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A galvanometer has resistance 500 ohm. It is shunted so that its sensitivity decreases by 100 times. Find the shunt resistance.

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`"Sensitivity" prop (1)/("range") " " therefore n = 100`
`S = (G)/((n-1)) = (500)/((100-1)) = (500)/(99) Omega = 5.05 Omega`
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