Combination of Resistors
Combination of Resistors: Overview
This topic will show the parallel and series combination of resistors in a circuit. It also shows how combination will affect the flow of current in a circuit.
Important Questions on Combination of Resistors
A wire of 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:

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?

A battery of emf is connected to resistances as shown in the figure. The potential difference between points A and B is

The circuit shown here has two batteries of and and three resistors with a capacitor . How much is the current in the circuit at steady state

resistors, each of resistance are connected in series to a battery of emf and negligible internal resistance. Then those are connected in parallel to the same battery, the current is increased times. The value of is:

The current flowing through is :

The equivalent resistance between and as shown in figure is:

The effective resistance in the given circuit between and points is

Find the reading of ideal ammeter

Find the current flowing in resistor in the given circuit.

Find the equivalent resistance between points and for the following figure.

As shown in the figure, a network of resistors is connected to a battery of with an internal resistance of . The currents through the resistors and are and respectively. The values of and are:

The equivalent resistance between A and B is

The equivalent resistance of the arrangement of resistances shown in adjoining figure between the points A and B is

Four identical resistors each of resistance are connected to battery of and internal resistance as given below. The reading of ideal ammeter and are

Determine the resistance between terminals A and B of the infinite network of resistance as shown in the figure.

A current of flows in a system of resistors as shown in the figure. The potential difference will be

Determine the equivalent resistance between and in the following circuit.

Determine the equivalent resistance between and in the following circuits.

For the given circuit, the value of resistance so that the reading of the ammeter is zero is:
