Wheatstone's bridge |
LAWS OF COMBINATION OF RESISTORS
( WHEATSTONE’S BRIDGE & POST OFFICE BOX )
Experiment :- 3.1
AIM :-
You are given a Wheatstone Bridge and other necessary
instruments.
Find the values of the unknown resistance Rx and Ry .
Now connect them in series and parallel respectively and
measure their resultant resistances and test the laws of series and parallel
connections.
PRINCIPLE :-
It works on the
principle of a balanced Wheatstone bridge.
Apparatus :-
Wheatstone-bridge
(meter-bridge),
2 Volt
Battery,
Rheostat,
Galvanometer,
Jockey,
Key,
Resistance
box(1 – 100 W),
Resistance
coil.
Precautions
(1)
Make all connections tight.
(2)
Clean the ends of the connecting
wire with a sand paper.
(3)
Plug keys of resistance box should
be very tight.
(4)
Adjust the value of R from the
resistance box such that null-point is obtained between 40 cm. and 60 cm.
Laws of combination of resistors |
Wheatstone's bridge Apparatus |
Wheatstone's bridge Line Diagram |
Wheatstone's bridge Practical |
Wheatstone's bridge Observation table |
(2) Condition :-
Connect unknown resistance Ry
between M – N.
Wheatstone's bridge line diagram |
Wheatstone's bridge Practical |
Wheatstone's bridge observation table 2 |
(3)
Condition :-
Connect unknown resistance Rx &
Ry in Series.
Wheatstone's bridge condition 3 Line diagram |
wheatstone's bridge practical |
Wheatstones bridge observation table condition 3 |
(4) Condition :-