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Galvanometer:
Device used to measure small values of electric current. Galvanometers make use of the fact that an electric current flowing in a coil of wire creates a magnetic field that can deflect a magnetized needle placed near the coil.
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  • Galvanometer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A galvanometer is a type of ammeter; an instrument for detecting and measuring electric current. It is an analog electromechanical transducer that produces a rotary deflection ...

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    Galvanometer is the historical name given to a moving coil electric current detector. When a current is passed through a coil in a magnetic field, the coil experiences a torque ...

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    Current Detector (Galvanometer) Objective. The objective of this experiment is to demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

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