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The pressure coil of a dynamometer type wattmeter is

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highly inductive

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highly resistive

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purely resistive

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purley inductive

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Solution

The correct option is B highly resistive
It is difficult to have purely resistive pressure coil.
the pressure coil has a small value of inductance, due to which error occurs in wattmeter readings.

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