While doing an experiment with potentiometer (Figure ) it was found that the deflection is one sided and (i) the deflection decreased while moving from one end A of the wire to the end B; (ii) the deflection increased. While the jockey was moved towards the end B.
(i) Which terminal +or –ve of the cell, is connected at X in case (i) and how is related to ?
(ii) Which terminal of the cell is connected at X in case (ii)?
i) As jockey moves closer to B, the galvanometer potential difference decreases. This requires the positive terminal of to be at X.
ii) Exactly opposite to (i), at X s negative terminal is connected.