4.70 (ii) Measurement of Yc Let Y =20,000 0. In clrcutt (a), We get Voltmeter roading 20,008 fy 20,05. Ammeter nding The error in the measurement of Y is 59. Tn circuit (0), we get Voltmeter reading _ 20,000 I, L 20,000 I, Ammeterreading = TI, +h, 20,000 I, hth 2000 1, =20000 1} =10000 The error in the measurement of Y is 100009, which is much larger than error obtained by using. circuit (a), Hence for measyring large resistance of several thousand ohms, the circuit (2) should be used. Probiems For Practice 1. A galvanometer has a resistance of 9602 and it is desired to pass 4% of the total current through it. Calculate the value of shunt resistance. (Ans. 49) 2. A galvanometer has a resistance of 500. A resis- tance of 5 is connected across its terminals. What part of the total current will flow through the galvanometer ? (Haryana 01 (Ans. 1/11) 3. Agalvanometer coil has a resistance of 30 and the ‘meter shows full scale deflection for the current of 20 mA. Calculate the value of resistance required toconvert it into an ammeter of range 0to 1A. Also calculate the resistance of the ammeter. [CBSE Sample Paper 98] (Ans. 0.062 in parallel, 0.05988.) 4, How will you convert 1 mA full scale deflection meter of resistance 100 ohms into an ammeter to read 1 A (full scale deflection) and into a voltmeter to read 1 volt (full scale deflection). [CBSE D 93C;; Punjab 97] (Ans, 0.19 in parallel, 90002 in series) 5. A’moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 produces full scale deflection, when a current of 25mA is passed through it. Describe showing full calculations, how will you convert the galvano- ‘meter into () a voltmeter reading upto 120V and (i) an ammeter reading upto 20 A. sce 94) + (Ans. 479000in series, 0.01250 in parallel) fe PHESICS 1 ©. 6. A galvanagteter of resistance 202 gives a deflection of one division when a potential difference of § my is applied across ils. terminals. Calculate the resistance of the shunt if the current of 10 A is to be measured by it. The galvanometer has 25 divisions (Ans. 0.019 7. A galvanometer of resistance 40 gives a deflec. tion of 5 divisions per mA. There are 50 divisions con the scale. Calculate the maximum current that can pass through it when a shunt resistance of 2s connected. om (Ans. 210 ma) 8. Itis intended to measure a maximum current of 25 A with an ammeter of range 25 A and resistance 0.99 How will you do it ? What will be the combined (Ans. 0.19 in parallel, 0.099) resistance? 9, A galvanometer has a resistance of 309 and a current of 2 mA is needed to give full scale deflee- tion. What is the resistance needed and how is it to be connected to convert the galvanometer (i) into an ammeter of 03 A range and (ii) into a voltmeter of 0.2-V range ? Roorkee 92] (ans (920m patel i) 700 inser] 10. A galvanometer has a resistance of 1009 A dif ference of potential of 1.0 V between its terminals gives a full scale deflection. Calculate the shunt resistance which will enable the instrument to read upto 2A. (Ans. 059) 11. A resistance of 9000 is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance 1000 potential diffe rence of 1V produces a deflection of 100 divisions in the galvanometer. Find the figure of merit of the galvanometer, (Ans. 107A div!) 12, A galvanometerhas a sensitivity of 60 divisions per ampere. When a shunt is used, its sensitivity becomes. 10 divisions per ampere. What is the value of the shunt used if the resistance of the galvanometer is 2007 (Ans. 49) 13, A galvanometer of resistance 3663. gives full scale Aeflection for a certain current 1,. Calculate the resistance of the shunt which when joined to the galvanometer coil will result in 1/34 of the total current passing through the galvanometer. Also find the total resistance of the galvanometer and the shunt, . (Ans. 1119, 10779) 14. A shunt of 6s connected across a galvanometer of resistance 2940. Find the fraction of the total Current passing through the galvanometer. (Ans, 1/50)