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A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter of higher range by:

Answer: Connecting a high resistance in series with the galvanometer coil.

  • A Connecting a low resistance in parallel with the galvanometer coil
  • B Increasing the number of turns in the galvanometer coil
  • C Connecting a high resistance in series with the galvanometer coil
  • D Removing the restoring spring from the galvanometer

Correct answer: C. Connecting a high resistance in series with the galvanometer coil

Explanation: A galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter by connecting a high resistance in series, which limits the current through the coil and extends the voltage range it can measure.

Magnetic Field Lines Around a Straight WireIfield forms concentric circles around the wire (right-hand rule)

The magnetic field around a long straight current-carrying wire forms concentric circles, with direction given by the right-hand rule (point thumb along I, fingers curl in the direction of B).

Concept context

Magnetic force on moving charges and currents, the Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, and the cyclotron - how electric currents create and respond to magnetic fields.

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