An ammeter with an internal resistance of 50 ohm(s) is used to measure a current thorugh
a lod resistor Rl = 1 kohm(s). Determine the percentage error of the reading due to
ammeter insertion.

1 Answer

Answer :

50/(50+1k)*100 = 4.76%

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