Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Potential difference and power

Potential difference and power — practice question

A battery with electromotive force (e.m.f.) $12\,\text{V}$ and negligible internal resistance is connected in parallel to two resistors whose resistances are $R$ and $2R$. The combined power dissipated in the two resistors is $36\,\text{W}$. What is $R$?

  • A$0.50\,\Omega$
  • B$2.7\,\Omega$
  • C$4.0\,\Omega$
  • D$6.0\,\Omega$

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