If the Current Through a Resistor Is Increased by a Factor

question 78

Multiple Choice

If the current through a resistor is increased by a factor of 4,how does this affect the power dissipated?

• A)It decreases by a factor of 4.
• B)It increases by a factor of 4.
• C)It decreases by a factor of 8.
• D)It increases by a factor of 16.

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Definitions:

Vegetative Propagation

A process of asexual reproduction in plants where new individuals are formed without the production of seeds or spores.

Fragmentation

A method of asexual reproduction in some bacteria, archaea, animals, or plants; a cell or an organism separates into several pieces and each piece develops into a new organism.

Sporogenesis

The process of spore formation, particularly in plants, fungi, and protozoa.

Fission

The division of a single entity into two or more parts and the regeneration of those parts into separate entities resembling the original.