A battery is connected across two resistors

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity

Problem

A 12 V12\,\text{V} battery is connected across two resistors, R1=100 ΩR_1 = 100\,\Omega and R2=300 ΩR_2 = 300\,\Omega, joined in series. A voltmeter of internal resistance 3 kΩ3\,\text{k}\Omega is used to measure the potential difference across R2R_2. (a) Calculate the true potential difference across R2R_2 when the voltmeter is not connected. (b) Determine the reading of the voltmeter when it is connected across R2R_2. (c) Find the percentage error introduced by the voltmeter.

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