A ideal power supply is connected across two resistors

PHYSICS · Single correct · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity

Problem

24\,\text{V}

ideal power supply is connected across two resistors,

6\,\Omega

and

3\,\Omega

, wired in parallel. What percentage of the total power supplied by the source is dissipated in the

3\,\Omega

resistor? (a)

50\%

(b)

67\%

(c)

33\%

(d)

80\%