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A milliammeter of resistance 5 Ω gives a full scale deflection for a current of 15 mA. If the milliammeter is to be used to measure current upto 1.5 A, then the resistance that must be attached to the milliammeter is

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Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Electric Current

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A galvanometer of resistance 25 Ω is shunted by 2.5 Ω resistance. The part (fraction) of the total current that flows through the galvanometer is given as

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A galvanometer of resistance 36 Ω is shunted by a resistance of 4 Ω. The percentage of the total current passing through the galvanometer is

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In an ammeter, 10% of the main current is passing through galvanometer, if the galvanometer is shunted with a 10 Ω resistance. What is the resistance of the galvanometer?

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In order to pass 10% of main current through a moving coil galvanometer of 99 Ω, the resistance of the required shunt is

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A galvanometer (G=1000 Ω) gives full scale deflection when a current 10 μA flows through it. It is required to measure a current whose maximum value does not exceed 1 A. To do so we need to connect a resistance of

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An ammeter is obtained by shunting a 30 Ω galvanometer with 30 Ω resistance. What additional shunt be connected across it to double its range?

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A galvanometer of resistance 90 Ω is shunted by a resistance of 10 Ω. What fraction of main current passes through the shunt?

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A voltmeter reads 3 V at full-scale deflection and is graded as 6000 Ω V-1. What resistance should be connected in series with it so that it reads 12 V at full scale deflection?