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Why is potentiometer preferred to a voltmeter to measure voltage in a circuit

Option: 1

Range of voltmeter is small compared to a potentiometer


Option: 2

No current is drawn by potentiometer during measurement 


Option: 3

Potentiometer is cheaper


Option: 4

Potentiometer is hardly compared to a voltmeter to measure voltage in a circuit


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As we learn

To determine the internal resistance of a primary cell using potentiometre -

 

 

r= R\left [ \frac{l_{1}-l_{2}}{l_{2}} \right ]

r = internal resistance

l1, l2 = balancing length 

R= external resistance 

- wherein

 Voltmeter draw some current and hence the measurement is not perfect. Its preferred to use potentiometer over voltmeter.

 

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