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The purpose of the series resistor in a voltmeter is to limit the current flowing through the voltmeter and protect it from damage due to excessive current.

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What path will the current takes in a series circuit with a voltmeter pause does the current goes through voltmeter pause because if it does pause isn't current suppose to be taking the shortest path?

A voltmeter is designed to operate like a very large resistor (order of megaOhms), in parallel to the circuit that it is measuring. As long as the voltmeter resistance is much larger than the circuit that it is measuring, it will draw very little current away from the circuit and will only minimally disturb the operating circuit. See related link. If the voltmeter is connected in series with the rest of the circuit, then that is the same as connecting a very large resistor in series.So for example if you have 10 volt battery and a 10 ohm resistor, that would be 1 amp (without the voltmeter). Now if the voltmeter is 10 megaohm, the total resistance is 10000010 ohms, so the current is 0.999999 microamperes, and the voltage across the 10 ohm resistor is 9.99999 microvolts, while the voltage across the voltmeter is 9.999990 Volts (these numbers are rounded, but you get the idea).Suppose you put in series with a 1 kiloOhm (not sure about that spelling) resistor. The total resistance is 10001000 ohms, and current is 0.99990 microamperes, the voltage across resistor is now 0.9999 millivolts (it was microvolts) and the voltage across the voltmeter is 9.9990001 volts


Is it possible to apply voltmeter across a variable resistor?

Of course. A good voltmeter can be applied across anything, since its impedance is high and its presence has no effect on the operation of the circuit. When it's connected across a variable resistor, the voltmeter most likely reveals a changing voltage as the resistor is varied.


Is a voltmeter connected in series or parallel in an electrical circuit?

A voltmeter is connected in parallel in an electrical circuit.


How can a voltmeter be connected in series to measure the voltage across a component in an electrical circuit?

To measure the voltage across a component in an electrical circuit, a voltmeter can be connected in series by placing the voltmeter in the same path as the component. This allows the voltmeter to measure the voltage drop across the component accurately.


What is the purpose of a voltmeter in a circuit?

the purpose of a voltmeter is used to measure voltage in a circuit

Related Questions

Voltmeter is connected in parallel with resistor?

A voltmeter can be connected in parallel with a resistor to show the voltage across the resistor.


How should voltmeter be connected to measure the potential difference across a resistor - in series or in parallel?

In parallel.


What is the purpose of a resistor connected in the series with the load resistor?

Divide the voltage


What path will the current takes in a series circuit with a voltmeter pause does the current goes through voltmeter pause because if it does pause isn't current suppose to be taking the shortest path?

A voltmeter is designed to operate like a very large resistor (order of megaOhms), in parallel to the circuit that it is measuring. As long as the voltmeter resistance is much larger than the circuit that it is measuring, it will draw very little current away from the circuit and will only minimally disturb the operating circuit. See related link. If the voltmeter is connected in series with the rest of the circuit, then that is the same as connecting a very large resistor in series.So for example if you have 10 volt battery and a 10 ohm resistor, that would be 1 amp (without the voltmeter). Now if the voltmeter is 10 megaohm, the total resistance is 10000010 ohms, so the current is 0.999999 microamperes, and the voltage across the 10 ohm resistor is 9.99999 microvolts, while the voltage across the voltmeter is 9.999990 Volts (these numbers are rounded, but you get the idea).Suppose you put in series with a 1 kiloOhm (not sure about that spelling) resistor. The total resistance is 10001000 ohms, and current is 0.99990 microamperes, the voltage across resistor is now 0.9999 millivolts (it was microvolts) and the voltage across the voltmeter is 9.9990001 volts


Is it possible to apply voltmeter across a variable resistor?

Of course. A good voltmeter can be applied across anything, since its impedance is high and its presence has no effect on the operation of the circuit. When it's connected across a variable resistor, the voltmeter most likely reveals a changing voltage as the resistor is varied.


Voltmeter in series?

No. Voltmeter in parallel. Ammeter in series.


How do you convert voltmeter to ohmmeter?

First you will need a constant current source. Do NOT connect the voltmeter to the constant current source without the resistor to be measured already connected. Do NOT use a battery, it is a voltage source. Then follow these steps to measure a resistor:connect the voltmeter across the resistor to be measuredconnect the voltmeter-resistor combination across the constant current sourceread the voltmeter and record the voltagedisconnect the voltmeter-resistor combination from the constant current sourcedisconnect the voltmeter from the resistorcalculate the resistance from the measured voltage and current from the source with Ohm's law in this form: R = V ÷ IIts much easier to just use the ohms setting on a multimeter.


How is the potential difference across a resistor measured?

by using voltmeter


What type of meter would be connected on both sides of a resistor in a circuit?

ammeter in series at any side as required since it is bilateral and voltmeter is connected in parallel to measure voltage drop across it


How does an ammeter work?

An ammeter is a low voltage voltmeter in parallel with a small resistance resistor. Current flow through the resistor creates a voltage drop across it which is then measured by the voltmeter.


How measuring amps?

A; By using a voltmeter across a small shunt resistor


How are you going to arrange a circuit if you want to measure the potential drop across a resistor?

Connect a power source to the resistor (+ve terminal to one side of the resistor and -ve terminal to the other) then connect a voltmeter in parallel with the resistor. The reading on the voltmeter will provide a measure of the potential difference across the resistor (ie: the voltage drop across it).