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In an electric circuit, two resistors of [tex]12 \, \Omega[/tex] each are joined in parallel to a [tex]6 \, V[/tex] battery. Find the current drawn from the battery.

Answer :

Final answer:

In a parallel circuit with two 12Ω resistors and a 6V battery, the current drawn from the battery is 1A.

Explanation:

In a parallel circuit, the voltage across each resistor is the same. Therefore, the voltage across each of the two resistors is 6V. Using Ohm's Law, V = I * R, we can calculate the current drawn from the battery:

For each resistor:

I = V / R

= 6V / 12Ω

= 0.5A

Since the resistors are in parallel, the total current drawn from the battery is the sum of the currents through each resistor:

Total current = 0.5A + 0.5A = 1A

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