What value of shunt resistor is needed to allow only 10% of the total current to pass through a moving coil galvanometer with a resistance of 99 Ω?

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22 Dec 2018
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To divert 90% of the current away from the galvanometer, the shunt resistor must be calculated such that only 10% flows through the galvanometer. Given the galvanometer resistance of 99 Ω, the required shunt resistance is 11 Ω.

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