Combination of Resistors - Series and Parallel Combination

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Combination of Resistors - Series and Parallel Combination: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Parallel Combination of Resistors, Series Combination of Resistors, Power Distribution in Parallel Combination of Resistors & Power Consumed in a Parallel Combination of Resistors etc.

Important Questions on Combination of Resistors - Series and Parallel Combination

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A wire of   20 Ω  resistance is gradually stretched to double its original length. It is then cut into two equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel across a 4.0 volt battery. The current drawn from the battery is:

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A (i) series (ii) parallel combination of two given resistors is connected, one – by – one, across a cell. In which will the terminal potential difference, across the cell, have a higher value?

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(i) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the given electrical network between points A and B.

(ii) Also calculate the current through CD, if a 10 V DC source is connected between A and B, and the value of R is assumed as   2 Ω .

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You are given n resistors, each of resistance r. These are first connected to get the minimum possible resistance. In the second case, these are again connected differently to get maximum possible resistance. The ratio between the minimum and maximum values of resistance so obtained is

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You are given ‘n’ resistors, each of resistance ‘r’. These are first connected to get minimum possible resistance. In the second case, these are again connected differently to get maximum possible resistance. The ratio between the minimum and maximum values of resistance so obtained is

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Find the equivalent resistance between point A and B

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What will be the most suitable combination of three resistors A=2 Ω, B=4 Ω, C=6 Ω so that 223Ω is equivalent resistance of combination?

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For the circuit given below, what is the effective resistance between points a and b

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If 400Ω of resistance is made by adding four 100Ω resistance of tolerance 5% then the tolerance of the combination in the percentage is.

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The figure shows a network in which the cell is ideal and it has an emf E. The potential difference across the resistance 2R is

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In the given circuit all resistance are of value of R ohm each. The equivalent resistance between A and B is:
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The figure shows three circuits I, II and III which are connected to a 3 V battery. If the powers dissipated by the configurations I, II and III are P1, P2 and P3 respectively, then -

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In the shown wireframe, each side of a square (the smallest square) has a resistance 7 Ω. What is the equivalent resistance value (in ohm) of the circuit between the points A and B?

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In the circuit in figure we have ε1=ε2=100 V, R1=20Ω,R2=10Ω,R3=40Ω and R4=30Ω Find the reading of the ammeter (in A). Disregard the resistance of the battery and the ammeter.

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The equivalent resistance between A and B for the given circuit is 20x ohm where, R=1003 Ω. Value of x is,

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In the figure shown, segments AB, BC, CD and DA, as well as the diagonal segments AC and BD have a resistance 2Ω each. The mid points of the diagonal wires are soldered with each other. If the effective resistance between the mid points of sides AD and CD is x4Ω, find the value of x.

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Resistance of each part is 'R' and resistance of circumference is negligible as shown in figure. The equivalent resistance across AB is 3Rα. Fill the value of α.

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A wire of uniform cross-section and resistance 80 Ω is bent in the form of a square ABCD. Point A is connected to a point P on DC by a wire AP of resistance 20 Ω. When potential difference is applied between A and C, the points B and P are seen to be at the same potential. The resistance of part DP is x Ω.Find the value of x. (Approximate the answer to the nearest integer)

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The equivalent resistance between A and B is (α/2)Ω. The value of α is

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Four infinite ladder alike networks are combined as shown in figure .Each resistance is RΩ. The equivalent resistance between A and B is RAB and between A and C is RAC. Let ratio RABRAC  is  x4 then find the value of x.

 

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