An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of the same material, connected in parallel.

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asked Mar 24, 2018 in Science by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 11

An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of the same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wires are in the ratio of 4/3 and 2/3, then the ratio of the currents passing through the wire will be

(a) 3 

(b) 1/3

(c) 8/9 

(d) 2.

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answered Mar 24, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7

(b) : Potential difference is same when the wires are put in parallel

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