Question

The load across a 12 V battery consists of a series combination of three resistors 34 Ω, 42Ω, and 30Ω. What is the total resistance of the load? Answer in units of Ω. What is the current in the circuit? Answer in units of A.

Answer 1

Answer:

The total resistance is 106 Ω and the current in the circuit is 0.11 A.

Explanation:

Given that,

Voltage of the battery, V = 12 V

Resistors 34 Ω, 42Ω, and 30Ω are connected in series.

The total resistance is given by :}

R = 34 + 42 +30

= 106Ω

Let I is the total current in the circuit. Using ohm's law to find it such that,

$I=\dfrac{V}{R}\\\\I=\dfrac{12}{106}\\\\I=0.11\ A$

Hence, the total resistance is 106 Ω and the current in the circuit is 0.11 A.