A resistor is connected across a battery

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Problem

A 10 Ω10\,\Omega resistor is connected across a 12 V12\,\text{V} battery. Another 10 Ω10\,\Omega resistor is now connected in parallel with the first one while the battery voltage remains the same. What happens to the total power drawn from the battery? (a) It becomes half of the original value. (b) It doubles. (c) It remains unchanged. (d) It quadruples.

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