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What happens to the null point in a potentiometer if the resistance of the wire
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What happens to the null point in a potentiometer if the resistance of the wire is increased?
Null point moves towards the battery
Null point moves away from the battery
Null point remains unchanged
Null point becomes unstable
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What happens to the null point in a potentiometer if the resistance of the wire is increased?
Steps
Concepts
Step 1: Understand what a potentiometer is. It is a device used to measure voltage by balancing it against a known voltage.
Step 2: Know that the null point is the point where the voltage across the wire equals the voltage from the battery.
Step 3: Recognize that the resistance of the wire affects the current flowing through it.
Step 4: When the resistance of the wire is increased, the current flowing through the wire decreases.
Step 5: A decrease in current means that less voltage is dropped across the wire.
Step 6: Since the voltage drop across the wire is less, the null point (where the voltages balance) will move away from the battery.
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