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A galvanometer has resistance `500 ohm`. It is shunted so that its senstivity decreases by 100 times. Find the shunt resistance.

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Sensitivity `prop(1)/(rang e) :. n=100`
`S=(G)/((n-1))=(500)/((100-1))=(500)/(99)OmegaimpliesS=5.05Omega`
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