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2016 · 10 Apr · Shift 1 · Q62
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Current Electricity question

2016 · 10 Apr · Shift 1 · Q62

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A galvanometer has a 50 division scale. Battery has no internal resistance. It is found that there is deflection of 40 divisions when R = 2400 Ω\OmegaΩ. Deflection becomes 20 divisions when resistance taken from resistance box is 4900 Ω\OmegaΩ. Then we can conclude : JEE Main 2016 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot Physics - Current Electricity Question 284 English
  1. A
    Resistance of galvanometer is 200 Ω\OmegaΩ
  2. B
    Full scale deflection current is 2 mA.
  3. C
    Current sensitivity of galvanometer is 20 μ\muμ A/division.
  4. D
    Resistance required on R.B. for a deflection of 10 divisions is 9800 Ω\OmegaΩ.
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Correct answer: C

  1. Set up the relation between deflection and current

For a galvanometer, θ∝I\theta \propto Iθ∝I where θ\thetaθ is deflection in divisions and III is current through the galvanometer.

Since the battery has no internal resistance, the circuit current is I=ER+GI = \frac{E}{R+G}I=R+GE​ where:

  • EEE = battery emf,
  • RRR = resistance from resistance box,
  • GGG = galvanometer resistance.

Thus, θ=k ER+G\theta = k\,\frac{E}{R+G}θ=kR+GE​ for some proportionality constant kkk.


  1. Use the two given observations

When R=2400 ΩR=2400\,\OmegaR=2400Ω, deflection is 404040 divisions: 40=kE2400+G40 = k\frac{E}{2400+G}40=k2400+GE​

When R=4900 ΩR=4900\,\OmegaR=4900Ω, deflection is 202020 divisions: 20=kE4900+G20 = k\frac{E}{4900+G}20=k4900+GE​

Divide the first equation by the second: 4020=4900+G2400+G\frac{40}{20} = \frac{4900+G}{2400+G}2040​=2400+G4900+G​ 2=4900+G2400+G2 = \frac{4900+G}{2400+G}2=2400+G4900+G​

So, 2(2400+G)=4900+G2(2400+G)=4900+G2(2400+G)=4900+G 4800+2G=4900+G4800+2G=4900+G4800+2G=4900+G G=100 ΩG=100\,\OmegaG=100Ω

Therefore, the galvanometer resistance is 100 Ω\boxed{100\,\Omega}100Ω​

So Option A is false.


  1. Find current sensitivity

Since deflection is proportional to current, let current for 40 divisions be I1I_1I1​ and for 20 divisions be I2I_2I2​.

Then, I1=E2400+100=E2500I_1 = \frac{E}{2400+100} = \frac{E}{2500}I1​=2400+100E​=2500E​ I2=E4900+100=E5000I_2 = \frac{E}{4900+100} = \frac{E}{5000}I2​=4900+100E​=5000E​

As expected, I1=2I2I_1 = 2I_2I1​=2I2​ corresponding to 404040 and 202020 divisions.

Let current per division be xxx. Then current for 40 divisions is I1=40xI_1 = 40xI1​=40x

Current for 20 divisions is I2=20xI_2 = 20xI2​=20x

Using the resistance values found: I1I2=E/2500E/5000=2\frac{I_1}{I_2} = \frac{E/2500}{E/5000}=2I2​I1​​=E/5000E/2500​=2 which is consistent.

Now check the possibility of current sensitivity from the options.

If current sensitivity is 20 μA20\,\mu A20μA/division, then full-scale current for 50 divisions is Ig=50×20 μA=1000 μA=1 mAI_g = 50\times 20\,\mu A = 1000\,\mu A = 1\,mAIg​=50×20μA=1000μA=1mA

Then current for 40 divisions would be 40×20 μA=800 μA40\times 20\,\mu A = 800\,\mu A40×20μA=800μA

This gives emf E=I(R+G)=800×10−6×2500=2 VE = I(R+G)=800\times 10^{-6}\times 2500=2\,VE=I(R+G)=800×10−6×2500=2V

Check second case: I=25000=400 μAI=\frac{2}{5000}=400\,\mu AI=50002​=400μA which corresponds to 400 μA20 μA/div=20 divisions\frac{400\,\mu A}{20\,\mu A/\text{div}}=20\text{ divisions}20μA/div400μA​=20 divisions

So Option C is perfectly consistent.

Thus current sensitivity is 20 μA/division\boxed{20\,\mu A/\text{division}}20μA/division​


  1. Check Option B

Full-scale current for 50 divisions using Option C is Ig=50×20 μA=1000 μA=1 mAI_g = 50\times 20\,\mu A = 1000\,\mu A = 1\,mAIg​=50×20μA=1000μA=1mA

So full-scale deflection current is not 2 mA2\,mA2mA.

Hence Option B is false.


  1. Check Option D

For 10 divisions, current needed is I10=10×20 μA=200 μAI_{10} = 10\times 20\,\mu A = 200\,\mu AI10​=10×20μA=200μA

Using E=2 VE=2\,VE=2V and G=100 ΩG=100\,\OmegaG=100Ω, I=ER+GI = \frac{E}{R+G}I=R+GE​ 200×10−6=2R+100200\times 10^{-6} = \frac{2}{R+100}200×10−6=R+1002​ R+100=2200×10−6=10000R+100 = \frac{2}{200\times 10^{-6}} = 10000R+100=200×10−62​=10000 R=9900 ΩR = 9900\,\OmegaR=9900Ω

So required resistance is 9900 Ω\boxed{9900\,\Omega}9900Ω​ not 9800 Ω9800\,\Omega9800Ω.

Hence Option D is false.


  1. Final conclusion

Only Option C is correct.

C: Current sensitivity of galvanometer is 20 μA/division\boxed{\text{C: Current sensitivity of galvanometer is }20\,\mu A/\text{division}}C: Current sensitivity of galvanometer is 20μA/division​

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