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MHT CET 2026 Physics question

PhysicsMoving Charges and MagnetismMHT CET 2026

If a galvanometer is shunted by of the value of its resistance, then the fraction of the total current passing through the galvanometer is

Answer: (B)

Solution

Let the galvanometer resistance be ; the shunt is . The galvanometer and shunt are in parallel, so the current divides inversely as resistance: . So

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