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A moving coil galvanometer has 150 equal divisions. Its current sensitivity is 10 divisions per milliampere and voltage sensitivity is 2 divisionsper millivolt. In order that each division reads 1volt, the resistance in ohms needed to be connectedin series with the coil will be:(a) 9995(c) 105(b) 99995(d) 103

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