Combination of Resistors

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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

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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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In the circuit, shown in the figure, the ammeter reading is

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A wire is broken in four equal parts. A packet is formed by keeping the four wires together. The resistance of the packet in comparison to the resistance of the wire will be

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The equivalent resistance of the network shown in figure between A and B is 

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The current I in the circuit is

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For the following circuit, the potential difference between x and y is

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An infinite ladder network of resistances is constructed with 1 Ω and 2 Ω resistances. The 6 V battery between A and B has negligible internal resistance. The equivalent resistance between A and B is

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Consider the figure shown below. The resistance of the arrangement between the terminals A and B is:

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The figure shows  a circuit in which sixteen resistors each of resistance 5 Ω are connected to a battery of emf24 V . The current in  branch ab is

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'n' identical resistors are taken. 'n2' resistors are connected in series and the remaining are connected in parallel. The series  connected group is kept in the left gap of a meter bridge and the parallel connected group in the right gap. The distance of  the balance point in cm from the left end of the wire is
 

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Twelve wires each of resistance r ohm are connected in the form of a skeleton cube. Find the equivalent resistance of the cube when a cell is connected across any one of the wires forming the cube.

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The effective resistance between points A and B of the network shown in figure is

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The equivalent resistance between points A and B with switch S open and with switch S closed are respectively.

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The potential difference across 4Ω resistor is,

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Find the equivalent resistance between A and B.

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The equivalent resistance between points A and B in the circuit shown in the figure is,

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Find equivalent resistance across point A and B

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The equivalent resistance between points A and B in the circuit shown in the figure is:

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