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Current Electricity

Maharashtra Board · Class 12 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Kirchhoff's Laws

  • Junction (Node): Point where two or more conductors meet
  • Loop (Mesh): Any closed conducting path in a circuit
  • Branch: Part of circuit between two junctions
2

Wheatstone Bridge

  • Four resistors P, Q, R, S arranged in quadrilateral form
  • Battery connected across one diagonal (AC)
  • Galvanometer connected across other diagonal (BD)
3

Potentiometer

  • Consists of long uniform wire with constant current
  • Potential gradient K = V/L (constant along wire)
  • Acts as ideal voltmeter (draws no current at balance)
4

Galvanometer and Its Conversions

  • Detects small currents (typically μA to mA range)
  • Has moderate resistance (~100Ω) and limited current capacity
  • Conversion to ammeter: Add low resistance shunt in parallel

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Two fundamental laws for circuit analysisA fourPractical form of Wheatstone bridge usingBased on the principle that potentialConversion to Ammeter

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