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The coil of a tangent galvanométer is put in the magnetic meridian.

A

avoid the influence of earth's magnetic field

B

increase the magnetic field due to current in the coil

C

make earth's magnetic field perpendicular to that due to current in the coil

D

make readings more accurate

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