If the galvanometer shows a deflection when the Wheatstone bridge is not balance

Practice Questions

Q1
If the galvanometer shows a deflection when the Wheatstone bridge is not balanced, what does it indicate?
  1. The bridge is balanced
  2. The resistances are equal
  3. There is a potential difference
  4. The circuit is open

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

If the galvanometer shows a deflection when the Wheatstone bridge is not balanced, what does it indicate?
  • Step 1: Understand what a Wheatstone bridge is. It is a circuit used to measure unknown resistances.
  • Step 2: Know that a galvanometer is an instrument that detects small electric currents.
  • Step 3: When the Wheatstone bridge is balanced, the current through the galvanometer is zero, and it shows no deflection.
  • Step 4: If the galvanometer shows a deflection, it means there is some current flowing through it.
  • Step 5: A current flowing through the galvanometer indicates that there is a potential difference across it.
  • Step 6: A potential difference means that the resistances in the Wheatstone bridge are not equal, which means the bridge is not balanced.
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