A Resistor Is Made Out of a Long Wire Having

question 21

Multiple Choice

A resistor is made out of a long wire having a length L.Each end of the wire is attached to a terminal of a battery providing a constant voltage V₀.A current I flows through the wire.If the wire were cut in half,making two wires of length L/2,and both wires were attached to the battery (the end of both wires attached to one terminal,and the other ends attached to the other terminal) ,what would be the total current flowing through the two wires?

• A) 4I
• B) 2I
• C) I
• D) I/2
• E) I/4

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