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  4. A galvanometer with a shunt in parallel is used in series in a circuit. Then it is called:

Q. A galvanometer with a shunt in parallel is used in series in a circuit. Then it is called:

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Solution:

As the ammeter is always connected in series in the circuit. Therefore, the low resistance of shunt is connected in parallel with the galvanometer to convert galvanometer into ammeter.