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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.

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Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Electric Current

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When a resistance of 100 Ω is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance R, its range is V. To double its range, a resistance of 1000 Ω is connected in series. Find R.

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The range of a galvanometer is V when 50 Ω resistance is connected in series. It gets doubled when 500 Ω resistance is connected in series. The resistance of galvanometer is,

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A galvanometer of resistance 50 Ω giving full-scale deflection for a current of 10 mA is to be changed into a voltmeter of range 100 V. A resistance of ___ Ω is to be connected in series with the galvanometer.

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A galvanometer of resistance 50 Ω gives a full-scale deflection for a current 5×104 A. The resistance that should be connected in series with the galvanometer to read 3 V is,

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When a current of 5 mA is passed through a galvanometer having a coil of resistance 15 Ω, 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,

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A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 50 Ω and the meter shows full-scale deflection for a current of 5 mA. This galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter of range, 020 V  by connecting,

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A voltmeter reads 6 V at full-scale deflection and is graded as 3000 Ω V. What resistance should be connected in series with it so that it reads 12 V at full scale deflection? 

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