A Wheatstone bridge is balanced if

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  1. the ratio of resistors on one side of the bridge is one while the ratio of resistors on the other side is infinity
  2. the ratio of resistors on one side of the bridge is greater than the ratio of resistors on the other side
  3. the ratio of the resistor on one side of the bridge equals to the ratio of resistors on the other side
  4. none of the above

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Option 3 : the ratio of the resistor on one side of the bridge equals to the ratio of resistors on the other side
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  • A Wheatstone bridge is a special arrangement of 4 resistors. It can be used to find an unknown resistance.
  • If the Wheatstone bridge is balanced, there will be no current flowing through the galvanometer.
  • Wheatstone bridge is used to measure the resistance with the help of a comparison method.
  • The Wheatstone bridge work on the principle of null deflection.

 

​The bridge is balanced when:

\(\frac{P}{R}=\frac{Q}{S}\)

∴ A Wheatstone bridge is balanced if the ratio of resistors on one side of the bridge equals to the ratio of resistors on the other side.

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