Answer the following questions related to electrical power in a series circuit:

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Answer the following questions related to electrical power in a series circuit: (a) Define electrical power in an electric circuit. (b) Write any two alternative formulae for the power dissipated in a resistor of resistance RR carrying current II under a potential difference VV. (c) In a series circuit containing several resistors, which electrical quantity remains the same through every resistor? State this explicitly. (d) Using your answer to part (c), write the general expression for the power PiP_i dissipated in the ithi^{\text{th}} resistor RiR_i of a series combination.

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