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प्रश्न
The AC voltage across a resistance can be measured using
पर्याय
a potentiometer
a hot-wire voltmeter
a moving-magnet galvanometer
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उत्तर
a hot-wire voltmeter
Only a hot-wire voltmeter can be used to measure an AC voltage across a resistor.
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