Good morning students! Today we are going to have a pop quiz. You’ll have 15 minutes to read and learn chapter 47.
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emm, a moving coil galvanometer detects small currents or small p.d.s, often of the order of milliamps or millivolts.
Hey can you ask me questions about this chapter
Sure, let's study together! Let's start. Can you explain how a simple moving-coil galvanometer works?
correct! Now its time for you to ask me.
Yeah that's correct
Okay so can you explain to me how a moving-coil galvanometer can be modified for use as an ammeter?.
Easy, in order for a galvanometer to be used as an ammeter, it has to have a known low resistance called a shunt
Now my turn to ask you, explain how a moving-coil galvanometer can be modified for use as a voltmeter?
emm, oh no i forgot to memorize that part
thankyou so much! now it's my turn to ask. explain why an ammeter should have a very low resistance?
so the answer is, in order for a galvanometer to be used as a voltmeter it has to have known high resistance which is the opposite to be an ammeter. This known high resistance is called a multiplayer.
wait let me think about it. Oh, Ammeter should have a very low resistance because if it doesn't, it will change the current to be measured!
Good job! Good luck with your test!
Okay so last question before we run out of time, explain why a voltmeter should have a very high resistance
A voltmeter should have a high resistance because if it doesn't, the total resistance of the whole circuit is reduced so changing the current and the p.d (potential difference) measured.
You toooo!
Time’s up students. Now close your books and clean your table. Only stationeries is allowed on the table. Goodluck and God Bless!