Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Physics
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- Electric Current in Conductors
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Electric Current in Conductors
A wire of resistance 15.0 is bent to form a regular hexagon ABCDEFA...
A wire of resistance is bent to form a regular hexagon . Determine the equivalent resistance of the loop between points and .
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
Total resistance of the wire is .
Since the wire is bent into a regular hexagon, it has equal sides. The resistance of each side is .
The points and are adjacent vertices. The equivalent circuit consists of two parallel paths between and :
1. The direct path along the side with resistance .
2. The path through the remaining five sides with resistance .
The equivalent resistance is given by the parallel combination of and :
Since the wire is bent into a regular hexagon, it has equal sides. The resistance of each side is .
The points and are adjacent vertices. The equivalent circuit consists of two parallel paths between and :
1. The direct path along the side with resistance .
2. The path through the remaining five sides with resistance .
The equivalent resistance is given by the parallel combination of and :