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Null balanced method of measurement,
Wheatstone bridge
DC potentiometer
AC bridge
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Null method of measurement
A null method of measurement is a simple,
accurate and widely used method which depends on
an instrument reading being adjusted to read zero
current only. The method assumes:
Unknown resistance = 4k
D.C. potentiometer
The d.c. potentiometer is a null-balance instrument
used for determining values of e.m.f.s and p.d.s. by
comparison with a known e.m.f. or p.d. In the figure
below, using a standard cell of known e.m.f. E1, the
slider S is moved along the slide wire until balance is
obtained (i.e. the galvanometer deflection is zero),
shown as length l1.
The standard cell is now replaced by a cell of
unknown e.m.f. E2 and again balance is obtained
(shown as l2). Since E1 l1 and E2 l2 then
D.C. potentiometer
D.C. potentiometer
A potentiometer may be arranged as a resistive two
element potential divider in which the division ratio is
adjustable to give a simple variable d.c. supply. Such
devices may be constructed in the form of a resistive
element carrying a sliding contact which is adjusted
by a rotary or linear movement of the control knob.
D.C. potentiometer Lecture
Example
In a d.c. potentiometer, balance is obtained at a length of
400mm when using a standard cell of 1.0186 volts.
Determine the e.m.f. of a dry cell if balance is obtained
with a length of 650mm
Answers: L = 1.2H, r = 32