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To measure the potential drop across a resistor, a voltmeter is connected in parallel with a resistor. Is this true or false?

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To measure the voltage of a resistor, we have to connect a voltmeter in parallel, while an ammeter is connected in series. The reason for this is because the voltage in parallel resistors is actually equivalent, that is, the voltage passing through each resistor is the same when they are in parallel.

Therefore, the statement is true.

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