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A three-wire or four-wire connection is used for a resistance thermometer in order to

  • A.remove the resistance of the long leads from the reading
  • B.provide a spare conductor in case one of the leads should fail
  • C.allow two independent measurements to be averaged together
  • D.supply the measuring current at a higher voltage than otherwise

Answer: A

A hundred ohm element changes by less than half an ohm per degree, so a few ohms of lead resistance is a large error. Extra conductors let the lead resistance be measured and subtracted, or excluded altogether by a four-terminal arrangement.

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