What is the value of the battery voltage? What is the voltage loss (potential di

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What is the value of the battery voltage? What is the voltage loss (potential difference) in the entire circuit? Are the two resistors wired in series or parallel? What are the potential differences across R1 and R2? Use Ohm's law to calculate the current flows through each of R1 and R2. What are their values and their sum? How does the sum compare with the current flow in the entire circuit? Start with Ohm's law. Write an expression for the total current flow through the circuit in terms of R1 and R2.

Explanation / Answer

According to Ohms law the potential loss about any resistance is V = IR if current flowing through it is I.
Now first of all we have to understood that the resistances are connected in parallel.
The potential difference or loss about both the resistances will be V = 6 volt, As both are in parallel.
Now we have to calculate Current through both resistance
V= I1R1 = I2R2 because potential drop is same in both
therefore I1 = V/R1 = 6/30 = 0.2 Ampere
similarly I2 = 6/50 = 0.12 Ampere
Total current in the circuit will be I = I1 + I2
I = 0.2+ 0.12 = 0.32 Ampere

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