While doing an experiment with potentiometer (Fig 3.5) it was found that the deflection is one sided and (i) the deflection decreased while moving from one end A of the wire to the end B; (ii) the deflection increased. while the jockey was moved towards the end B. 

(i) Which terminal +or –ve of the cell E1, is connected at X in case (i) and how is E1 related to E ? 

(ii) Which terminal of the cell E1 is connected at X in case (ii)?

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(i) Positive terminal of E1 is connected at X and E1 > E.

(ii) Negative terminal of E1 is connected at X.

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