Q.

A galvanometer has a current range of 15 mA and a voltage range of 750 mV. To convert this galvanometer into ammeter of range 25 ampere, the shunt required is

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a

cannot be estimated as resistance of galvanometer is not given

b

0.3 Ω

c

0.03 Ω

d

0.01 Ω

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given that the galvanometer has a current range of 15 mA i.e., ig = maximum current measured 
=15×103 amp. Maximum voltage measured
= 750 x 10-3 V
Galvanometer resistance
G=750×10315×103=50Ω
Now S=iiigG
=15×103×502515×103003Ω

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