A 9-V Battery Is Hooked Up to Two Resistors in Series

question 59

Multiple Choice

A 9-V battery is hooked up to two resistors in series. One has a resistance of $5 \Omega$ , and the other has resistance of $10 \Omega$ . Several locations along the circuit are marked with letters, as shown in the figure. Through which resistor is energy being dissipated at the higher rate?

• A) Energy is being dissipated by both resistors at the same rate.
• B) the \(5 - \Omega\) resistor
• C) the \(10 - \Omega\) resistor