NEET 2026, Physics Q28: Wheatstone Bridge, Ammeter, Voltmeter And Potentiometer

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A galvanometer of resistance 100 $Ω$ gives full scale deflection for a current of 1 mA. It is converted into an ammeter of range 0 – 10 A. The shunt required is :

A
0.001 $Ω$
B
0.10 $Ω$
C
1.0 $Ω$
D
0.01 $Ω$

Solution

With $R_{g} = 100 Ω$ , $I_{g} = 1$ mA, $I = 10$ A:

$S = \frac{I _{g} R _{g}}{I - I _{g}} = \frac{1 0 ^{- 3} \times 100}{10 - 1 0 ^{- 3}} \approx \frac{1 0 ^{- 1}}{10} = 1 0^{- 2} = 0.01 Ω$ .

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