Wheatstone Bridge

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Wheatstone Bridge: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Wheatstone Bridge, Balanced Wheatstone Bridge & Unbalanced Wheatstone Bridge etc.

Important Questions on Wheatstone Bridge

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Figure shows an unbalanced Wheatstone bridge. What is the direction of conventional current between B and D?

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If the central resistance is 15 Ω, then the equivalent resistance between A and B will be

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Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y.

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The effective resistance between A and B is

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As shown in the figure below, a cube is formed with ten identical resistance R (thick lines) and two shorting wires (dotted lines) along the arms AC and BD.
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The resistance between points A and B is

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Figure a below shows a Wheatstone bridge in which P,Q,R,S are fixed resistances, G is a galvanometer and B is a battery. For this particular case, the galvanometer shows zero deflection. Now, only the positions of B and G are interchanged, as shown in figure b. The new deflection of the galvanometer-
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Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y.

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The effective resistance between points P and Q of the electrical circuit as shown in the figure is

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What is the value of R in Ohms such that the current in the galvanometer is zero?

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In the arrangement of resistances shown below, the effective resistance between points A and B is

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Find the equivalent resistance between the points A and B :-

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In a Wheatstone bridge the branch resistances are as shown in the following circuit diagram. What will be the value of X in balancing the condition of the Wheatstone bridge?

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On interchanging the position of battery and galvanometer in Wheatstone bridge respectively the new balance point:

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In the circuit shown in figure, the cell is ideal with emf 9 V. If the resistance of the coil of galvanometer is 1 Ω, then
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Resistance P,Q, S and R are arranged in a cyclic order to form a balanced Wheatstone’s network. The ratio of power consumed in the branches (P+Q) and (R+S) is:

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In a Wheatstone network, P=2 Ω, Q=2 Ω, R=2 Ω  and S=3 Ω. The resistance with which S is to be shunted in order that the bridge may be balanced is

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In the adjoining circuit, the resistances are given in ohm, X and Y are unknown resistances. The current through the 10Ω resistance is 3A while that through the resistance X is 1 A. No current passes through the galvanometer. The values of the unknown resistances X and Y are respectively

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In a Wheatstone bridge (see figure), resistances P and Q are remain unchanged. When R=400 Ω, the bridge is balanced. On interchanging P and Q, the value of R for balanced bridge is 405 Ω. The value of X is close to:
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In a Wheatstone bridge setup, P and Q are approximately equal. Initially R=400Ω at balancing conditions. When P and Q are inter changed, then bridge is balanced for R=405Ω . Then the value of X is.
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There is a balanced wheatstone bridge as shown in figure. If the colour strips of R1 is Orange-Red-Brown. Then the color code of R3 is
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