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Accuracy of potentiometer can be easily increased by ______. - Physics

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प्रश्न

Accuracy of potentiometer can be easily increased by ______.

पर्याय

  • Increasing resistance of wire

  •  Decreasing resistance of wire

  •  Increasing the length of wire

  • Decreasing the length of wire

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उत्तर

Accuracy of potentiometer can be easily increased by Increasing the length of wire.

Explanation:

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