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Share of current through a shunted galvanometer

This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 22, 27 Jun 2022, 29 Jan 2024. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 22

    20
    Consider a galvanometer shunted with 5Ω5\Omega resistance and 2%2\% of current passes through it. What is the resistance of the given galvanometer?

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  2. Question 2

    27 Jun 2022

    6
    A 72Ω72\Omega galvanometer is shunted by a resistance of 8Ω8\Omega. The percentage of the total current which passes through the galvanometer is:

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  3. Question 3

    29 Jan 2024

    14
    The deflection in moving coil galvanometer falls from 25 divisions to 5 division when a shunt of 24Ω24\Omega is applied. The resistance of galvanometer coil will be :

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