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A galvanometer needs 25 mV for a full scale deflection of 50 divisions. Find its voltage sensitivity. What must be its resistance if its current sensitivity is 1 div/20 μA?

Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current

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If the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by 20%, its resistance also increases by 1.5 times. How will the voltage sensitivity of the galvanometer be affected?
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Compare the current sensitivity and voltage sensitivity of the following moving coil galvanometers: M1 and M2:

N1=30, A1=1.5×10-3 m2,

B1=0.25 T, R1=20 Ω,

N2=35, A2=2.0×10-3 m2,

B2=0.25 T, R2=30 Ω.

You are given that the springs in the two meters have the same torsional constants.

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A galvanometer has a resistance of 96 Ω and it is desired to pass 4% of the total current through it. Calculate the value of shunt resistance.
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A galvanometer has a resistance of 50 Ω. A resistance of 5 Ω is connected across its terminals. What part of the total current will flow through the galvanometer?
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How will you convert 1 mA full scale deflection galvanometer of resistance 100 ohms into an ammeter to read 1 A (full scale deflection) and into a voltmeter to read 1 volt (full scale deflection).
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A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 10 Ω produces full scale deflection, when a current of 25 mA is passed through it. Describe showing full calculations, how will you convert the galvanometer into (i) a voltmeter reading up to 120 V and (ii) an ammeter reading up to 20 A.
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A galvanometer of resistance 20 Ω gives a deflection of one division when a potential difference of 4 mV is applied across its terminals. Calculate the resistance of the shunt if the current of 10 A is to be measured by it. The galvanometer has 25 divisions.
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A galvanometer of resistance 40 Ω gives a deflection of 5 divisions per mA. There are 50 divisions on the scale. Calculate the maximum current that can pass through it when a shunt resistance of 2 Ω is connected.