What is the function of the jockey in a potentiometer experiment?
University of Ilorin PHY108 2025 past question
- It drives current through the potentiometer wire
- It acts as a sliding contact to tap off variable potential difference along the wire
- It measures the EMF of the standard cell directly
- It acts as a switch to disconnect the galvanometer
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