Current Electricity - Result Question 36
38. You are given several identical resistances each of value and each capable of carrying a maximum current of one ampere. It is required to make a suitable combination of these resistances of which can carry a current of 4 ampere. The minimum number of resistances of the type that will be required for this job is
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####38. You are given several identical resistances each of value
c3eec34ec6b1fad69db54a20ad4b2dca40c2aa54 (a) 4
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 20
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 38. (c)
Solution:
- (c) To carry a current of 4 ampere, we need four paths, each carrying a current of one ampere. Let
be the resistance of each path. These are connected in parallel. Hence, their equivalent resistance will be . According to the given
problem
For this propose two resistances should be connected. There are four such combinations. Hence, the total number of resistance