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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).

Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current

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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.
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It is intended to measure a maximum current of 25 A with an ammeter of range 2.5 A and resistance 0.9 Ω. How will you do it? What will be the combined resistance?
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A galvanometer has a resistance of 100 Ω. A difference of potential of 1.0 V between its terminals gives a full-scale deflection. Calculate the shunt resistance which will enable the instrument to read up to 2 A.
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A resistance of 900 Ω is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω. A potential difference of 1 V produces a deflection of 100 divisions in the galvanometer. Find the figure of merit of the galvanometer.
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A galvanometer has a sensitivity of 60 divisions per ampere. When a shunt is used, its sensitivity becomes 10 divisions per ampere. What is the value of the shunt used if the resistance of the galvanometer is 20 Ω?
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A shunt of 6 Ω is connected across a galvanometer of resistance 294 Ω. Find the fraction of the total current passing through the galvanometer.