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What happens to the effective resistance of a circuit when additional resistors are added in parallel resistors already present?
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Why is resistance less when resistors are join in parallel?
What do you mean? In a parallel circuit, the combined (or effective) resistance is less than any individual resistance.
How are parallel resistors connected?
If you need a resistor of a certain value, and you have no resistors with small enough values,you can create the one you need by connecting several of those you have in parallel.The effective net resistance of resistors in parallel is always less than the smallest individual.And the more resistors you add in parallel, the smaller the net effective resistance becomes.
When resistors are put in parallel with each otherwhat happen to their resistance?
Call the total effective resistance 'R'. If the values of the individual parallel resistors are 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' etc., then 1/R = (1/A) + (1/B) + (1/C) + (1/D) etc. Or, R = 1 divided by { (1/A) + (1/B) + (1/C) + (1/D) } The more resistors there are in parallel, the SMALLER the effective resistance becomes.
What is the formula for finding resistance for a parallel series?
There is no such thing as a "parallel series". The total effective resistance of many resistors in series is the sum of the individual resistances. It's more than the greatest individual. The total effective resistance of many resistors in parallel is the reciprocal of the sum of the individual resistances' reciprocals. It's less than the smallest individual.
How does electricity react to resistances in parallel and in series?
Resistances in series act just as if they were one single resistor. The value of the single resistor is the sum of the individual resistors connected in series ... Ra + Rb + Rc etc. When several resistors are in series, the effective total is greater than the biggest one. Resistance in parallel act just as if they were one single resistor. The reciprocal of the value of the single resistor is the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistors connected in parallel ... Total effective resistance = 1 divided by (1/Ra + 1/Rb + 1/Rc + etc.) When several resistors are in parallel, the effective total is less than the smallest one. Once you figure out the effective value of the series- or parallel-combination of many resistors, you handle them as if they were one single resistor, and you can work with the voltage and current: Current through any resistance = (Voltage across it) divided by (its resistance).
Why is resistance less when resistors are join in parallel?
What do you mean? In a parallel circuit, the combined (or effective) resistance is less than any individual resistance.
How are parallel resistors connected?
If you need a resistor of a certain value, and you have no resistors with small enough values,you can create the one you need by connecting several of those you have in parallel.The effective net resistance of resistors in parallel is always less than the smallest individual.And the more resistors you add in parallel, the smaller the net effective resistance becomes.
How will you join 3 resistors of 2 ohm each so that the effective resistance is 3 ohm?
Join two resistors in parallel (effective resistance = 1 ohm). Join the third in series with the parallel combination (2 + 1 = 3 ohm).
How does the effective resistance of four resistors in parallel compared to the individual resistance?
It depends on the values of the individual resistors. But if each resistor is identical, then the total resistance will be one-quarter that of an individual resistor.
When resistors are put in parallel with each otherwhat happen to their resistance?
Call the total effective resistance 'R'. If the values of the individual parallel resistors are 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' etc., then 1/R = (1/A) + (1/B) + (1/C) + (1/D) etc. Or, R = 1 divided by { (1/A) + (1/B) + (1/C) + (1/D) } The more resistors there are in parallel, the SMALLER the effective resistance becomes.
How many 40 Ω resistors connected in parallel are required to carry 1.5 A on a 12.0 V line?
The required resistance is 12/1.5 = 8Ω.Five 40Ω resistors in parallel have an effective resistance of 8Ω.
A 120 ohm resistor a 60 ohm resistor and a 40 ohm resistor are connected in parallel to a 120 volt power source. What is the effective resistance of the three resistors?
The effective resistance of those three resistors in parallel is 20 ohms. And it makes no difference what the power source is, or whether they're even connected to a power source at all. As soon as those three resistors are in parallel, their effective resistance is 20 ohms immediately, even if they're still in the drawer.
What is the formula for finding resistance for a parallel series?
There is no such thing as a "parallel series". The total effective resistance of many resistors in series is the sum of the individual resistances. It's more than the greatest individual. The total effective resistance of many resistors in parallel is the reciprocal of the sum of the individual resistances' reciprocals. It's less than the smallest individual.
How does electricity react to resistances in parallel and in series?
Resistances in series act just as if they were one single resistor. The value of the single resistor is the sum of the individual resistors connected in series ... Ra + Rb + Rc etc. When several resistors are in series, the effective total is greater than the biggest one. Resistance in parallel act just as if they were one single resistor. The reciprocal of the value of the single resistor is the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistors connected in parallel ... Total effective resistance = 1 divided by (1/Ra + 1/Rb + 1/Rc + etc.) When several resistors are in parallel, the effective total is less than the smallest one. Once you figure out the effective value of the series- or parallel-combination of many resistors, you handle them as if they were one single resistor, and you can work with the voltage and current: Current through any resistance = (Voltage across it) divided by (its resistance).
Which is the total resistance of a circuit that contains twenty 100 ohms resistors connected in parallel?
When resistors of the same value are wired in parallel, the total equivalent resistance (ie the value of one resistor that acts identically to the group of parallel resistors) is equal to the value of the resistors divided by the number of resistors. For example, two 10 ohm resistors in parallel give an equivalent resistance of 10/2=5Ohms. Three 60 ohm resistors in parallel give a total equivalent resistance of 60/3 = 20Ohms. In your case, four 200 Ohm resistors in parallel give 200/4 = 50 Ohms total.
How can you connect resistors to produce an equivalent resistance which is the same as the resistance of each individual resistor?
You can connect 4 resistors in series-parallel, i.e. two in series, both in parallel with another two, and the effective resistance would be the same as one resistor. Similarly, you can connect nine resistors in 3x3 series-parallel, or 16 resistors in 4x4 series-parallel, etc. to get the same resistance of one resistor.
What is the effect on the total resistance if increase in resistors in series?
That depends ... in a very interesting way ... on whether they are connected in series or in parallel. -- If the resistors are in series, then the total resistance increases when you add another resistor, and it's always greater than the biggest single one. -- If the resistors are in parallel, then the total resistance decreases when you add another resistor, and it's always less than the smallest single one.
