
- AResistance of galvanometer is 200
- BFull scale deflection current is 2 mA.
- CCurrent sensitivity of galvanometer is 20 A/division.
- DResistance required on R.B. for a deflection of 10 divisions is 9800 .
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Correct answer: C
- Set up the relation between deflection and current
For a galvanometer, where is deflection in divisions and is current through the galvanometer.
Since the battery has no internal resistance, the circuit current is where:
- = battery emf,
- = resistance from resistance box,
- = galvanometer resistance.
Thus, for some proportionality constant .
- Use the two given observations
When , deflection is divisions:
When , deflection is divisions:
Divide the first equation by the second:
So,
Therefore, the galvanometer resistance is
So Option A is false.
- Find current sensitivity
Since deflection is proportional to current, let current for 40 divisions be and for 20 divisions be .
Then,
As expected, corresponding to and divisions.
Let current per division be . Then current for 40 divisions is
Current for 20 divisions is
Using the resistance values found: which is consistent.
Now check the possibility of current sensitivity from the options.
If current sensitivity is /division, then full-scale current for 50 divisions is
Then current for 40 divisions would be
This gives emf
Check second case: which corresponds to
So Option C is perfectly consistent.
Thus current sensitivity is
- Check Option B
Full-scale current for 50 divisions using Option C is
So full-scale deflection current is not .
Hence Option B is false.
- Check Option D
For 10 divisions, current needed is
Using and ,
So required resistance is not .
Hence Option D is false.
- Final conclusion
Only Option C is correct.
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