Case Study Questions
Case Study Questions
Case Study Questions
Q1. A Wheatstone bridge is an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by
balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component. The primary
benefit of the circuit is its ability to provide extremely accurate measurements .
The resistance is adjusted until the bridge is "balanced" and no current flows through
the galvanometer . At this point, the voltage between the two midpoints (B and D) will be zero.
Therefore the ratio of the two resistances in the known leg is equal to the ratio of the two
Q3.Kirchhoff's circuit laws are two equalities that deal with the current and potential
difference in the lumped element model of electrical circuits. They were first described in 1845
by German physicist Gustav Kirchhoff.
Kirchoff' Current Law
This law states that, for any node in an electrical circuit, the sum of currents flowing into that node
is equal to the sum of currents flowing out of that node
Kirchoff's Voltage Law
The directed sum of the potential differences (voltages) around any closed loop is zero.
1.Kirchoff current law is conservation of
a) Charge
b) Energy
c) Potential
d) Momentum
2.Kirchchoff current law can be written as
a) Σ V=0
b) Σ I =0
c) Σ R = 0
d) Σ q = 0
3. Kirchoff’s Voltage Law is the conservation of
a) Energy
b) Charge
c) Current
d) Momentum
4. Kirchoff’s Voltage Law is applied over
a) Closed Circuit loop
b) At a circuit node
c) Across battery
d) None of the above
Q4. The instrument designs for measuring the unknown voltage by comparing it with the known
voltage, such type of instrument is known as the potentiometer
The potentiometer uses the comparative method which is more accurate than the deflection
method. So, it is mostly used in the places where higher accuracy is required or where no current
flows from the source.
Characteristics of Potentiometer
Q1
1 -a
2–b
3–c
4- a
Q2
1-d
2-c
3-a
4-d
Q3
1-a
2-b
3-a
4-a
Q4
1-a
2-b
3-b
4-a
Q5
1-b
2-a
3-a
4-b