derive principle of wheat stone bride using kirchoff law
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Answer:
Kirchoff's Law states that the algebraic sum of currents at a junction of an electric circuit is zero. ... Wheatstone bridge is formed by connecting a battery B or an electric source, a plug key K and a variable resistor X between the junctions A and D and a galvanometer G between the junctions C and D [Figure]
Explanation:
Kirchhoff's law: To study complex circuits, kirchhoff's gave following too laws:
(i) If a network of conductors the algebraic sum of all currents meeting at any junction of my circuit is always zero.
i.e. ∑I=0
(ii) In any closed mesh (or loop) of an electrical circuit the algebraic sum of the product of the currents and resistance is equal to the total e.m.f. of the mesh.
i.e. ∑IR=∑E
Formula Derivation: Referring fig.
Four resistances P, Q, R and S are connected to form a quadrilateral ABCD. A cell E is connected across the diagonal AC and a galvanometer across BD. When the current is flown through the circuit and galvanometer does not give any deflection, then the bridge is balanced and when the bridge is balanced, then
Q
P
=
S
R
This is the principle of Wheatstone bridge.
Let the current i is divided into two parts i
1
and i
2
flowing through P, Q and R, S respectively. In the position of equilibrium, the galvanometer shows zero deflection, i.e. the potential of B and D will be equal.
In the closed mesh ABDA, by Kirchhoff's second law, we get
i
1
P−i
2
R=0
or i
1
p=i
2
R ........(i)
Similarly, in the closed mesh BCDB, we have
i
1
Q−i
2
S=0
or i
1
θ=i
2
S .......(ii)
Dividing equation (i) by equation (ii) we get
i
1
Q
i
1
P
=
i
2
S
i
2
R
Q
P
=
S
R
This is the condition for balance of wheatstone bridge.
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