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Disadvantages of a potentiometer over a voltmeter :

  1. The use of a potentiometer is an indirect measurement method while a voltmeter is a direct reading instrument.
  2. A potentiometer is unwieldy while a voltmeter is portable.
  3. Unlike a voltmeter, the use of a potentiometer in measuring an unknown emf requires a standard . source of emf and calibration.
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