If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are equal, what is the current through

Practice Questions

Q1
If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are equal, what is the current through the galvanometer?
  1. Zero
  2. Maximum
  3. Minimum
  4. Depends on the voltage

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

If the resistances in a Wheatstone bridge are equal, what is the current through the galvanometer?
  • Step 1: Understand what a Wheatstone bridge is. It is a circuit used to measure unknown resistances by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit.
  • Step 2: Identify the components of the Wheatstone bridge. It has four resistors (R1, R2, R3, R4) and a galvanometer (a device that measures current).
  • Step 3: Recognize that when all resistors are equal (R1 = R2 = R3 = R4), the bridge is said to be balanced.
  • Step 4: When the bridge is balanced, the voltage across the galvanometer is zero because the potential difference is equal on both sides.
  • Step 5: Since there is no voltage across the galvanometer, no current flows through it.
  • Step 6: Conclude that if all resistances are equal in a Wheatstone bridge, the current through the galvanometer is zero.
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