Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 193

Question: An ammeter gives full scale deflection when current of 1.0 A is passed in it. To convert it into 10 A range ammeter, the ratio of its resistance and the shunt resistance will be

[MP PMT 1985]

Options:

A) 1 : 9

B) 1 : 10

C) 1 : 11

D) 9 : 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ S=\frac{i _{g}G}{(i-i _{g})} $

Therefore $ \frac{G}{S}=\frac{i-i _{g}}{i _{g}}=\frac{10-1}{1}=\frac{9}{1} $