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JEE Main 2020 (5 Sep, Shift 2) · Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

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Q139JEE Main 2020 · 5 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

A galvanometer is used in laboratory for detecting the null point in electrical experiments. If, on passing a current of 6 mA it produces a deflection of 2°, its figure of merit is close to:

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Answer: (c)

  1. Figure of merit G=IθG = \frac{I}{\theta} (current per division).
  2. G=6 mA2 div=3 mA/divG = \frac{6\ \text{mA}}{2\ \text{div}} = 3\ \text{mA/div}
  3. So the answer is (c) 3×10−33 \times 10^{-3} A/div.
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