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Determine the total current 'I' (in A) supplied by the voltage source in the circuit given below. 

The correct answer is
5

To determine the total current 'I' supplied by the voltage source, we need to find the equivalent resistance of the circuit and then use Ohm's Law.

  1. The circuit consists of a configuration known as a balanced Wheatstone bridge. The middle resistor can be ignored if the bridge is balanced, as it doesn't affect the equivalent resistance.
  2. All resistors are of 3 Ω. Let's calculate the equivalent resistance seen by the source:

Step 1: Ignore the Central Resistor: The two pairs of resistances (top and bottom) are in series, each pair having a total resistance of \(3\, \Omega + 3\, \Omega = 6\, \Omega\).

  1. These two 6 Ω resistors are in parallel. The equivalent resistance \(R_{\text{eq}}\) is given by:

\(R_{\text{eq}} = \frac{R_1 \times R_2}{R_1 + R_2} = \frac{6 \times 6}{6 + 6} = \frac{36}{12} = 3\, \Omega\)

  1. Step 2: Apply Ohm's Law (Voltage = Current × Resistance): The source voltage is 15 V.

The current \(I\) supplied by the source is:

\(I = \frac{V}{R} = \frac{15}{3} = 5\, A\)

  1. Therefore, the total current supplied by the voltage source is 5 A.

This matches option 5, which is the correct answer.

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Important Questions from Series and Parallel Connection of Resistance

  1. Three resisters of 3 ohm, 10 ohm and 15 ohm are connected in parallel in a 30 V circuit. The current will that flow through the 3­-ohm resistor is:

  2. In series–parallel combination of resistance, the minimum number of resistance required is _____.

  3. If n identical resistance, each of resistance R, are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance is:

  4. What is the value of equivalent resistance if the resistor 10 Ω is parallel to 20 Ω?
  5. Four 100 Ω resistors are connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the parallel connection is:

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