Ammeter

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Ammeter: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Ammeter,Conversion of Galvanometer into an Ammeter,Shunting and Shunt Resistance etc.

Important Questions on Ammeter

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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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For designing a voltmeter of range 50 V and an ammeter of range 10 mA using a galvanometer which has a coil of resistance 54  showing a full scale deflection for 1 mA as in figure.

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(A) for voltmeter R50 k

(B) for ammeter r0.2 

(C) for ammeter r6 

(D) for voltmeter R5 k

(E) for voltmeter R500 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Find reading of ammeter.

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A galvanometer of resistance G Ω is shunted with S Ω. The effective resistance of the combination is Ra. Then which of the following statements is true

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Find the current in 6 Ω resistance. If an ammeter of 3 Ω resistance, is connected in parallel with 6 Ω than find its reading.

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The deflection in galvanometer falls to 14th, when it is shunted by 3 Ω . If additional shunt of 2 Ω is connected in parallel to earlier shunt, the deflection in galvanometer falls to 1αth value. Write the value of 2α.

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Two identical fuses are rated at 10A

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To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, one should connect

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The coil of a moving coil galvanometer has an effective area of 4×10-2 m2. It is suspended in a magnetic field of 5×10-2 wbm-2. If the deflection in the galvanometer coil is 0.2 rad when a current of 5 mA is passed through it, then

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A galvanometer of resistance 40 Ω gives a deflection of 10 divisions per m A. There are 50 divisions on the scale. Maximum current that can pass through it when a shunt resistance of 2 Ω is connected is _________

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A 50 Ω resistance is connected to a battery of 5 V. A galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω is to be used as an ammeter to measure current through the resistance, for this a resistance rS is connected to the galvanometer. Which of the following connections should be employed if the measured current is within 1% of the current without the ammeter in the circuit?

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A galvanometer has current sensitivity of 10 divisions per milliampere with 150 equal divisions. Find shunt resistance required to convert given galvanometer into an ammeter of range 6 A?

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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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If an ammeter is to be used in place of a voltmeter, then with the ammeter we must connect a,

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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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The resistance of an ammeter formed by converting a galvanometer will be:

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A galvanometer having a resistance of 8 Ω is shunted by a wire of resistance 2 Ω. If the total current is 1 A, the part of it passing through the shunt will be