Wheatstone and Meter Bridge

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Wheatstone and Meter Bridge: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Wheatstone Bridge, Meter Bridge, Post Office Box, Unbalanced Wheatstone Bridge, Balanced Wheatstone Bridge, Sensitivity of Wheatstone Bridge and, Sensitivity of Meter Bridge Experiment

Important Questions on Wheatstone and Meter Bridge

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In a meter bridge balance point is found at a distance   l 1  with resistances R and S as shown in the figure.

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When an unknown resistance X is connected in parallel with the resistance S, the balance point shifts to a distance l 2 . Find the expression for X in terms of   l 1 ,   l 2  and S.

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The magnitude of resistance X  in the circuit shown in the given figure, when no current flows through the  Ω  resistor is

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The percentage error in measuring resistance with a meter bridge can be minimised by adjusting the balancing point close to

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A battery of 6 V is connected to the circuit as shown below. The current I drawn from the battery is

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The current I in the given circuit will be

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The voltage sensitivity of a galvanometer is given by-

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Sensitivity is expressed in 

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Amount of deflection of the galvanometer depends on _____.

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When the bridge is balanced, what is the current flowing through the galvanometer?

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The figure given below shows a network of eight resistors, each equal to 2 Ω, connected to a 3 V battery of negligible internal resistance. The current I in the circuit is 

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Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y.

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AB and CD are two uniform resistance wire of lengths 100 cm and 80 cm respectively. The connections are shown in the figure. The cell of emf 5 V is ideal while the other cell of emf E has internal resistance 2 Ω. A length of 20 cm of wire CD is balanced by 40 cm of wire AB. Find emf in volt, if the reading of the ideal ammeter is 2 A. The other connecting wires have negligible resistance.

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The effective resistance between A and B is

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If the wire in the experiment to determine the resistivity of a material using metre bridge is replaced by copper or hollow wire the balance point i.e. null point shifts to

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Null method is superior over deflection method because

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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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Where do we get the balancing point of the meter bridge generally?

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The null method is superior to deflection method because 

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Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y.

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