Kirchhoff's Laws
 

Kirchhoff's Laws problem 13


  • A network of three resistors of resistances , and is shown.




    The individual currents in the resistors are , and . The total current in the combination of resistors is and the potential difference across the combination is . Show that the combined resistance of the network is given by:




  • A battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) and internal resistance is connected to three resistors X, Y, and Z, as shown.




    Resistor Y has a resistance of . The current in resistor X is and the current in resistor Y is . Calculate:


    • the current in the battery

    • the internal resistance of the battery


 

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