The figure below shows a Wheatstone bridge, a circuit used to precisely measure an unknown resistance R by varying Ruar until the ammeter reads zero current and the bridge is said be "balanced." 3.00 N 1.00 N 9.00 V Ryar R If the bridge is balanced with Rar = 16.2 W, find the value of the unknown resistance R and the current in the 1.00 Q resistor. (Hint: With the bridge balanced, the wire through the ammeter can effectively be removed from the circuit, leaving two pairs of resistors in parallel.)
The figure below shows a Wheatstone bridge, a circuit used to precisely measure an unknown resistance R by varying Ruar until the ammeter reads zero current and the bridge is said be "balanced." 3.00 N 1.00 N 9.00 V Ryar R If the bridge is balanced with Rar = 16.2 W, find the value of the unknown resistance R and the current in the 1.00 Q resistor. (Hint: With the bridge balanced, the wire through the ammeter can effectively be removed from the circuit, leaving two pairs of resistors in parallel.)
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(a) the value of the unknown resistance R (in ohms)
(b) the current (in A) in the 1.00 Ω resistor

Transcribed Image Text:The figure below shows a Wheatstone bridge, a circuit used to precisely measure an unknown resistance R by varying Rar until the ammeter reads zero current and the bridge is said to
be "balanced."
3.00 N
1.00 N
9.00 V
Ryar
If the bridge is balanced with Rvar = 16.2 W, find the value of the unknown resistance R and the current in the 1.00 Q resistor. (Hint: With the bridge balanced, the wire through the
ammeter can effectively be removed from the circuit, leaving two pairs of resistors in parallel.)
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