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JEE Main 2026Current Electricity Question with Solution

JEE Main 2026 (05 April Shift 2)

Question

In an experiment to determine the resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law, the voltmeter and ammeter readings are noted as and , respectively. The least counts of voltmeter and ammeter are and , respectively. The estimated error in the resistance measurement is _______ .

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Correct answer
D

Step-by-step explanation

Given and

Least count of voltmeter,

Least count of ammeter,

Resistance is given by Ohm's law:



The maximum permissible relative error in resistance is:









Answer:

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