Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Permanent Magnets
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Permanent Magnets
A tangent galvanometer is directly connected to an ideal battery....
A tangent galvanometer is directly connected to an ideal battery. If the coil's number of turns is doubled, the deflection will
Options
- Aeither increase or decrease
- Bremain unchanged
- Cdecrease
- Dincrease
Correct answer
B. remain unchanged
Step-by-step solution
The magnetic field at the center of the coil of a tangent galvanometer is given by .
The current through the coil is , where is the voltage of the ideal battery and is the resistance of the coil.
The resistance of the coil is proportional to the total length of the wire, which is proportional to the number of turns (assuming the radius of the coil is constant). Let , where is a constant.
Substituting in the expression for , we get:
This shows that the magnetic field is independent of the number of turns .
The deflection in a tangent galvanometer is given by , where is the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.
Since remains unchanged, the deflection will also remain unchanged.
The current through the coil is , where is the voltage of the ideal battery and is the resistance of the coil.
The resistance of the coil is proportional to the total length of the wire, which is proportional to the number of turns (assuming the radius of the coil is constant). Let , where is a constant.
Substituting in the expression for , we get:
This shows that the magnetic field is independent of the number of turns .
The deflection in a tangent galvanometer is given by , where is the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.
Since remains unchanged, the deflection will also remain unchanged.