Potentiometer : how that balancing point is reached?

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The discussion focuses on understanding how the balancing point in a potentiometer is achieved when measuring the electromotive force (emf) of cells. It emphasizes that at the balancing point, the current through the galvanometer is zero, indicating that the potential drop across the section of the circuit equals the emf being measured. A key point of confusion arises regarding Kirchhoff's voltage rule, which suggests that the potential drop across any loop should equal the emf without conditions of balance. The argument is made that if the circuit is unbalanced, there will be a potential difference across the galvanometer, which contradicts the idea of a balanced state. Ultimately, the balancing point is defined specifically by the condition where the potential difference across the galvanometer is zero.
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When potentiometer is used to measure and compare emf of cells, how that balncing point is reached?...
this is the circuit diagram what i mentioned..
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in the description it is said that at that balancing point (current through that galvanometer shows zero), potential drop across AC is equal to E emf of the cell.

But my doubt is that " by Kirchoff's voltage rule , consider that loop A-G-C-A, potential drop across AC is equal to E without any conditions like balanced or not. Then we have to say that each and every point is a balanced point, right?"
 
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In general, if the arrangement is not balanced, there will be a pd across the galvanometer, G. This will only be zero when the pd between A and C is equal to the emf of the cell
 
i can't understand.
even if it is balanced, there should be a pd across the galvanometer.(kirchoff's voltage rule).
the voltage in that closed loop should be zero...
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In general, if the arrangement is not balanced, there will be a pd across the galvanometer, G.
 
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