Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 28, Problem 36SP
The Wheatstone bridge shown in Fig. 28-19 is being used to measure resistance X. At balance, the current through the galvanometer G is zero and resistances L, M, and Nare 3.0 Ω, 2.0 Ω, and 10 Ω, respectively. Find the value of X.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Ch. 28 - Prob. 18SPCh. 28 - 19. Compute the equivalent resistance of (a) 3.0...Ch. 28 - 20. What resistance must be placed in parallel...Ch. 28 - 21. How many 160-Ω resistors (in parallel) are...Ch. 28 - 28.22 [II] Three resistors, of 8.0, 12, and 24,...Ch. 28 - Prob. 24SPCh. 28 - 25. Three resistors, of 40 Ω, 60 Ω, and 120 Ω, are...Ch. 28 - Prob. 26SPCh. 28 - 27. A 36-Ω galvanometer is shunted by a resistor...Ch. 28 - 28.28 [II] A relay having a resistance of 6.0 ...
Ch. 28 - 28.29 [II] Show that if two resistors are...Ch. 28 - 28.30 [II] For the circuit shown in Fig. 28-13,...Ch. 28 - 28.31 [II] For the circuit shown in Fig. 28-14,...Ch. 28 - 28.32 [II] It is known that the potential...Ch. 28 - 28.33 [II] In the circuit shown in Fig. 28-16,...Ch. 28 - 28.34 [II] For the entire circuit shown in Fig....Ch. 28 - 28.35 [II] In the circuit shown in Fig. 28-18, the...Ch. 28 - 36. The Wheatstone bridge shown in Fig. 28-19 is...Ch. 28 - 37. The slidewire Wheatstone bridge shown in Fig....Ch. 28 - 28.38 [II] Referring to the circuit in Fig. 28-21,...Ch. 28 - 28.39 [II] Referring to the circuit in Fig. 28-22,...
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