Voltmeter

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Voltmeter: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Voltmeter & Sensitivity of Voltmeter etc.

Important Questions on Voltmeter

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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 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 10V battery with internal resistance 1 Ω and a 15V battery with internal resistance 0.6 Ω are connected in parallel to a voltmeter (see figure). The reading in the voltmeter will be close to:

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