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Two resistances of 400 ohm and 800 ohm are connected in series with 6 volt battery of negligible internal resistance. A voltmeter of resistance 10,000ohm is used to measure the potential difference across 400 ohm. The error in the measurement of potential difference in volt approximately .

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