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The total current divides among parallel resistors in a manner directly proportional to the resistance values.
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1. Addition of resistors in parallel increases total resistance and decreases total current.
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Correct Answer: False
2. A battery is one type of power supply that converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
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Correct Answer: True
3. The watt is the unit of power.
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Correct Answer: True
4. The joule is a unit of energy.
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Correct Answer: True
5. The power rating of a resistor determines the minimum power that it can handle safely.
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Correct Answer: False
6. The sum of the currents into a junction is equal to the sum of the currents out of that junction.
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Correct Answer: True
7. A parallel circuit acts as a current divider.
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Correct Answer: True
8. Parallel resistors are connected between the same two points.
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Correct Answer: True
9. The total resistance for two resistors in parallel is equal to the sum of the two resistors.
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Correct Answer: False
10. The number of current paths equals the number of resistors in parallel.
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Correct Answer: True
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