Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
State how are the two resistors joined with a battery when equivalent resistance is less than either of the two resistances.
Advertisements
Solution
Parallel
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Differentiate between resistances in series and parallel.
Explain with the help of a labelled circuit diagram, how you will find the resistance of a combination of three resistors of resistances R1, R2 and R3 joined in parallel.
In parallel combination of resistances ______.
Calculate the equivalent resistance between the points A and B in Fig. if each resistance is 2·0 Ω.

A combination consists of three resistors in series. Four similar sets are connected in parallel. If the resistance of each resistor is 2 ohm, find the resistance of the combination.
Show how would you connect three resistors, each of resistance 6 O so that
the combination has a resistance of(a) 9 Ω (b) 4 .Ω
A particular resistance wire has a resistance of 3 ohm per meter. Find :
The total resistance of three lengths of this wire each 1.5 m long, in parallel.
Two devices are connected between two points say A and B in parallel. The physical quantity that will remain the same between the two points is:
Four resistors each of resistance 5 Ω are connected in parallel. What is the effective resistance?
A particular resistance wire has a resistance of 3·0 ohm per metre. Find the resistance of 5 m length of a wire of the same material, but with twice the area of cross section.
