Apply Kirchhoff's Voltage Law for a series circuit.
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Determine the p.d. across resistor R3
Apply Kirchhoff's Voltage Law for a series circuit.
In a series circuit, the total voltage supplied by the battery is the sum of the voltage drops across each resistor.
Substitute the given values from Figure 1b:
Determine the current flowing through resistor R1
Apply Ohm's Law to the entire circuit.
The total current flowing through a series circuit is determined by the total voltage and the total resistance . In a series circuit, the current is the same through all resistors, including .
Substitute the total voltage and the given total resistance :
Find also the value of resistor R2
Apply Ohm's Law to resistor R2.
The resistance of can be found using the voltage drop across it () and the current flowing through it ().
Substitute the given from Figure 1b and the calculated current :
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