JEE Advance - Physics (2014 - Paper 2 Offline - No. 8)

During an experiment with a metre bridge, the galvanometer shall a null point when the jockey is pressed at 40.0 cm using a standard resistance of 90$$\Omega$$, as shown in the figure. The least count of the scale used in the meter bridge is 1 mm. The unknown resistance is

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Current Electricity Question 16 English

60 $$\pm$$ 0.15 $$\Omega$$
135 $$\pm$$ 0.56 $$\Omega$$
60 $$\pm$$ 0.25 $$\Omega$$
135 $$\pm$$ 0.23 $$\Omega$$

Explanation

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Current Electricity Question 16 English Explanation

when a metre bridge is balanced, then

$${{{R_1}} \over x} = {{{R_2}} \over {(100 - x)}}$$ ..... (i)

From figure,

R1 = R, R2 = 90 $$\Omega$$, x = 40 cm

Then, $${R \over {40}} = {{90} \over {(100 - 40)}} = {{90} \over {60}}$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ R = 60 $$\Omega$$

Now, for $$\Delta$$R taking natural log on both sides of eqn. (i),

$$\ln {R_1} = \ln {R_2} + \ln x - \ln (100 - x)$$

or, $$\ln R = \ln x - \ln (100 - x) + \ln (90)$$

On differentiating,

$${{\Delta R} \over R} = {{\Delta x} \over x} - {{\Delta (100 - x)} \over {(100 - x)}}$$

$$ \Rightarrow {{\Delta R} \over R} = {{\Delta x} \over x} + {{\Delta x} \over {(100 - x)}}$$

$$ \Rightarrow \Delta R = \left( {{{0.1} \over {40}} + {{0.1} \over {60}}} \right) \times 60 = {{0.5} \over {120}} \times 60 = 0.25\Omega $$

$$\therefore$$ Required value of R = (60 $$\pm$$ 0.25) $$\Omega$$

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