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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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In meter bridge experiment, to minimize an error due to contact resistance,
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With a resistance of X in the left gap and a resistance of 9 Ω in the right gap of meter bridge, the balance point is obtained at 40 cm from the left end. In what way and to which resistance 3 Ω resistance be connected to obtained the balance at 50 cm from the left end?
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Resistance in the two gaps of a meter bridge are 10 Ω and 30 Ω, respectively. If the resistances are inter changed, the balance point shifts by
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In a meter bridge experiment, the balance point from left is 37.5 cm. The ratio of the right gap resistance to the left gap resistance is
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On interchanging the resistances, the balance point of a meter bridge shifts to the left by 10 cm. The resistance of their series combination is 1  . How much was the resistance on the left slot before interchanging the resistances?
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In the given arrangement of experiment on metre bridge, if AD corresponding to null deflection of the galvanometer is X, what would be its value if the radius of the wire AB is doubled?

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A resistance wire connected in the left gap of a metre bridge balances a 10 Ω resistance in the right gap at a point which divides the bridge wire in the ratio 3:2. If the length of the resistance wire is 1.5 m, then the length of 1 Ω of the resistance wire is:
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What is end error in a metre bridge? How is it overcome? The resistances in the two arms of the metre bridge are R=5 Ω and S respectively. 

When the resistance S is shunted with an equal resistance, the new balance length found to be 1.5l1, where l1 is the initial balancing length. Calculate the value of S.

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During an experiment with a metre bridge, the galvanometer shows a null point when the jockey is pressed at 40.0 cm using a standard resistance of 90 Ω ,as shown in the figure. The least count of the scale used in the metre bridge is 1mm. The unknown resistance is

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In a meter bridge experiment, the circuit diagram and the corresponding observation table are shown in figure.
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S. No. RΩ lcm

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Which of the reading is inconsistent?
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In a meter bridge experiment S is a standard resistance. R is a resistance wire. It is found that balancing length is l=25cm. If R is replaced by a wire of half length and half diameter that of R of same material, then the balancing distance l' (in cm ) will now be ______________.
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Two unknown resistances are connected in two gaps of a meter-bridge. The null point is obtained at 40 cm from left end. A 30 Ω resistance is connected in series with the smaller of the two resistances, the null point shifts by 20 cm to the right end. The value of smaller resistance in Ω is
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Consider a 72 cm long wire AB as shown in the figure. The galvanometer jockey is placed at P on AB at a distance x cm from A. The galvanometer shows zero deflection.

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The value of x, to the nearest integer, is

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In a meter bridge, the wire of length 1 m has a non-uniform cross-section such that, the variation dRdl of its resistance R with length l is dRdl1l. Two equal resistances are connected as shown in the figure. The galvanometer has zero deflection when the jockey is at point P. What is the length AP?

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In order to measure the internal resistance r1 of a cell of emf ε, a meter bridge of wire resistance R0=50 Ω, a resistance R02, another cell of emf ε2 (internal resistance r) and a galvanometer G are used in a circuit, as shown in the figure. If the null point is found at l=72 cm, then the value of r1=____Ω.

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When two resistance R1 and R2 connected in series and introduced into the left gap of a meter bridge and a resistance of 10 Ω is introduced into the right gap, a null point is found at 60 cm from left side. When R1 and R2 are connected in parallel and introduced into the left gap, a resistance of 3 Ω is introduced into the right-gap to get null point at 40 cm from left end. The product of R1 R2 is ______ Ω2
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Why do we get balancing point in the middle of the meter bridge generally?
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The resistance in the two arms of the meter bridge are 5 Ω and RΩ, respectively. When the resistance R is shunted with an equal resistance, the new balance point is at 1.6l1. The resistance ‘ R ’ is:
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In a meter bridge experiment resistances are connected as shown in the figure. Initially resistance P=Ω and the neutral point N is at 60 cm from A . Now an unknown resistance R is connected in series to P and the new position of the neutral point is at 80 cm from A . The value of unknown resistance R is -

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In a meter bridge as shown in the figure, it is given that resistance Y=12.5 Ω  and that the balance is obtained at a distance 39.5 cm from end A (by jockey J). After interchanging the resistances X and Y a new balance point is found at a distance l2 from end A. What are the values of X (in Ωand l2?

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