A moving coil ammeter has its full scale deflection changed from 100mA to 500 mA with the addition of a 0.5 Ω shunt resistor. What is the coil resistance? Select one: a. 3.0 Ω b. 2.5 Ω c. 2.0 Ω d. 4.5 Ω

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A moving coil ammeter has its full scale deflection changed from 100mA to 500 mA with the addition of a 0.5 Ω shunt resistor.

What is the coil resistance?

Select one:
a. 3.0 Ω
b. 2.5 Ω
c. 2.0 Ω
d. 4.5 Ω
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