Which of the following four graphs may best represent the current-deflection relation in a tangent galvanometer?


We know that for a tangent galvanometer,



Or,



Where θ represents the deflection, i represents the current and k is the reduction constant.


From the above relation, we can see that the current is proportional to the tangent of the deflection angle. Hence the graph showing their relation should be equivalent to tan θ graph, which is,



So, from the given curves, one that is similar to the above graph is curve(C).

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