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JEE Main 2013Current Electricity Question with Solution

JEE Main 2013 (09 Apr Online)

Question

A shunt of resistance is connected across a galvanometer of resistance. A current of ampere gives full scale deflection in the galvanometer. The current that will give full scale deflection in the absence of the shunt is nearly :

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Correct answer
D ampere

Step-by-step explanation

The current that will given full scale deflection in the absence of the shunt is nearly equal to the current through the galvanometer when shunt is connected i.e. As ampere

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