A tangent galvanometer shows no deflection when a current is passed through it. But when the current is reversed, it gives a deflection of 1800; then the plane of the coil should have been oriented:

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A tangent galvanometer shows no deflection when a current is passed through it. But when the current is reversed, it gives a deflection of 180⁰; then the plane of the coil should have been oriented:

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at angle 60° the magnetic meridian

normal to magnetic meridian

in the magnetic meridian

at 45° to the magnetic meridian

answer is B.

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When plane of coil is 90⁰ to the magnetic meridian, the magnetic field due to it is parallel to magnetic meridian. Hence, it shows zero and 180⁰ deflections in the two current directions (forward and reversed).

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