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In the experiment of calibration of a voltmeter, a 1.1 V standard cell gets balanced at 440 cm length of wire. The balancing length corresponding to a potential difference between the ends of a resistance comes out to be 190 cm. A voltmeter shows 0.5 V for this potential difference. The error in the reading of voltmeter will be

A

`0:025 V`

B

`25 V `

C

` 2.5 V`

D

`0.25 V`

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