A galvanometer is an instrument that uses a magnetic needle in an electrical field to detect small currents of electricity.In order to measure the electric current in a circuit, a galvanometer is connectedain series to the circuit bin parallel to the circuitcat any point in the circuit dnear the cell in the circuit
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A galvanometer is an instrument that uses a magnetic needle in an electrical field to detect small currents of electricity.In order to measure the electric current in a circuit, a galvanometer is connectedain series to the circuit bin parallel to the circuitcat any point in the circuit dnear the cell in the circuit
Solution
To measure the electric current in a circuit, a galvanometer is connected in series to the circuit. So, the correct answer is (a) in series to the circuit.
Here's why: When a galvanometer is connected in series, the current that we want to measure will also pass through the galvanometer. This allows the galvanometer to measure the current. If it were connected in parallel, it would create a short circuit, and the current would bypass the galvanometer, making it impossible to measure the current accurately.
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