Wheatstone Bridge

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Wheatstone Bridge: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Wheatstone Bridge, Balanced Wheatstone Bridge & Unbalanced Wheatstone Bridge etc.

Important Questions on Wheatstone Bridge

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Figure shows an unbalanced Wheatstone bridge. What is the direction of conventional current between B and D?

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If the central resistance is 15 Ω, then the equivalent resistance between A and B will be

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Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y.

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As shown in the figure below, a cube is formed with ten identical resistance R (thick lines) and two shorting wires (dotted lines) along the arms AC and BD.
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The resistance between points A and B is

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Figure a below shows a Wheatstone bridge in which P,Q,R,S are fixed resistances, G is a galvanometer and B is a battery. For this particular case, the galvanometer shows zero deflection. Now, only the positions of B and G are interchanged, as shown in figure b. The new deflection of the galvanometer-
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Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y.

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The effective resistance between points P and Q of the electrical circuit as shown in the figure is

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What is the value of R in Ohms such that the current in the galvanometer is zero?

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In the arrangement of resistances shown below, the effective resistance between points A and B is

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Find the equivalent resistance between the points A and B :-

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In a Wheatstone bridge the branch resistances are as shown in the following circuit diagram. What will be the value of X in balancing the condition of the Wheatstone bridge?

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What will be the value of resistance R for the network shown in the figure so that the current in ammeter may be zero.

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On interchanging the position of battery and galvanometer in Wheatstone bridge respectively the new balance point:

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In the circuit shown in figure, the cell is ideal with emf 9 V. If the resistance of the coil of galvanometer is 1 Ω, then
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Resistance P,Q, S and R are arranged in a cyclic order to form a balanced Wheatstone’s network. The ratio of power consumed in the branches (P+Q) and (R+S) is:

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In a Wheatstone network, P=2 Ω, Q=2 Ω, R=2 Ω  and S=3 Ω. The resistance with which S is to be shunted in order that the bridge may be balanced is

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Find current i in circuit shown in figure.

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Four resistances P,Q,R and X formed a Wheatstone bridge. The bridge is balanced when R=100 ohm. If Pans Q are interchanged then  bridge is balanced for  R=121 ohm. The value of X is

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The effective resistance between points P and Q of the electrical circuit shown in the figure is,


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Assertion: In a meter bridge experiment, null point for an unknown resistance is measured. Now, the unknown resistance is put inside an enclosure maintained at a higher temperature. The null point can be obtained at the same point as before by decreasing the value of the standard resistance.

Reason: Resistance of a metal increases with increase in temperature.