideal short circiut battery is not supplying any energy or power.
 
waqarrashid33 said:
our teacher says that when there is an ideal short circuit whic connecting the two terminal of the battery then the battey will get down quickly.
Is this is correct when in ideal short circiut battery is not supplying any energy or power.

With "get down quickly" you mean "lose its charge quickly" ?

This is true. All the power will be lost inside the battery.
 

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