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In a circuit for finding the resistance of a galvanometer by half deflection method, a battery and a high resistance of are used. The figure of merit of the galvanometer is . In the absence of shunt resistance, the galvanometer produces a deflection of divisions when current flows in the circuit. The value of the shunt resistance that can cause the deflection of , is closest to:
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We are given a galvanometer connected in the first circuit in the above figure, where , and the deflection divisions. The galvanometer has a resistance of . The current in the circuit,
Also, since the figure of merit is
Substituting equation in ,
In the second circuit, it is given that the deflection is half that of the previous circuit. So, current flowing through the galvanometer half the first circuit. Hence,
Substituting the values from equations and ,
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