JEE MAIN - Physics (2022 - 29th June Evening Shift - No. 22)

Two resistors are connected in series across a battery as shown in figure. If a voltmeter of resistance 2000 $$\Omega$$ is used to measure the potential difference across 500 $$\Omega$$ resistor, the reading of the voltmeter will be ___________ V.

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift Physics - Current Electricity Question 156 English

Answer
8

Explanation

New $${R_{eff}} = {{2000 \times 500} \over {2500}} + 600\,\Omega = 1000\,\Omega $$

$$\Rightarrow$$ Reading of voltmeter $$ = {{400} \over {1000}} \times 20 = 8$$ volts

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