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An ammeter reads upto 1 ampere. Its internal resistance is 0.81 ohm. To increase the range to 10 A the value of the required shunt is

A

`0.03 Omega`

B

`0.3Omega`

C

`0.9Omega`

D

`0.09Omega`

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