What cannot be measured using a CRO device? 

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  1. voltage ripple
  2. resistance
  3. current
  4. voltage

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Option 2 : resistance
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The correct option is resistance. While a CRO cannot directly measure current, it can be done indirectly. Current can be interpreted from voltage readings if the resistance in the circuit is known (via Ohm's Law, V=IR), but the CRO itself doesn't directly measure current.

Additional Information 

  • CRO is a very versatile instrument in the laboratory for measurement of voltage, current, frequency and phase angle of any electrical quantity.
  • We cannot directly measure power by using CRO.
  • The current is measured indirectly by measuring voltag drop across an impedance.
  • A Lissajous figure is a pattern that is displayed on the screen when sinusoidal signals are applied to both horizontal & vertical deflection plates of CRO.
  • These are used to measure the frequency of the given signals and  the phase difference between the signals.
  • From the shape of the Lissajous pattern displayed on the CRO screen information about the relative phases of signals and the frequency ratio of signals can be determined.
  • It is not used for precise measurement; it depends on the type of signals.
  • If one frequency is an integral multiple (harmonic) of the other, the pattern will be steady. If not, the figure will not be stationary.

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