What is a Wheatstone bridge used to determine? A. temperature B. resistance C. strain D. inductance
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Step 1: A Wheatstone bridge is an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component. Show more…
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Q. Which of the following is not true? A) The Wheatstone bridge circuit is used to determine unknown resistances B) The electrical resistance of a wire depends upon the material out of which the wire is made C) A Wheatstone bridge configuration consists of four resistors D) The electrical resistance of a wire is greater for a shorter wire E) The applications of the Wheatstone bridge include strain gauge, thermistor, potentiometer, and light detector.
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