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A: ACTUALLY they are both the same just the application makes one or the other. Their function is to measure potential difference on a load or circuitry
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∙ 11y agoA voltmeter is an instrument to measure the voltage in volts.
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What instrument measures voltage?
Resistance is measured with an ohmmeter. A link is provided to a brief article on the ohmmeter posted at Wikipedia.Note that it is unusual in this day and age to have a device that will measure ohms and nothing else. The ohmmeter is usually included among the functions of a multimeter, and usually a digital multimeter or DMM.
Why are the ammeter and the voltmeter called indicating instruments?
These are instruments that give an indication of flow of current or presence of e.m.f. with respect to specified standards. See the related link.
What will happen if the voltmeter was inserted in place of an ammeter?
You would load the circuit, and it is likely it would not operate correctly. A volt meter is designed to have a very high resistance between the two probes; an ammeter is designed to have a very low resistance. For instance, say you have a 120 watt light bulb that runs on 120 volts (you would then draw ~1 amp of current). If you tried to measure this with a meter that has .1 ohm resistance on ammeter setting, and 1,000,000 ohms on volt meter: Error due to loading: ammeter: .1 / (120 + .1) = .08%; Current will be .999Amps, power to the light bulb will be 119.9 watts Volt meter: 1,000,000/ (120 + 1,000,000) = 99.9%; current will be 120micro Amps, power to the light bulb will be 14.4 milliwatts (the light bulb will not appear to be on).
How voltage gets converted into current in an ammeter?
A: It must be be understood that current needs voltage other wise it is zero. An ammeter for DC is always a voltmeter that reads small IR drop to convert that reading into current present. Like an ohmmeter needs volts to read ohm. Both reading are volts it just convert those reading into whatever scale is switch to.
A voltmeter is connected to the terminals of a battery that has emf 12.0V and internal resistance 3.00 ohms The battery is not connected to any other external circuitry What is the vmeter's reading?
The voltmeter would read 12 volts. An ammeter connected to to battery would only read 4 amps (12 volts divided by 3 ohms =4)
Can a multimeter be used as substitute of ammeter and voltmeter why?
yes it can read both ac and dc voltage and current .AnswerThe whole point of a multimeter is that it can perform the function of an ammeter, a voltmeter, and an ohmmeter!
How do you connect an ammeter and voltmeter?
The voltmeter is connected across the supply and the ammeter is connected in series with the supply.
Voltmeter in series?
No. Voltmeter in parallel. Ammeter in series.
How can you say that ammeter measures current and voltmeter measures voltage?
voltmeter in parallel and ammeter in series of a circuit.
How should a ammeter and voltmeter be connected in circuit?
Ammeter is coneccted in series with circuit but Voltmeter is connected in parallel.
How is an ammeter converted to a voltmeter?
The ammeter is used in series, because you want to measure the current through a circuit. The voltmeter is used in parallel, because you want to measure the voltage across a circuit. If you were to place the voltmeter in series, no current would flow because of the relatively high impedance of the voltmeter. If you were to place the ammeter in parallel, you would create a short-circuit, due to the relatively low impedance of the ammeter.
How is voltmeter connected to ammeter?
in series
Why do you have specific resistance combination inside a voltmeter and an ammeter Explain?
in voltmeter we have internal Resistance and connected in series , to current don't transfer in voltmeter , and we have internal resistance in ammeter and connected in parallel , to most current transfer through the ammeter.
Why placing the ammeter between the potential divider and the voltmeter will give an incorrect value?
beacause ammeter is use to measure the current not to measure the voltage
What is instrument specially designed to measure voltage?
The Ammeter XD
How is the connection of the PN junction diode?
battery +ive ----> volteter +ive voltmeter +ive ----> diode +ive diode -ive ----> ammeter +ive ammeter -ive ----> voltmeter -ive voltmeter -ive ----> battery -ive
What is the calibration of ammeter?
An ammeter should not be used as a voltmeter. An ammeter is a low impedance device that measures the current going through a circuit, often by measuring the small voltage across a known resistance. A voltmeter is a high impedance device that measures the voltage across a circuit. If you were to connect an ammeter as if it were a voltmeter, you would effectively short out the circuit, drastically affecting its operation, and potentially damaging both the circuit and the ammeter.
