Voltmeter

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Voltmeter: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Voltmeter,Conversion of Galvanometer into a Voltmeter,Function of High Value Resistor etc.

Important Questions on Voltmeter

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The reading on a high resistance voltmeter, when a cell is connected across it, is 2.5 V. When the terminals of the cell are also connected to resistance of  5 Ω  as shown in the circuit, the voltmeter reading drops to 2.0 V. The internal resistance of the cell is:

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A cell of emf 90 V is connected across series combination of two resistors each of 100 Ω resistance. A voltmeter of resistance 400 Ω is used to measure the potential difference across each resistor. The reading of the voltmeter will be:

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Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in series across a 10 Ω resistance. An ideal voltmeter connected across 10 Ω resistance reads 1.5 V. The internal resistance of each cell is _____ Ω.

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As shown in the figure the voltmeter reads 2 V across 5 Ω resistor. The resistance of the voltmeter is _____ Ω

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A student is provided with a variable voltage source V, a test resistor RT=10Ω, two identical galvanometers G1 and G2 and two additional resistors, R1=10MΩ and R2=0.001Ω. For conducting an experiment to verify ohm's law, the most suitable circuit is:

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A cell of emf 90 V is connected across series combination of two resistors each of 100 Ω resistance. A voltmeter of resistance 400 Ω is used to measure the potential difference across each resistor. The reading of the voltmeter will be:

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Why is voltmeter always connected in parallel circuits?

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In a moving coil galvanometer, when the number of turns of the coil is doubled,

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In the given electrical circuit the reading of voltmeter is

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Two resistors are connected in series across a battery as shown in figure. If a voltmeter of resistance 2000 Ω  is used to measure the potential difference across 500 Ω resistor, the reading of the voltmeter will be _____ V

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The current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer increases by 20% when its resistance is doubled. Calculate, by what factor does the voltage sensitivity change?

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Two resistances 500ohm and 1000ohms are connected in series with a battery of 1.5 volt. The voltage across the 1000ohms resistance is measured using a voltmeter having a resistance of 1000ohm. Find the reading in the voltmeter.

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A resistance R of 100Ω is to be measured by using an ammeter and voltmeter in standard methodology. If the readings of ammeter and voltmeter are 12 mA and 1 V respectively. Which of the following conclusion is correct

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A voltmeter of resistance Rv and ammeter of resistance RA are connected in series across a battery of emf E and of negligible internal resistance. When a resistance R is connected in parallel to voltmeter, reading of ammeter increases to three times while that of voltmeter reduces to one-third
Choose the correct statements

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For the circuit is shown below.

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A galvanometer gives full scale deflection with 8 mA current. By connecting a resistor of value 2230 Ω in series it can be converted into a voltmeter of range 0-18 V. If the galvanometer is connected to R=10nΩ in parallel it becomes ammeter of range 0-2 A, the value of n is

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A Galvanometer has a resistance of 200 Ω. A current of 1 mA gives full scale deflection. The resistance which should be connected with Galvanometer to convert it into an voltmeter reading upto 5 V

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What will happen if a high resistor is connected in parallel with the galvanometer while converting it into a voltmeter?

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

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To convert a galvanometer into a _____ a high resistance must be connected in series with it.