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An ohmmeter is a device used to measure the resistance of a component or circuit by passing a current through it and measuring the voltage drop. In contrast, a Wheatstone's bridge is a circuit used to measure an unknown resistance by balancing it against known resistances in a bridge configuration, without passing a current through the unknown resistor. Wheatstone's bridge is more accurate for precise resistance measurements compared to an ohmmeter.

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What happens when unknown resistance is changed to other armin wheatstone bridge?

Changing the unknown resistance in a Wheatstone bridge will result in an imbalance in the circuit, causing a potential difference across the bridge. This potential difference can be used to determine the new value of the unknown resistance by adjusting other known resistances until the bridge is balanced again.


Why galvanometer is connected in wheatstone bridge?

A Wheatstone Bridge is used to measure resistance of an electrical / electronic component. The galvanometer (which was used to measure voltage) has now been replaced by the Multimeter.Both are not used today.AnswerA Wheatstone Bridge has most definitely NOT been replaced by a multimeter! It uses a completely-different method of measuring resistance and is significantly more accurate than a multimeter. The purpose of the very sensitive galvanometer is to detect when the Bridge circuit is 'balanced', by sensing the current (not voltage!) passing through it. When no current flows, the Bridge is balanced.


What is the difference between compression and tension and how does it affect your bridge?

Compression is pushing things together and tension is pulling things apart. A clothesline is under tension and a stack of firewood is under compression. How it affects the bridge depends on how well it is engineered. Properly built it'll hold up to its various loads w/o problems,


How is electric resistence measured?

Resistance is usually measured using an ohmmeter, however if very high precision is needed a wheatstone bridge is used.


What are the three different places on a bridge that would experience different forces?

The three different places on a bridge that would experience different forces are the supports (where vertical forces are highest), the center span (where compression and tension forces are highest), and the connections between bridge sections (where shear forces are highest).

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