Two resistors are connected in series across a battery as shown in figure. If a voltmeter of resistance 2000 Ω  is used to measure the potential difference across 500 Ω  resister, the reading of the voltmeter will be_________ V.

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According to Kirchhoff's Law, we can write

20 + 2000I + 600 * 5I = 0 I=205000A

Reading of voltmeter = 2000I = 2000 * 205000=8volt

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