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Question
If the current flowing through a fixed resistor is halved, the heat produced in it will become:
Options
double
one-half
one-fourth
four times
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Solution
one-fourth
Explanation:
This is so because the heat produced is directly proportional to the square of the current passing through the resistor.
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