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Electrical Power & Heating Effect

Different combination of 3 resistors of equal resistance RR are shown in the figures. The increasing order for power dissipation is:

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Answer: (b)

  1. The same current II enters each combination, so P=I2ReqP = I^2 R_{eq} and P∝ReqP \propto R_{eq}.
  2. RA=R/2+R=1.5RR_A = R/2 + R = 1.5R, RB=(2R∥R)=2R/3R_B = (2R \parallel R) = 2R/3, RC=R/3R_C = R/3, RD=3RR_D = 3R.
  3. RC<RB<RA<RDR_C < R_B < R_A < R_D.
  4. So the answer is (b) PC<PB<PA<PDP_C < P_B < P_A < P_D.
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