Question

Which is a wrong statement

(a) The Wheatstone bridge is most sensitive when all the four resistances are of the same order

(b) In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, interchanging the positions of galvanometer and cell affects the balance of the bridge

(c) Kirchhoff's first law (for currents meeting at a junction in an electric circuit) expresses the conservation of charge

(d) The rheostat can be used as a potential divider

Answer

(b) In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, interchanging the positions of galvanometer and cell affects the balance of the bridge

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