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
(i) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the given electrical network between points and .
(ii) Also calculate the current through , if a source is connected between and , and the value of is assumed as .

You are given resistors, each of resistance . 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

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

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

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

The equivalent resistance of the network shown in figure betweenand is


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

An infinite ladder network of resistances is constructed with and resistances. The battery between and has negligible internal resistance. The equivalent resistance between and is

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

The figure shows a circuit in which sixteen resistors each of resistance are connected to a battery of emf . The current in branch is

'' identical resistors are taken. '' 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

Twelve wires each of resistance 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.

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

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

The potential difference across resistor is,

Find the equivalent resistance between and .

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

Find equivalent resistance across point and

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