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Standard XII
Physics
Colour Coding of Resistors
What does thi...
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What does this symbol mean in electric circuits?

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Rheostat
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Battery
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capacitor
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D
Inductance
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Solution

The correct option is A Rheostat
Rheostat is a variable resistor, which is used to control the flow of electric current by manually increasing or decreasing the resistance. The arrow sign indicates the variability.

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