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Why a high-value resistor is used in series with a galvanometer in order to convert it into a voltmeter?

Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current

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In a moving coil galvanometer, when the number of turns of the coil is doubled,
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A galvanometer of resistance 50 Ω giving full scale deflection for a current of 10 milliampere is to be changed into a voltmeter of range 100 V.

A resistance of _____ Ω has to be connected in series with the galvanometer.

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A galvanometer, whose resistance is 50 ohm , has 25 divisions in it. When a current of 4×10-4 A passes through it, its needle (pointer) deflects by one division. To use this galvanometer as a voltmeter of range 2.5 V it should be connected to a resistance of:
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A moving coil galvanometer has resistance 50 Ω and it indicates full deflection at 4 mA current. A voltmeter is made using this galvanometer and a 5 kΩ resistance. The maximum voltage, that can be measured using this voltmeter, will be close to:
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A student uses the resistance of a known resistor (1 Ω ) to calibrate a voltmeter and an ammeter using the circuits shown below. The student measures the ratio of the voltage to current to be 1×103Ω in circuit
(a) and 0.999Ω in circuit (b). From these measurements, the resistance (in Ω ) of the voltmeter and ammeter are found to be close to

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A , B and C are voltmeters of resistance R , 1.5 R and 3 R respectively as shown in the figure. When some potential difference is applied between X and Y , the voltmeter readings are VA, VB and VC respectively. Then:
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A moving coil galvanometer allows a full scale current of 10-4 A . A series resistance of 2 ×104 Ω is required to convert the galvanometer into a voltmeter of range 0-5 V . Therefore, the value of shunt resistance required to convert the above galvanometer into an ammeter of range 0-10 mA is:
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Two identical moving coil galvanometer have 10 Ω resistance and full scale deflection at 2μA current. One of them is converted into a voltmeter of 100 mV full scale reading and the other into an Ammeter of 1 mA full scale current using appropriate resistors. These are then used to measure the voltage and current in the Ohm's law experiment with R=1000 Ω resistor by using an ideal cell. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
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A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 10Ω and the meter shows full scale deflection for a current of 2 mA. What resistance needs to be connected to convert the meter into a voltmeter of range 0 to 18 V?
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A 10V battery with internal resistance 1Ω and a 15V battery with internal resistance 0.6 Ω are connected in parallel to a voltmeter (see figure). The reading in the voltmeter will be close to:

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For full scale deflection of total 50 divisions, 50mV voltage is required in galvanometer. The resistance of galvanometer if its current sensitivity is 2 div /mA will be:
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How  can a moving coil galvanometer be converted into a voltmeter?

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A galvanometer having a coil resistance 100Ω gives a full scale deflection when a current of 1 mA is passed through it. What is the value of the resistance which can convert this galvanometer into a voltmeter given full scale deflection for a potential difference of 10 V?
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A galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω has 50  divisions on its scale and has sensitivity of 20μA/ division . It is to be converted to voltmeter with three ranges, of 0-2 V,0-10 V and 0-20 V. The appropriate circuit to do so is:
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When a current of  5 mA is passed through a galvanometer having a coil of resistance 15 Ω, it shows full-scale deflection. The value of the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer to convert it into a voltmeter of range 0-10 V is: