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Given a 20.0 volt battery connected to two 40.0-ohm resistors connected in parallel. What current comes out of the battery in Amperes? 2.00 1.00 0.500 3.00 4.00

Answer :

Given

The voltage of the battery, V=20.0 V

The resistance of the two resistors are 40 ohm each.

The two resistance are connected in parallel

To find

The current through the circuit.

Explanation

The resistors are connected in parallel

Thus the equivalent resistance is

[tex]R=\frac{40\times40}{40+40}=20\text{ ohm}[/tex]

By Ohm's law,

[tex]V=RI[/tex]

where I is the current through the battery

Putting the values

[tex]\begin{gathered} 20=20I \\ \Rightarrow I=1A \end{gathered}[/tex]

Conclusion

The current through the battery is 1.00 A