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Expert-verifiedIn Figure , , and the ideal battery has emf .
(a) What is the size of current ?
(b) What is the direction (left or right) of current ?
(c) How much energy is dissipated by all four resistors in 1.00 min?
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Use the concept of series as well as parallel resistances. Using that, we can find total resistance. Then, we have to use Ohm’s law to find total current.
Write the formula for series and the parallel resistance:
Write the formula for the electrical energy:
Here all are connected in parallel. So, the equivalent of those is R .
Now and R are in series, so, equivalent of those is .
Now, according to Ohm’s law, total current l is as follow:
Now,current , here I is the total current through and R is the combination of three parallel resistances So, the current through each is one third that of the total current.
So,
Direction of current:
Consider the positive current direction from thepositive terminal to the negative terminal. So, the current l is clockwise means it is rightwards.
Energy dissipated:
Substitute the values and solve for the energy dissipated as:
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