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Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

The scale of a galvanometer is divided into 160 equal divisions. The galvanometer shows full scale deflection of 16 mA and maximum voltage is 80 mV. Now the range is changed so that galvanometer reads 160 V. The required resistance to be connected is

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Answer: (a)

  1. G=80 mV16 mA=5 ΩG = \dfrac{80\text{ mV}}{16\text{ mA}} = 5\ \Omega, Ig=0.016 AI_g = 0.016\text{ A}.
  2. To read 160 V160\text{ V}, add series R=VIg−G=1600.016−5R = \dfrac{V}{I_g} - G = \dfrac{160}{0.016} - 5
  3. R=10000−5=9995 ΩR = 10000 - 5 = 9995\ \Omega in series
  4. So the answer is (a).
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