Which of the following statements is true regarding a balanced Wheatstone bridge

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following statements is true regarding a balanced Wheatstone bridge?
  1. The total resistance is minimized.
  2. The potential difference across the galvanometer is zero.
  3. The current through the resistors is equal.
  4. The resistors must be of equal value.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following statements is true regarding a balanced Wheatstone bridge?
  • Step 1: Understand what a Wheatstone bridge is. It is a circuit used to measure unknown electrical resistances.
  • Step 2: Know that a Wheatstone bridge has four resistors arranged in a diamond shape.
  • Step 3: Identify the two pairs of resistors in the bridge. One pair is on the left side and the other pair is on the right side.
  • Step 4: Learn that a galvanometer is connected between the two midpoints of the resistors.
  • Step 5: Recognize that a balanced Wheatstone bridge means the ratio of the resistances in one pair is equal to the ratio in the other pair.
  • Step 6: When the bridge is balanced, the voltage (potential difference) across the galvanometer is zero.
  • Step 7: Conclude that since there is no voltage across the galvanometer, no current flows through it.
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