Assertion and reason: circuits
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- Questions
- Reason
- At the null point the four resistances satisfy a fixed ratio.
- Verdict
- Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
- Assertion
- A Wheatstone bridge can measure an unknown resistance.
- Reason
- Charge cannot accumulate at a junction in a steady current.
- Verdict
- Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
- Assertion
- Kirchhoff's junction rule follows from conservation of charge.
- Reason
- Kirchhoff's loop rule sums potential changes to zero.
- Verdict
- Both are true; the reason does not explain the assertion.
- Assertion
- Metals have low resistivity.
The last round pairs two true statements that do not explain one another. Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 3 Current Electricity.