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  • Four equal-value resistors are connected in parallel. Ten volts are applied across the parallel circuit and 2 mA are measured from the source. The value of each resistor is


  • Options
  • A. 12.5 Ω
  • B. 200 Ω
  • C. 20 KΩ
  • D. 50 Ω

  • Correct Answer
  • 20 KΩ 

    Explanation
    10/(R/4) = 2 mA

    40/R = 2 mA

    R = 40/2 mA

    = 40/0.002 A

    = 20000 kohm (20 kohm)

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    • Options
    • A. 1.2 W
    • B. 4.8 W
    • C. 0.3 W
    • D. 12 W
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    • 2. There is a total of 800 mA of current into four parallel resistors. The currents through three of the resistors are 40 mA, 70 mA, and 200 mA. The current through the fourth resistor is

    • Options
    • A. 490 mA
    • B. 800 mA
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    • D. 0 A
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    • 3. Four resistors are connected in parallel. Fifteen mA flows through resistor R. If the second resistor is 2R, the third resistor 3R, and the fourth resistor 4R, the total current in the circuit is

    • Options
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    • C. 135 mA
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    • Options
    • A. a drop in source voltage
    • B. an open resistor
    • C. an increase in source voltage
    • D. either a drop in source voltage or an open resistor
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    • 5. Four resistors of equal value are connected in parallel. If the total voltage is 15 V and the total resistance is 600 Ω, the current through each parallel resistor is

    • Options
    • A. 25 mA
    • B. 100 mA
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    • 6. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, the total resistance

    • Options
    • A. decreases
    • B. increases
    • C. remains the same
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    • Options
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    • D. less than 100 Ω
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    • Options
    • A. 1 A
    • B. 7 A
    • C. unknown
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    • Options
    • A. 2.2 A
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    • Options
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