Question

In a circuit, $5$ percent of total current passes through a galvanometer. If resistance of the galvanometer is $G$. Then the value of the shunt is

• A. 19 G
• B. 20 G
• C. $\frac{G}{20}$
• D. $\frac{G}{19}$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$\frac{S}{G}=\frac{5}{95}=\frac{1}{19}$
$S=\frac{G}{19}$