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Question
The instrument which can measure terminal potential difference as well as electromotive force (emf) is ______
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Wheatstone’s meter bridge
voltmeter
potentiometer
galvanometer
Solution
The instrument which can measure terminal potential difference, as well as electromotive force (emf), is the potentiometer.
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