MHT CET · Physics · Current Electricity
Sensitivity of a given potentiometer can be decreased by
- A increasing the current through the wire.
- B decreasing the current through the wire.
- C decreasing the potential gradient along the wire.
- D increasing the potential gradient along the wire.
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(D) increasing the potential gradient along the wire.
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