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Can a hot-wire ammeter be used to measure a direct current having a constant value? Do we have to change the graduation?

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In direct current also, the heat is produced in the current -carrying wire which is directly proportional to the square of the current `( H = l^(2) RT)`. Thus we can measure the direct current using the hot-wire instrument.
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