The value of R in the above circuit to make the galvanometer measure 2A is

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Physics - 2024 Subject: Physics

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The value of R in the above circuit to make the galvanometer measure 2A is 

Answer Details

Given: Ig g  = 50mA = 0.05A, I to be measured = 2A, r = 2Ω Ω , Is s  = I - Ig g  = 2 - 0.05 = 1.95A

Shunt(R) = IgIs I g I s  x r

R =  0.051.95 0.05 1.95  x 10 = 0.2564Ω

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