A battery of 12 V is connected to three resistors of 4 Ω, 6 Ω and 12 Ω that are…

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

Problem

A battery of 12 V is connected to three resistors of 4 Ω, 6 Ω and 12 Ω that are joined in parallel. (i) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination. (ii) Determine the total current supplied by the battery. (iii) Find the current through each individual resistor.

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