How does a bridge circuit work?

The standard bridge circuit is known as a Wheatstone Bridge.

Wheatstone bridge is used to determine an unknown resistance by balancing the two legs of the bridge circuit, of which one leg includes the unknown resistance component.
Wheatstone bridge works on the null deflection principle, where the ratio of resistances is equal and no current flows through it.
Under normal conditions, the bridge remains unbalanced and the current flows through the galvanometer.
In a balanced condition, no current flows through the galvanometer by adjusting the values of the known and variable resistance.
When the current through a galvanometer is zero, the following condition exists I₁P = I₂R.

Wheatstone Bridge

To measure unknown resistance, a bridge circuit consists of a resistor with an unknown value and three resistors of known value. Either of the three known resistors is adjusted and then replaced until the bridge is balanced. When the balance has been reached, the unknown resistance can be determined from the ratio of the known resistances.

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