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Before using tangent galvanometer for the measurement of current, why is the plane of coil of tangent galvanometer set in the magnetic meridian?

A

To avoid the magnetic effect of the earth field

B

To produce intense magnetic field at the centre of the coil

C

To produce a field at right angle to the earth's field

D

To avoid error due to parallax

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