Current Electricity 4 Question 3
3. A galvanometer whose resistance is , has 25 divisions in it. When a current of passes through it, its needle (pointer) deflects by one division. To use this galvanometer as a voltmeter of range , it should be connected to a resistance of
(Main 2019, 12 Jan II)
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Solution:
- Current for deflection of pointer by
1 division
So, current for full-scale deflection
Now, let a resistance of
Then,