Two resistors

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity

Problem

Two resistors,

R_{1}=4\,\Omega

and

R_{2}=16\,\Omega

, are connected separately to the same 8 V battery. (i) Calculate the power consumed by

R_{1}

. (ii) Calculate the power consumed by

R_{2}

. (iii) Which resistor consumes more power and by what factor?