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A galvanometer acting as a voltmeter should have
PhysicsCurrent ElectricityJIPMERJIPMER 2013
Options:
  • A low resistance in series with its coil
  • B low resistance in parallel with its coil
  • C high resistance in series with its coil
  • D high resistance in parallel with its coil
Solution:
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The correct answer is: high resistance in series with its coil
Voltmeter has high resistance and is always connected in parallel with the circuit. So to convert a galvanometer into voltmeter, a high resistance must be connected in series with it so that is draws negligible current from the circuit.

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