Observe the given circuit. Answer the following questions. a) How are the resistors R1 and R2 connected in the circuit ?

Question

Observe the given circuit.

R₁ and R₂ are two resistors and R₁ = R₂ = 4Ω. Emf of the battery E is 10 V.

Answer the following questions. 

a) How are the resistors R₁ and R₂ connected in the circuit ? 

b) What is the potential difference across R₁ ? 

c) What is the effective resistance of the circuit? 

d) What is the total current drawn from the battery?

Answer 1

a) Resistors R₁ and R₂ are connected in parallel in the given circuit. 

b) The potential difference across R₁ is ‘E’ volts = 10 V.

c) The effective resistance of the circuit 

d) We know that V = IR