A millivoltmeter of $25 \mathrm{mV}$ range is to be converted into an ammeter of 25 A range. The value (in…

A millivoltmeter of $25 \mathrm{mV}$ range is to be converted into an ammeter of 25 A range. The value (in ohm) of necessary shunt will be
  1. 0.001
  2. 0.01
  3. 1
  4. 0.05

Solution

The full scale deflection current $i_g=\frac{25 \mathrm{mV}}{G} \text { ampere }$ where $G$ is the resistance of the meter. The value of shunt required for converting it into ammeter of range $25 \mathrm{~A}$ is $S=\frac{i_g G}{i-i_g}$ So that, $S \approx \frac{25 \mathrm{mV}}{25}=0.001 \Omega$

Asked in: NEET 2012 (Screening)

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