Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Practical circuits

Practical circuits — practice question

The circuit diagram shows a cell with constant internal resistance together with an external resistor $R$. A student notes the ammeter and voltmeter readings. She then adds a second external resistor identical to the first and connects it in parallel with the first external resistor. What change occurs in the ammeter reading and in the voltmeter reading?

  • Adecreases, decreases
  • Bdecreases, stays the same
  • Cincreases, decreases
  • Dincreases, stays the same

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