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COMEDK · Physics · 19. Current Electricity

A wire has a resistance of \(6 \Omega\). It is cut into two parts and both half values are connected in parallel. The new resistance is

  1. A \(12 \Omega\)
  2. B \(1 . \mathrm{\Omega}\)
  3. C \(3 \Omega\)
  4. D \(6 \Omega\)
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(B) \(1 . \mathrm{\Omega}\)

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Given, resistance of the wire, \(R=6 \Omega\) When it is cut in two equal parts, then resistance of the cach part of wire is given by \[ r=\frac{R}{2}=3 \Omega \] \((\because R \propto \bar{l})\) Now, these new resistances are connected in parallel wmbination. The equivalent…