You Connect Two Identical Resistors in Series Across Supply Lines

question 71

Multiple Choice

You connect two identical resistors in series across supply lines maintained at a constant potential difference.When you later connect them in parallel across the same supply lines,the total current furnished by the supply lines,compared with the former current,is

• A)exactly the same.
• B)twice as great.
• C)one-half as much.
• D)four times as great.
• E)one-fourth as much.

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