The sequence of coloured bands in two carbon resistors R1 and R2 is (1) brown, green , blue and (2) orange, black and green.Find the ratio of the currents flowing through them, when connected in parallel to a 15 V battery
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The resistance of R1 would be 15 X 106 ohms.
The resistance of R2 would be 3 X 106 ohms.
and the potential difference (V) is 15V
Now, according to the Ohm's Law, the respective current would be
I1 = V/R1 and I2 = V/R2
so I1 = 15/15 X 106 = 1 μA [1μA = 10-6 A]
and I2 = 15/3 X 106 = 5 μA
finally,
the ratio of the currents flowing through would be
I2 = 5*I1 or I2/I1 = 5
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