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WBJEE · Physics · Current Electricity

\[
\text { The reading of the ammeter in the following figure will be }
\]

  1. A \(0.8 \mathrm{~A}\)
  2. B \(0.6 \mathrm{~A}\)
  3. C \(0.4 \mathrm{~A}\)
  4. D \(0.2 \mathrm{~A}\)
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(C) \(0.4 \mathrm{~A}\)

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Hints: \(\frac{1}{R}=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{6}=\frac{3+2+1}{6}=1 \Omega\) \[ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{R}_{\text {eq }}=1+4=5 \Omega \\ & \mathrm{I}=\frac{2}{5}=0.4 \mathrm{~A} \end{aligned} \]
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