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When two identical resistors are connected in parallel,

Chapter 15, Problem 104TAE

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When two identical resistors are connected in parallel, which of the following is the same for both resistors: (a) voltage across each, (b) power dissipated in each, (c) current through each? Do any of your answers change if the resistors are different from each other?

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QUESTION:

When two identical resistors are connected in parallel, which of the following is the same for both resistors: (a) voltage across each, (b) power dissipated in each, (c) current through each? Do any of your answers change if the resistors are different from each other?

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The voltage across each of the resistors are given by:

Here the voltage across each of them is the same.

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