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Series resistance to convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter or extend its range

This type of question, asked 3 times: 15 Apr 2023, 1 Feb 2024, 4 Apr 2026 S1. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    15 Apr 2023

    7
    For designing a voltmeter of range 50 V50\text{ }V and an ammeter of range 10 mA10\text{ }mA using a galvanometer which has a coil of resistance 54Ω54\Omega showing a full-scale deflection for 1 mA1\text{ }mA as in figure. (A) for voltmeter R≈50kΩR \approx 50k\Omega (B) for ammeter r≈0.2Ωr \approx 0.2\Omega (C) for ammeter r≈6Ωr \approx 6\Omega (D) for voltmeter R≈5kΩR \approx 5k\Omega (E) for voltmeter R≈500ΩR \approx 500\Omega Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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  2. Question 2

    1 Feb 2024

    10
    A galvanometer has a resistance of 50Ω50\Omega and it allows maximum current of 5 mA5\text{ }mA. It can be converted into voltmeter to measure upto 100 V100\text{ }V by connecting in series a resistor of resistance

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  3. Question 3

    4 Apr 2026 S1

    12
    A voltmeter with internal resistance of xΩx\Omega can be used to measure upto 20 V . In order to increase its measuring range to 30 V , the required modification is to ____\_\_\_\_ .

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