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In the ammeter-voltmeter method the voltmeter is connected directly across the unknown resistance and the ammeter reads the total current. The measured value is then

  • A.in error by an amount that depends only on the accuracy of the ammeter scale
  • B.lower than the true value
  • C.higher than the true value by the amount of the voltmeter resistance in parallel
  • D.exactly correct

Answer: B

The ammeter carries the current through the resistance plus the current drawn by the voltmeter. Since the denominator of the ratio is too large, the computed resistance comes out low. In effect one measures the unknown in parallel with the voltmeter resistance.

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