Galvanometer and Its Types

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Galvanometer and Its Types: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Galvanometer, Types of Galvanometer, Types of Moving Coil Galvanometer, Moving Coil Galvanometer, Moving Magnet Galvanometer, Suspended Coil Galvanometer & Pivoted Coil Galvanometer etc.

Important Questions on Galvanometer and Its Types

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A moving coil galvanometer on connecting with a high resistance in series is converted into:

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Two tangent galvanometers A and B have coils of radii 8 cm and 16 cm respectively and resistance 8 Ω each. They are connected in parallel with a cell of emf 4 V and negligible internal resistance. The deflections produced in the tangent galvanometers A and B are 30° and 60° respectively. If A has 2 turns, then the number of turns B must have is

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A galvanometer of resistance 30 Ω is connected to a battery of emf 2 V with 1970 Ω resistance in series. A full scale deflection of 20 divisions is obtained in the galvanometer. To reduce the deflection to 10 divisions, the resistance in series required is____Ω.

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What are the different types of galvanometer.

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Draw a neat and labelled diagram of a suspended moving coil galvanometer. Also, show that the current through an MCG is directly proportional to the deflection of a coil.

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Why the coil of the moving coil galvanometer is wound over an aluminium frame.

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The radial magnetic field is used in a suspended coil galvanometer to provide-

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State properties of the material of the wire used for suspension of the coil in a Suspended Coil Galvanometer.

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Why the pole piece of the magnet used in a pivoted coil galvanometer are Cylindrical surface of a bar magnet

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What is pivoted coil galvanometer

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What is the construction of moving coil galvanometer?

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Describe the working mechanism of pivoted coil galvanometer.

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Why in a moving coil galvanometer, a strong horseshoe magnet of concave shaped pole pieces is used

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Write the Types of Galvanometer.

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A galvanometer having a coil resistance of 100 Ω gives a full-scale deflection, when a current of 1 mA is passed through it. The value of the resistance, which can convert this galvanometer into an ammeter giving a full scale deflection for a current of 10 A, is:

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A galvanometer has 36 Ω resistance. If a 4 Ω shunt is added to this, the fraction of current that passes through the shunt is:-

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In order to increase the sensitivity of galvanometer,

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The thermo e.m.f of the copper-constantan couple is 40 μV per degree. The smallest temperature difference that can be detected with this couple and a galvanometer of 100 Ω resistance capable of measuring the minimum current of 1 μA is:

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The maximum current in a galvanometer can be 10 mA. It's resistance is 10Ω. To convert it into an ammeter of 1 A, a resistor should be connected in

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When a galvanometer is shunted with a 4 Ω resistance, the deflection is reduced to one-fifth. If the galvanometer is further shunted with a 2 Ω wire, find the ratio of decrease in current to the previous current (the main current remains the same).