A 12 V battery is connected across two resistors of 4 Ω and 8 Ω joined in series.
PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Electric Circuits · Electric Circuits
Problem
A 12 V battery is connected across two resistors of 4 Ω and 8 Ω joined in series.
(i) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit.
(ii) Determine the current flowing through the circuit.
(iii) Find the power dissipated in each resistor.
(iv) Compute the total electrical energy delivered by the battery in 5 min.