Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Practical circuits

Practical circuits — practice question

The diagram represents a cell with internal resistance arranged in parallel with a fixed resistor and a variable resistor. The resistance of the variable resistor is reduced. What happens to the potential difference $V$ across the variable resistor and the current $I$ through the variable resistor?

  • A$V$ decreases, $I$ decreases
  • B$V$ decreases, $I$ increases
  • C$V$ increases, $I$ decreases
  • D$V$ increases, $I$ increases

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