
Assertion: An ammeter is always connected in series whereas a voltmeter is connected in parallel.
Reason: An ammeter is a low-resistance galvanometer while a voltmeter is a high resistance galvanometer.


Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Electric Current
When a resistance of is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance , its range is . To double its range, a resistance of is connected in series. Find .

The range of a galvanometer is when resistance is connected in series. It gets doubled when resistance is connected in series. The resistance of galvanometer is,

A galvanometer of resistance giving full-scale deflection for a current of is to be changed into a voltmeter of range 100 V. A resistance of ___ is to be connected in series with the galvanometer.

A galvanometer of resistance gives a full-scale deflection for a current . The resistance that should be connected in series with the galvanometer to read is,

When a current of is passed through a galvanometer having a coil of resistance , it shows full-scale deflection. The value of the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer to convert it into a voltmeter of the range is,

A galvanometer coil has a resistance of and the meter shows full-scale deflection for a current of . This galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter of range, by connecting,

A voltmeter reads at full-scale deflection and is graded as . What resistance should be connected in series with it so that it reads at full scale deflection?

A galvanometer of resistance ,$ is shunted by a resistance ohm. To keep the main current in the circuit unchanged, the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer is
