//=========================================================================== //chapter 10 example 14 clc; clear all; //variable declaration P = 500; //resistance in arm AB in Ω Q = 500; //resistance in arm BC in Ω S = 500; //resistance in arm CD in Ω R = 500; //resistance in arm BD in Ω Rg = 100; //galvanometer in Ω E = 10; //battery voltage in V Rth = 500; //thevenin's equivalent resistanceof bridge Ω Ig = 10^-9; //galavanometer capable of detecting Ig current in A //calculations //Eth = (E*dR)/(4*R); x = E/(4*R); //thevenin or open -circuit voltage in dR //Ig = Eth/(Rth+Rg) y = x/(Rth+Rg); //current through galvanometer dR = (Ig*(Rth+Rg))/x; //the smallest change in resistance that can be detected in Ω //result mprintf("the smallest change in resistance that can be detected = %3.2f m Ω",(dR*10^3));