Moving Coil Galvanometer
Moving Coil Galvanometer: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Magnetism, Construction of Moving Coil Galvanometer, Working Principle of Moving Coil Galvanometer and, Advantages and Disadvantages of Moving Coil Galvanometer
Important Questions on Moving Coil Galvanometer
Statement -1: The sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by placing a suitable magnetic materials as a core inside the coil.
Statement -2: Soft iron has a high magnetic permeability and cannot be easily magnetized or demagnetized.

In a moving coil galvanometer, the torque on the coil can be expressed as , where is the current through the wire and is a constant. The rectangular coil of the galvanometer having number of turns , area , and moment of inertia , is placed in magnetic field . Find the torsional constant of the spring, if a current produces a deflection of in the coil in reaching the equilibrium position.

The earth behaves like a huge bar magnet with its magnetic north pole near the geographical _____ Pole.

The advantage of moving coil galvanometer-The torque to weight ratio is____________________?

Moving coil galvanometer can be used only to measure direct _____..

A moving coil galvanometer has very high sensitivity.

What are the disadvantages of moving coil galvanometer?

What are the advantages of moving coil galvanometer?

In a Radial Magnetic field:

Phosphor-bronze strip in a suspended coil galvanometer is used as a suspension fibre :

The magnetism of a magnet is due to

Two moving coil galvanometers, and have coils with resistances and , cross-sectional areas and , number of turns and respectively. They are placed in magnetic fields of and respectively. Then the ratio of their current sensitivities and the ratio of their voltage sensitivities are respectively.

In the case of a moving coil galvanometer, the deflection is

How will the voltage sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer change, if its current sensitivity is doubled?

Assertion: The sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by placing a suitable magnetic material as a core inside the coil.
Reason: Soft iron has a high magnetic permeability and cannot be easily magnetized or demagnetized.

Assertion: The sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by placing a suitable magnetic material as a core inside the coil.
Reason: Soft iron has a high magnetic permeability and cannot be easily magnetized or demagnetized.

Assertion: Poles of a magnet can never be separated.
Reason: Since each atom of a magnetic material is a magnet in itself.

To increase the sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer, one should decrease

The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is reduced to half when it is shunted with a 40 coil. The resistance of the galvanometer is

To convert a moving coil galvanometer (MCG) into a voltmeter
