Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 295

Question: Resistance in the two gaps of a meter bridge are 10 ohm and 30 ohm respectively. If the resistances are interchanged the balance point shifts by

[Orissa JEE 2003]

Options:

A) 33.3 cm

B) 66.67cm

C) 25 cm

D) 50 cm

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ S=( \frac{100-l}{l} ).R $ Initially, $ 30=( \frac{100-l}{l} )\times 10\Rightarrow l=25cm $ Finally, $ 10=( \frac{100-l}{l} )\times 30\Rightarrow l=75cm $ So, shift = 50cm.