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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

The sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by:

  1. A Decreasing the length of potentiometer wire only.
  2. B Increasing the potential gradient of the potentiometer wire of fixed length.
  3. C Decreasing the potential gradient of the potentiometer wire of fixed length.
  4. D Increasing the current in the potentiometer wire circuit.
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(C) Decreasing the potential gradient of the potentiometer wire of fixed length.

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Sensitivity is inversely proportional to the potential gradient ( \(k\) ). By decreasing the potential drop per unit length, the potentiometer becomes capable of detecting much smaller changes in potential, making it significantly more precise. C) Decreasing the potential…