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Two resistors are used in an experiment. Resistor 1 had a resistance of 4 ohms and resistor 2 has a resistance of 2 ohms. Which resistor will have the bigger current flowing through it if the potential difference is constant

User Tom Auger
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Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

User Clint Miller
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Answer:

2ohms resistor

Step-by-step explanation:

According to ohms law

V= IR

V is the potential difference

I is the current

R is the resistance

Since they have the same potential difference, this shows that they are connected in parallel

Let assume V = 20V

For the 4ohms resistor

I = V/R

I = 20/4

I = 5A

For the two ohms resistor

I = V/R

I = 20/2

I = 10A

This shows that the 2ohms resistor will have the bigger current because the smaller the load, the bigger the current and vice versa

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