Question

An ammeter whose resistance is 180 Ω gives full scale deflection when current is 2 mA. The shunt required to convert it into an ammeter reading 20 mA (in ohms) is

(a) 18

(b) 20

(c) 0.1

(d) 10

Answer

(b) 20

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