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Accuracy of potentiometer can be easily increased by :

A

increasing resistance of wire

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decreasing resistance of wire

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C

increasing the length of wire

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decreasing the length of wire

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Solution

The correct option is C increasing the length of wire
Accuracy of potentiometer can be easily increased by decreasing the potential gradient across the potentiometer wire and that can be done by increasing its length.

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