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Wheatstone bridge is well known for the determination of ______.

Asked in GSEB Board July 2022 · Wheatstone bridge

Answer: (1) unknown resistance

Step-by-step solution

Idea: a Wheatstone bridge is four resistances P, Q, R and S in a loop, with a galvanometer joining two opposite corners.

At balance no current flows through the galvanometer, and P/Q = R/S.

If three of the resistances are known, the fourth follows: S = (QR)/P.

So the bridge is used to determine an unknown resistance.

Why the other options are wrong

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