Question

Bridge can be used for the measurement of _________

(a) high Q values

(b) intermediate Q values

(c) very low Q values

(d) low Q values

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The origin of the question is Advantages and Limitations of Maxwell Bridge topic in portion Measurement of Inductance and Capacitance of Electrical Measurements

Answer 1

Correct option is (d) low Q values

To elaborate: A Maxwell inductance capacitance bridge can be used for the measurement of low Q values only of the order of 1 to 10. This is because at high Q factor values the angular balance condition is not satisfied.