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seanmc
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May 06, 2010, 11:19:30 pm »
HI GUYS SO I WAS JUST WANDERING IF YOU COULD ANSWER MY PHYSICS QUESTION.IF THERE ARE TWO RESISTORS IN A CIRCUIT IN SERIES ,ONE WITH A HIGHER RESISTANCE THAN THE OTHER,DOES MORE VOLTAGE GO TO THE ONE WITH A HIGHER RESISTANCE OR LOWER RESISTANCE? ???AND IF THEY WERE IN SERIES WHAT HAPPENS TOO? :-\PLEASE I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS THANKS IN ADVANCE
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nid404
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May 07, 2010, 04:33:50 am »
Higher voltage across higher resistance.
You mean what happens in case they are in parallel?
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seanmc
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May 07, 2010, 06:30:07 pm »
yh thats what i meant but thanks for the explanation,whats the reason tho?
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nid404
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May 07, 2010, 06:31:39 pm »
In a series circuit, current is the same throughout.
V=IR I is constant, when R is greater, V is greater
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seanmc
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May 09, 2010, 10:53:34 pm »
i see ..thanks
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May 10, 2010, 12:00:50 pm »
in a parallel circuit what would happen?
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May 10, 2010, 12:05:44 pm »
parallel circuit voltage is constant
V=IR higher resistance, lower voltage and vice-versa
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