Question

When two or more resistors are connected in parallel to a battery A) the voltage across each resistor is the same. B) the total current flowing from the battery equals the sum of the currents flowing through each resistor. C) the equivalent resistance of the combination is less than the resistance of any one of the resistors D) all of the other choices are true

Answer 1

Answer:

Here, for parallel resisitors

Option D) all of the other choices are are true

is correct.

Explanation:

In parallel connection:

1) Voltage across each element connected in parallel remain same.

2) Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL), sum of the current entering and leaving the junction will be zero

3) The equivalent resistance of the elements connected in parallel is always less than the individual resistance of any resistor in the circuit.

The equivalent resistance in a parallel circuit is given by:

$\frac{1}{R_{eq}} = \frac{1}{R_1} +\frac{1}{R_2} +......+ \frac{1}{R_n}$