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Question

An instrument called ______ measures the electric potential difference in a circuit.

The correct answer is Voltmeter

The correct answer is Voltmeter.

 Key Points

  • A voltmeter is an instrument used to measure the potential difference in an electrical circuit.
  • A voltmeter is always connected in parallel in a circuit to measure the potential difference between two points.
  • Unit of potential difference - Volt
  • A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting a large resistance in series with it.
  • The voltmeter was invented by Hans Oersted.

  Important Points

Ohmmeter

  • It is an instrument used to measure electrical resistance.
  • Electrical resistance opposes the flow of electric current in a circuit.
  • Unit of resistance - Ohm
  • Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.
  • V=IR, where (R) is the proportionality constant for resistance.

Thermometer

  • It is an instrument used to measure temperature.
  • The thermometer was invented by Galileo Galilei.
  • The first mercury thermometer was invented by Gabriel Fahrenheit.

Gyroscope

  • It is an instrument used for measuring or maintaining the orientation and angular velocity.
  • The gyroscope was invented by Léon Foucault.
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  5. Which of the following scientific instruments is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

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