Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Potential dividers

Potential dividers — practice question

A battery with electromotive force (e.m.f.) $E$ and negligible internal resistance is connected in series with some resistors, as shown. Which statement is correct?

  • AThe e.m.f. across each resistor equals the potential difference across the battery.
  • BThe potential difference across each resistor equals the e.m.f. $E$ of the battery.
  • CThe sum of the e.m.f.s across the resistors equals the potential difference across the battery.
  • DThe sum of the potential differences across the resistors equals the e.m.f. $E$ of the battery.

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