Conversion of Galvanometer to Ammeter and Voltmeter

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Conversion of Galvanometer to Ammeter and Voltmeter: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Conversion of Galvanometer into an Ammeter, Conversion of an Ammeter to a Higher Range Ammeter, Conversion of Galvanometer into a Voltmeter, Conversion of a Voltmeter to a Higher Range Voltmeter, etc.

Important Questions on Conversion of Galvanometer to Ammeter and Voltmeter

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A galvanometer has a resistance of 30Ω . It gives full scale deflection with a current of 2 mA. Calculate the value of the resistance needed to convert it into an ammeter of range   00.3A.

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Out of the two, an ammeter or a milliammeter, ammeter has a higher resistance.

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How do you convert a galvanometer into an ammeter?

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A moving coil galvanometer has the following characteristics- Number of turns of coil=50, Area of coil=70mm2, Resistance of coil=30 Ω, the flux density of radial field=0.1T, Torsional constant of suspension wire=7×10-8Nm/rad. Calculate the voltage sensitivity. 

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The voltage sensitivity is defined as the deflection per unit current.

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What is the SI unit of the voltage sensitivity?

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Write the expression of the voltage sensitivity.

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A moving coil galvanometer produces deflection 20.5rad for current 10μA. Calculate current sensitivity?

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The SI unit of current sensitivity in galvanometer is

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A convenient way for the manufacturer to increase the current sensitivity is to increase the number of turns in the galvanometer.

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Write the expression for the sensitivity of the ammeter.

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A galvanometer has current sensitivity of 10 divisions per mA with 150 equal divisions. The shunt resistance in  required to convert given galvanometer into an ammeter of range 6 A is x. Write the value of 10x to the nearest integer. Here, galvanometer voltage is 75 mV.

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The ammeter has range of 1 A, without shunt. The range can be varied by using different shunt resistances. The graph between shunt resistance and range will have the nature as

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A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω is used as an ammeter using a resistance 0.1 Ω. The maximum deflection current in the galvanometer is 100 μA. Find the minimum current in the circuit so that the ammeter shows maximum deflection.

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A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω is used as an ammeter using a resistance 0.1 Ω. The maximum deflection current in the galvanometer is 100 μA. Find the minimum current in the circuit so that the ammeter shows maximum deflection.

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A voltmeter has a 25 Ω coil and 575 Ω in series. The coil takes 10 mA for full-scale deflection. The maximum potential difference which can be measured is -

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In the given circuit, voltmeter reads 5 V. The resistance of the voltmeter is:

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What resistance should be connected in series of a galvanometer of resistance Rg in order to change its range from V volts to NV volts (in ohm)

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Three voltmeters all having different resistances are joined as shown. When some potential difference is applied across P and Q, their readings are V1,V2 and V3 respectively. Then

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The resistance of a voltmeter is 180 Ω. When there is 5 V potential difference across its ends, it gives full-scale deflection. What resistance (in ohm) should be connected in series to obtain a full-scale deflection at 25 V?