Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

Three resistors with resistances $R$, $2R$ and $3R$ are joined in parallel. Using $I$ to stand for the current in the resistor of resistance $R$, which row shows the relationships between the currents in the resistors?

  • AFor $R$: $I$, for $2R$: $\frac{1}{3}I$, for $3R$: $\frac{1}{2}I$
  • BFor $R$: $I$, for $2R$: $\frac{1}{2}I$, for $3R$: $\frac{1}{3}I$
  • CFor $R$: $I$, for $2R$: $\frac{2}{3}I$, for $3R$: $\frac{1}{3}I$
  • DFor $R$: $I$, for $2R$: $2I$, for $3R$: $3I$

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